The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to center field, sold at auction early Sunday for over $24 million.

Heritage Auctions said the New York Yankee slugger91裸聊视频檚 jersey went for a record-breaking $24.12 million after a bidding war that lasted over six hours when it went on the block in Dallas. The buyer wishes to remain anonymous, Heritage said.

The amount that the jersey sold for topped fellow Yankee Mickey Mantle91裸聊视频檚 1952 rookie card, which the Dallas-based auction house sold for $12.6 million in 2022.

Chris Ivy, Heritage91裸聊视频檚 director of sports, calls the jersey 91裸聊视频渢he most significant piece of American sports memorabilia ever offered at auction.91裸聊视频� He said in a news release that it was clear from the bidding that 91裸聊视频漚stute collectors have no doubt as to what this Ruth jersey is and what it represents.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭he legend of Babe Ruth and the myth and mystery surrounding his 91裸聊视频榗alled shot91裸聊视频� are united in this one extraordinary artifact,91裸聊视频� Ivy said.

Ruth91裸聊视频檚 famed, debated and often imitated 91裸聊视频渃alled shot91裸聊视频� came as the Yankees and Chicago Cubs faced off in Game 3 of the World Series at Chicago91裸聊视频檚 Wrigley Field on Oct. 1, 1932. In the fifth inning of the heated game, Ruth made a pointing gesture while at bat and then hit the home run off Cubs pitcher Charlie Root.

91裸聊视频淚t is the most dramatic moment in World Series history, and it may be the most dramatic moment ever in all of baseball,91裸聊视频� said Michael Gibbons, director emeritus and historian at the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum in Baltimore.

The Yankees won the game 7-5 and swept the Cubs the next day to win the series.

That was Ruth91裸聊视频檚 last World Series, and the 91裸聊视频渃alled shot91裸聊视频� was his last home run in a World Series, said Mike Provenzale, the production manager for Heritage91裸聊视频檚 sports department.

91裸聊视频淲hen you can tie an item like that to an important figure and their most important moment, that91裸聊视频檚 what collectors are really looking for,91裸聊视频� Provenzale said.

Heritage said Ruth gave the road jersey to one of his golfing buddies in Florida around 1940 and it remained in that family for decades. Then, in the early 1990s, that man91裸聊视频檚 daughter sold it to a collector. It was then sold at auction in 2005 for $940,000 and remained in a private collection until being consigned to Heritage this year.

There91裸聊视频檚 been debate for decades over whether Ruth really called the shot. But Gibbons said there91裸聊视频檚 home movie footage of the game that shows Ruth pointing, though it91裸聊视频檚 not clear whether he91裸聊视频檚 pointing at the pitcher, center field or toward the Cubs bench. Regardless, he said, Ruth, who had a history of making predictions, clearly 91裸聊视频渟aid something91裸聊视频檚 going to happen on the next pitch and he made it happen.91裸聊视频� And, he said, Ruth himself said he91裸聊视频檇 called the shot.

91裸聊视频淲e think certainly that he did call his shot,91裸聊视频� Gibbons said.

News reel footage shows Ruth rounding the bases after the home run and making a pushing out gesture toward the Cubs bench, as if to say 91裸聊视频淚 gotcha,91裸聊视频� Gibbons said.

The 91裸聊视频渃alled shot,91裸聊视频� was an extraordinary moment from a man Gibbons called 91裸聊视频渢he standard-bearer for all of Major League Baseball.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淗e was always uplifting, he was something very positive for this country to root for,91裸聊视频� Gibbons said. 91裸聊视频淭hen he caps it all off by calling his shot.91裸聊视频�

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Associated Press video journalist Kendria LaFleur contributed to this report.

Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press