Bidder Up! Christie’s to Offer More Than $1 Million in Baseball Memorabilia

The auction house is ready to hit a home run with this rare collection of historic items from America’s favorite pastime.

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Summer means baseball—and from August 16 through 23, Christie’s will host the ultimate baseball extravaganza with its Golden Age of Baseball online sale, featuring 400 lots of select 19th- and 20th-century memorabilia from the National Pastime Museum.

Last year, Christie’s conducted a two-day sale of material from the museum’s collection that totaled $7.1 million; this year’s edition is expected to fetch $1 million. Here we highlight a handful of the top lots.