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3 D$ A4 P; Q( b2 J0 T The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to center field, sold at auction early Sunday for over $24 million.Heritage Auctions said the New York Yankee slugger s jersey went for a record-breaking $24.12 million after a bidding war that lasted over six hours when it went on the block in Dallas. The buyer wishes to remain anonymous, Heritage said.The amount that the jersey sold for topped fellow Yankee Mickey Mantle s 1952 rookie card, which the Dallas-b stanley cup ased auction house sold for $12.6 million in 2022.Chris Ivy, Heritage s director of sports, calls the jersey the most significant piece of Ameri stanley cup can sports memorabilia ever offered at auction. He said in a news release that it was clear from the bidding that astute collectors have no doubt as to what this Ruth jersey is and what it represents. RELATED STORY | Rewriting the record books: MLB officially incorporates Negro Leagues statistics The legend of Babe Ruth and the myth and mystery surrounding his called shot are united in this one extraordinary artifact, Ivy said.Ruth s famed, debated and often imitated called shot came as the Yankees and Chicago Cubs faced off in Game 3 of the World Series at Chicago s Wrigley Field on Oct. 1, 1932. In the fifth stanley cup inning of the heated game, Ruth made a pointing gesture while at bat and then hit the home run off Cubs pitcher Charlie Root. It is the most dramatic moment in World Series history, and it may be the most dramatic mom Euwj 2 justices argue Supreme Court should fix same-sex marriage decision: W6 G( J, J$ L; Q' k$ ?' w
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