Collecting

Babe Ruth Road Jersey Sells at Auction for Record $5.64 Million

Babe Ruth in July 1929.

Source: AP

New York (AP) -- A Babe Ruth road jersey dating to 1928-30 has sold at auction for $5.64 million.

Hunt Auctions, which handled Saturday's sale, says the price breaks a record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold. A Ruth jersey from 1920 previously sold for $4,415,658.