Innholdsfortegnelse for January 31, 2020 i Sports Collectors Digest

Olympic collectible sells for $8.8 million: A game-worn Babe Ruth jersey was surpassed as the world record for the most expensive sports memorabilia item when an Olympic collectible sold for $8.8 million at a December auction at Sotheby’s, Reuters reported on Dec. 18. The original Olympic manifesto by International Olympic Committee founder Pierre de Coubertin in 1892 outlined the foundation of the modern Games. It was expected to sell for $1 million, but three international bidders spent 12 minutes in a bidding war before the final price was established. The previous world record had been established last June when the Ruth jersey sold at auction for $5.64 million. Broken tennis racket pays off bigtime: A ball boy from the 2018 U.S. Open tennis final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka…

1. $224,999: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Championship Rookie Ticket, #20/100, auto (BGS 8.5) 2. $135,102: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Rookie Ticket, auto (PSA 10) 3. $77,500: 1953 Bowman Mickey Mantle (PSA 9) 4. $71,000: 1911 Imperial Tobacco C55 Georges Vezina (SGC 9) 5. $53,200: 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection LeBron James, #190/250, auto (PSA 10) 6. $46,611: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (PSA 5) 7. $44,700: 2018-19 Panini National Treasures Luka Doncic, #24/99, auto patch (ungraded) 8. $40,709: 2017 Panini National Treasures Patrick Mahomes II Stars & Stripes, #8/13, auto patch (BGS 9.5) 9. $38,000: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (PSA 10) 10. $37,877: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (PSA 10)…

Former Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt appeared at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory to accept the 12th Living Legend Award presented by the company which manufactures the world’s most iconic baseball bat. Approximately 200 people showed up in November to honor Schmidt at the by-invitation-only event, which has become one of the hottest tickets on the hot stove league baseball calendar. Schmidt, a 12-time NL All-Star and 1995 inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, perfectly exemplifies the type of player and person Louisville Slugger seeks to honor by its award. Award guidelines state that it was created “to honor a person whose career in baseball and life outside the game have taken on legendary qualities by virtue of his talent, achievements, and personal conduct. Beyond statistics,…

Mickey Mantle 1960 Yankees jersey … $145,000 Harry Hooper Red Sox jersey c. 1919 … $140,000 Lloyd Waner Pirates jersey c. 1933-34 … $120,000 Babe Ruth Louisville Slugger bat c. 1928-29 … $80,000 Goose Goslin 1936 Tigers jersey … $70,000 Willie Mays 1955 Giants jersey … $55,000 Ron Santo 1971 Cubs jersey … $50,000 Roberto Clemente Pirates jersey c. 1970-71 … $50,000 Ty Cobb Louisville Slugger bat c. 1925-28 … $45,000 Earl Averill 1937 Indians jersey … $45,000…

Retired athletes are some of the best signers in all of sports. With some politeness, accurate postage and a friendly note, you’ll find much success with the individuals below. The list below showcases the player’s name, date autograph request was sent, date the autograph request was returned, where it was sent (“H” refers to a home address, “O” refers to an office and “S” refers to the team’s arena). When possible, the autograph request is addressed to the player, in care of the team, and sent to the team’s offices. For more information on athlete mailing addresses, e-mail bryjay41@hotmail.com.…

A Mickey Mantle jersey worn during the first half of his Triple Crown season of 1956 is expected to fetch upwards of $1 million in the January Auction of the Mile High Card Company. “The Mantle jersey, it’s as big as it gets,” Mile High Card Company President and CEO Brian Drent told SCD. “We really expect the jersey to potentially sell for seven figures.” The jersey, which says 1955-7 and is signed at the bottom, has been photomatched to the 1955 season and the 1956 season. It’s been documented to have been worn by Mantle for 17 of his home runs, including a home run in the All-Star Game. The jersey is also the one he is wearing on the cover of the June 25, 1956 issue of Life…

EXPLETIVE NAPKIN AUTOGRAPH Good Mantle autograph story in SCD this month (by Kelly Eisenhauer, Jan. 17, 2020 issue). I unfortunately don’t own a Mickey Mantle autograph but would like to tell you a story about a co-worker meeting Mick. In the mid ‘90s, my friend Mike went to a Yankee game in New York, then decided to go to Mickey’s bar by Central Park. Mickey happened to be there and Mike asked Mickey to sign a cocktail napkin. I’ve seen the napkin and he wrote “[expletive] You” and signed it. Mike was so thrilled and went and sat at a table. Mickey went over to Mike and told him he felt bad for writing that, and on the other side of the napkin wrote “Best Wishes” and signed it again.…

2019-20 SP GAME USED HOCKEY The SP Game Used Hockey presented by Upper Deck returns with an abundance of limited-edition memorabilia in the 2019-20 version. Numerous cards featuring jerseys, patches, pucks, sticks, gloves, and net cord from NHL events such as the Global Series, Winter Classic, All-Star Game/Skills Competition and the Stanley Cup Final are highlighted in this release set for Jan. 22. Showcase Standouts (with autograph parallels) is a new insert featuring one-of-a-kind jersey and patch cards. Supreme Patches, along with gloves, sticks, skates and pads, feature a selection of the game’s top stars accompanied by extra-large swatches of super-premium, game-used material. The 100-card base set of Authentic Rookies consists of the best young talent in the game today, including some members of the 2019-20 rookie class, and each…

