Top 10 Most Expensive Sports Collectibles

A bit of an aberration--this card is rare because Wagner objected to the use of his likeness on early baseball cards. Some say it was because he was ahead of his time in not wanting to promote tobacco (which preceded bubble gum as card sponsors), others s ***

Not sold yet, but Steiner expects the package to easily go for seven figures. The reportedly bland diaries, which don't include anything from DiMaggio's playing days or his marriage to Marilyn Monroe, show just what an icon the Yankee Clipper is. Anything ***

Ruth's sweet left-handed swing was instrumental in the Yankees' decision to abandon the old Polo Grounds for their own home with a short right field fence. It was only fitting that he indoctrinated Yankee Stadium (aka "The house that Ruth built') with the ***

The contract in which the Red Sox agreed to sell Ruth to the Yankees for $100,000. It's the most ever paid for a document, according to memorabilia publication Beckett Media. ***

The Babe hit the first-ever home run in an All-Star Game at Chicago's Comiskey Park. When the game became an annual classic, the value of the ball shot up. ***

Sold by Mastro Auctions in August 2005 in its first public sale, this item was the uniform worn by Ruth during an off-season barnstorming tour to Japan and other countries. He occasionally donned it for an exhibition game in later years, but the limited u ***

Another vintage piece that represents steadily rising value. A similar Ruth artifact, a circa 1925 jersey sold in 2003, went for $264,000. ***

Few knew at the time it would be Aaron's final home run ball. The blast at Milwaukee's County Stadium came in July 1976, with about 75 games left in the season. It was retrieved casually in the empty left field stands by groundskeeper Richard Arndt, who w ***

It only takes two to make an auction, which is why the bid for this ball went through the roof to what some say was a grossly inflated price, even without the steroid allegations that have come to dog McGwire. The winning bid, from comic book maker Todd M ***