The bat used by legendary baseball player Babe Ruth to hit his 500th home run was auctioned this week. Ruth's 500th bat was a gift he bequeathed to the former Mayor of Suffern, New York, Jim Rice, ...

An iconic Babe Ruth bat is headed to a new home. The bat Ruth used to hit his 500th career home run was auctioned off on Saturday in Southern California for more than $1 million, according to the ...

Ninety years after legendary slugger Babe Ruth hit his 500 th home run, the very bat to help him reach this major milestone is up for auction. "He was the first player to hit this number," explains ...

A baseball bat used by legendary player Babe Ruth to hit his 500th career home run has sold at auction for over $1 million. An unnamed bidder on Saturday paid $1,000,800 for the bat, which Ruth held ...

The sale was a shot heard around the world. News spread as far away as London and Japan. Even the staid National Public Radio reported that this past weekend the bat Babe Ruth used to hit his 500th ...

When Babe Ruth stepped up to the plate in the top of the second inning at Cleveland’s League Park on Aug. 11, 1929, the Sultan of Swat had tallied 499 career home runs. Seconds later, Ruth belted a ...

A baseball bat used by legendary player Babe Ruth to hit his 500th career home run has sold at auction for over $1 million. An unnamed bidder on Saturday paid $1,000,800 for the bat, which Ruth held ...

(Reuters) - Babe Ruth may have died more than 70 years ago, but the baseball slugger is still turning out big numbers. The bat he used to hit his 500th home run in 1929 has sold for $1,000,800, ...