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\"Babe<\/a>Babe Ruth\u2019s legendary called shot<\/a> from Game 3 of the 1932 World Series has captivated baseball fans for nearly a century. But recently, the jersey Ruth wore during that iconic moment made its own headlines, expected to fetch a staggering $30 million at auction. While it didn\u2019t quite hit that lofty mark, the final sale price was still jaw-dropping.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s rewind to October 1, 1932: the Yankees faced off against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. In the fifth inning, with the crowd jeering and Cubs players taunting him, Ruth allegedly pointed towards the center field bleachers before launching a home run off Cubs pitcher Charlie Root. Whether he really \u201ccalled his shot\u201d has been debated for decades since some claim that Ruth was perhaps gesturing towards Root or the Cubs bench instead. But what\u2019s not in question is that Ruth\u2019s homer helped the Yankees win 7-5. The next day, they swept the Cubs to take the World Series, making the called shot Ruth\u2019s last home run in postseason play. Ever since, a batter calling their shot in the manner of Babe Ruth has been referenced and parodied in countless works of sports media.<\/p>\n

Now, about that jersey. In typical Babe Ruth fashion, sometime around 1940, he casually gifted the historic garment to a golfing buddy in Florida. The jersey stayed in that lucky family\u2019s hands until the early 1990s when the buddy\u2019s daughter sold it to a collector. It first hit the auction block in 2005, selling for what now seems like a mere $940K. It seems that the golfing buddy did not know he owned the called shot jersey, or that information was simply forgotten. When someone photo-matched the jersey to Ruth\u2019s iconic \u201ccalled shot\u201d game, the connection sent its value soaring. The jersey took center stage at an auction this past August, and after a fierce bidding war, it sold for an incredible $24.12 million.<\/p>\n

While it didn\u2019t quite \u201ccall its shot\u201d for $30 million, $24.12 million isn\u2019t exactly a bad day at the plate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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