by MEARS | Aug 30, 2017 | Baseball
The sands of baseball were slipping through the Yankees hour glass, and 1934 would be the last season the Babe played for the Yanks. Still reliable, Ruth appeared in 125 games, hit 22 HR’s, tallied 105 hits, and finished with a .288 batting average. When the season...
by MEARS | Mar 9, 2017 | Baseball
Sports & Memorabilia Advisors LLC Santino Bando santinogroup@aol.com 414.239.0144 MEARS Auctions LLC Troy Kinunen troy@mearsonline.com 414.828.9990 1924 BABE RUTH AUTOGRAPHED FIRST HOME RUN BAT – COULD BECOME MOST EXPENSIVE PIECE OF MEMORABILIA EVER...
by MEARS | Oct 11, 2016 | Baseball
The MEARS Museum is proud to announce the recent acquisition of a previously unknown piece of Milwaukee Brewers / Hank Aaron history. Housed in a collection which spanned 5 decades and focused mainly on football memorabilia, the original owner, a Midwest collector,...
by MEARS | Jul 26, 2016 | Baseball
Throwback games with retro uniforms are extremely popular (unless you’re Chris Sales). This past weekend the St. Louis Cardinals trotted out their 1956 home uniforms while the Dodgers sported Brooklyn caps. The 1956 St. Louis uniforms were a one year style and it is...
by MEARS | Jul 26, 2016 | Baseball
I suspect that Fred Sington is hardly a household name today, but there was a time when tales of his athletic prowess graced the airwaves and the sports pages across the country. Sington was considered a bit of a rarity in his day, a young Jewish man staring on the...
by MEARS | Jul 16, 2016 | Baseball
It seemed simple enough back in 1972 when I was told “the strike zone is between your arm pits and your knees.” I found this a bit more insightful than also being informed to “keep your eye on the ball.” Truth be told, I may have closed my eyes a time or two while...
