News about Mickey Mantle

An extremely rare baseball card starring 19-year-old Babe Ruth has sold for $7.2 million at auction, the third highest sum in trading card history behind the legendary 1952 Mickey Mantle ($12.6 million) and 1909 Honus Wagner ($7.25 million). The 1914 card, which is now the most expensive Ruth collectible ever, was published by the Baltimore News when it was first a local phenomenon. The aspiring baseball legend was still playing for his hometown Orioles, a minor league team with no connection to the new Major League team of the same name. It was originally estimated that it would sell for as much as $10 million by Robert Edward Auctions, which sold the card. Only ten copies of the card have survived, and its mere existence wasn't known until the 1980s. According to REA, copies of the card have risen in value from $6,600 to $18,700 in 1991 and 1999. The buyer's identity has not been revealed.

George Frazier, a relief pitcher who appeared in two World Series appearances over a decade-long MLB career before going on to become a broadcaster, died in Tulsa on Monday at the age of 68. According to the Denver Post, no reason for death has been identified, but he was fighting an undisclosed disease. Frazier has been remembered by Colorado Rockies fans as the team's color commentator from 1998 to 2015. In a tweeting on Monday, the Rockies said, 'We are deeply mourned for the death of former Rockies color analyst George Frazier.'

Fans of Apple's reported interest in buying Manchester United predictably favorable reception by Red Devils fans, who think of the new owners' tenure as a 17-year root canal. 'There's euphoria within the United fan base right now,' said GBN, a long-serving contributor and a long-time supporter.' Since buying the club in 2005, the American Glazer family has been chastised, incompetent, and unwilling to develop a team that has traditionally been ranked as one of Europe's best.

The rare baseball card of the legendary New York Yankees batsman topped the May auction of Diego Maradona's jersey worn against England at the 1986 World Cup sold for $9.3 million. Mantle's card also surpassed the $6.2 million for the heavyweight boxing belt recovered by Muhammed Ali during 1974's 'Rumble in the Jungle,' when the legendary boxer defeated then-defending world champion George Foreman.

There is a new clubhouse king in the sports memorabilia business. Mickey Mantle's card has gone for an incredible $12.6 million, making it the most expensive sports item at auction ever. The T206 Honus Wagner graded SGC 2 broken the previous record by more than $5 million, which was earlier this month.

The second most expensive football memorabilia is Sheffield Football Club's rules of the game, after Maradona's match worn shirt (left), and it's worth £1.2 million. The paper was the only known copy of the 1958 statutes and Sotheby's sold it to raise funds for Sheffield Football Club's new facilities. Manchester City Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed purchased the second edition of the FA Cup trophy for £760,000. Sheikh Mansour purchased the trophy from West Ham United co-owner David Gold and donated it to the National Football Museum. The trophy was the first major honour won by City after defeating Bolton Wanderers in the 1904 FA Cup final. Sportsmail delves into the most expensive pieces of sporting memorabilia, including Pele's match worn Brazil shirt (inset), ahead of the launch of Jordan's legendary jacket (right) next month.

The 'finest known example' of Yankees legend Mickey Mantle's first baseball card has already broken the record for the most expensive sports card, and the auction hasn't even concluded. The 9.5-grade 1952 Topps card has already hit $6.35 million - $7.62 million with Buyer's Premium, and with two weeks remaining on the auction, it is likely to climb even more. The new total price beats the previous record, which was set when a T206 Honus Wagner graded SGC 2 went for $7.25 million last week. A SGC Wagner owned the record before it was sold for $6.6 million last year, 2021, the best 1952 Mantle card ever sold went for $5.2 million, the highest 1952 Mantle card ever sold. It had been expected that the Mantle card would sell for more than $100,000 before Heritage Auctions began on July 25.