Jersey worn by Babe Ruth during his famous ‘called shot’ moment sold at auction for more than $24 million

The jersey worn by Babe Ruth when he famously called his shot during the 1932 World Series sold at auction for over $24 million in Dallas. The New York Yankee slugger’s jersey set a record-breaking price of $24.12 million after a six-hour bidding war. The buyer chose to remain anonymous. The jersey’s value surpassed Mickey Mantle’s 1952 rookie card, previously sold for $12.6 million in 2022. The director of sports for Heritage Auctions described the jersey as the most significant piece of American sports memorabilia ever offered at auction. Ruth’s called shot came during Game 3 of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs in 1932, where he made a pointing gesture before hitting a home run to center field. The Yankees won the series, and the “called shot” became one of the most famous moments in baseball history. Despite debate over whether Ruth actually called his shot, home movie footage shows him making a pointing gesture before hitting the home run. Ruth himself claimed he called the shot. The jersey was given to a friend in Florida in the 1940s and eventually sold at auction in 2005 for $940,000. It remained in a private collection until being consigned to Heritage Auctions in 2022. Babe Ruth is considered a standard-bearer for Major League Baseball, and the called shot remains an extraordinary and iconic moment in baseball history.

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