A bat used by Lou Gehrig that dated back to 1922 was sold for $1,025,000 by Heritage Auctions in Dallas this past week.
The auction house had the item up with a $950,000 reserve as part of a February lot. It did not meet the reserve, but a private buyer came in after the auction to purchase the item.
The bat had traded hands privately before this sale but had never been sold publicly or at auction.
Gehrig sent it to Hillerich & Bradsby, which made Louisville Slugger bats, when he joined the New York Yankees in 1924. He sent it to be used as a model for any other bats the company produced for him.