It started long ago, the fire inside, that kept a calling mother at the door. “One more at-bat, one more!” you’d cry to stall the dark at Ridgecrest Park. That flame burned brighter as Gram stitched tighter the first baseball uni you Wore, a suit endowed with hustle in honor of the player you both adored. Big league scouts got a “Fairview” of your clouts, but busted knees And strikeouts clouded the vision of them all except one cagey fellow, The sagacious Lucadello, who remained watching from rooftops and the trees. When it was time to leave behind old Dayton haunts like your Dad’s Drive-In, You sprinted east to Athens to walk on for Bobcat coach Bob Wren. After conference firsts, a Series berth, and a spot on the All-American…

Fan: Mike, even though you’re one of the Top 10 players in baseball history, I think you were underappreciated in Philadelphia, probably because you made it look so easy. I know it wasn’t easy and that you worked hard. Is that how you see it? Schmidt: Well, thank you for saying that, for realizing that I did work hard, and yes, I agree with you. See, I wasn’t a Philadelphia kind of athlete. They like players like Lenny Dykstra, who got his uniform dirty every game. And he always had tobacco juice running down his chin and staining his jersey. And they liked Aaron Rowand because he was always running into the outfield wall. Greg Luzinski was their kind of guy. The Philly fan likes guys if it looks hard…

CONNECTICUT Jan 11 CT, Meriden. Meriden Platt High School, 220 Coe Ave., Meriden, CT, 06451. SH: 9am-1 pm. T:25. A: $1. Contact: Jason Bruenn – PH: 203-715-1245, Email: jason.bruenn@meridenk12.org Jan 12 CT, Orange. Orange Collectible Show, American Legion Post 127, 630 Grassy Hill Road, Orange, CT 06471. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 30+, A: $1. Contact: Karen or Fred Riso – PH: 203-265-1813, Email: kmrfdr@gmail.com Jan 25 CT, Trumbull. Trumbull Cards Show, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1734 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull, CT 06611. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 20+, A: $1. Contact: Karen or Fred Riso – PH: 203-265-1813, Email: kmrfdr@gmail.com Jan 26 CT, Milford. Milford Elks Lodge, 124 New Haven Ave., Milford, CT 06460. SH: 9am-2 pm, T: 40, A: $1. Contact: Ned Skinnon PH: 860-919-0879; email: nskinnon@cox.net Feb 8 CT, Meriden. Meriden Platt High…

THE BIG BOYS — “Time is a jet plane, it moves too fast,” as Bob Dylan wrote in “You’re a Big Girl Now.” As if we needed any reminders of how fleeting time can seem, here we are in the year 2020. What happened to the 1990s, and 1980s, and 1970s…? So with the turn of another calendar year, we take a peek backwards at the biggest-selling items we tracked in online auctions. Our Top 10 list of 2019 is occupied by the big boys of the sports memorabilia—the names you’d expect. Tom Brady represents the gridiron—three times, or almost one-third of the year’s Top 10. All three Brady entries were 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket autographed cards (not to be confused with his not-quite-as-scarce Rookie Ticket variation, minus…

JANUARY 3: 2019 Panini Contenders Football3: 2019-20 Panini Contenders Basketball8: 2020 Topps Archives Signature Series Active Player Edition Baseball15: 2019-20 Upper Deck Trilogy Hockey15: 2019 Panini Limited Football17: 2019-20 Panini Revolution Basketball22: 2019-20 Panini Crown Royale Basketball22: 2019-20 SP Game Used Hockey22: 2019-20 Topps Chrome Bundesliga Soccer29: 2019-20 Donruss Optic Basketball29: 2019-20 Panini Obsidian Soccer29: 2019-20 Upper Deck NFL Star Rookies Box Set Hockey31: 2019 Leaf Metal Draft Baseball FEBRUARY 5: 2019 Panini One Football5: 2020 Donruss Racing NASCAR5: 2019 Panini Plates & Patches5: 2020 Topps Series 1 Baseball5: 2019-20 Upper Deck Allure Hockey7: 2020 Leaf Lumber Kings Baseball12: 2019 Panini Select Football12: 2020 Topps Tribute Baseball15: 2020 Upper Deck National Card Day19: 2019-20 Panini Impeccable Basketball19: 2019-20 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League Soccer19: 2019-20 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey21:…

To commemorate the occasion, Louisville Slugger produced a special two-toned maroon and powder-blue collector’s bat, adorned in the colors that the Philadelphia Phillies teams of the 1970s wore. The 35-inch bat is a K-55 model, which Schmidt used at various times in his career. It is authentically signed, and the bats are numbered 1-100 with a list of his major accomplishments. The price is $299.99 and can be ordered at museumstore@sluggermuseum.com or SluggerGifts.com.…

One of the key components that draw all of us as fans to sports is the emotional connection to our favorite player or our favorite team. We are ecstatic when there is a win or a championship and devastated when there is a loss. It is this emotional connection that hits us hard when one of those favorite players or a player from our favorite team is taken too soon. Just like in life, it is something we are not prepared for or able to comprehend. It has occurred far too numerous times in the major sports to those that were still in their playing prime for a multitude of reasons. Let’s look at the more prominent examples and reflect on those we wish we could have back. The focus…

Described as a “true trophy set,” the 1956 Topps set with its horizontal card design, profile and action photos, and notable green grass highlights the nearly 1,000 lots in the latest auction ongoing at Clean Sweep Auctions. “The guy we got it from spent years and years and years tirelessly putting that together,” Steve Verkman of Clean Sweep Auctions told SCD. “It was a real collecting accomplishment building that set in that quality.” The 1956 Topps set is complete minus one card (Irv Noren), and all 350 cards, including two checklists and various team card variations, are PSA 8s or better with no qualifiers. This set is the last one Topps made with cards measuring slightly larger than the current measurement of 2½ by 3½ it settled on the following…