A New York family kept a baseball bat in their home for 30 years, using it as protection against possible intruders. Little did they know — they were sitting on a fortune.
According to TMZ Sports, a New York family had a game-used Lou Gehrig bat in their home for 30 years, not knowing it belonged to the Hall of Fame first baseman. The family reportedly received the bat as a gift from a former New York Yankees groundskeeper, and – thinking it was just a regular bat – kept it behind their front door to use in case of a home invasion.
Someone finally realized the bat could be worth something and got it examined. Turns out it's a game-used Gehrig bat from the 1929 through 1931 seasons — and one of few Gehrig bats known to exist today.
Let's take a look at it.
Incredibly rare, newly found game-used Lou Gehrig bat to be auctioned @LOTGAuctions https://t.co/3avFvuTsra pic.twitter.com/P3q5h9KKxB
— Collectable (@CollectableApp) May 6, 2015
And a closer look of the logo...
The bat logo on this Lou Gehrig bat is awesome https://t.co/zZ10fhu4pS pic.twitter.com/hb6dKMKLWA — Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) May 8, 2015
It's a beautiful bat, one that TMZ Sports says will be equipped with an opening bid of $20,000 when it hits the auction block via Love of the Game Auctions this July. Forbes estimates that the lumber could easily fetch $100,000.
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