1914 Babe Ruth Rookie Card Sells for $7.2 Million at Auction

The card, one of only ten known to exist, becomes the third most expensive sports card ever sold and the most expensive Ruth item ever.

A 1914 Babe Ruth rookie card sold at auction for $7.2 million, making it the third most expensive sports card ever sold and the most expensive Ruth item ever.
The card, one of only ten known to exist, features a 19-year-old Ruth in his rookie season with the Baltimore Orioles.
The card had been owned by the same family for over 100 years and was on display at the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum since 1998.
This is the first time a Ruth rookie card has been up for sale in over a decade.
The card fell short of the auction house's hopes of fetching over $10 million, which would have topped the record $12.6 million paid for a 1952 Mickey Mantle card last year.