Overview
- The uniform was photo-matched by MeiGray to Game 2 of the 1939 World Series, the last time Gehrig wore a Yankees jersey at home.
- It was offered from Dr. G. B. Espy’s collection in a sale presented by Christie's in conjunction with Hunt Auctions, with the price including the buyer’s premium.
- According to the lot description, a dry cleaner who serviced the Newark Bears preserved the jersey for decades before Espy acquired it.
- Espy purchased the piece in 1991 for $115,000, and it is not the shirt worn during Gehrig’s July 4, 1939 speech, which remains unlocated.
- Other highlights included a Gehrig bat described by PSA’s John Taube as very likely used in the 1938 World Series that sold for $1.197 million, and Jackie Robinson’s Hall of Fame ring at $693,000.