Baseball diary could achieve high value in sports memorabilia sale

A diary belonging to the former baseball star Wee Willie Keelerhas been noted as a fascinating item by one correspondent.

Peter Schmuck wrote a piece for The Baltimore Sun about the SCPInternet Auction, where the journal of one sporting legend is listed among a host of sports memorabilia pieces on offer.

The diary features entries about the 1896 Temple Cup Series between the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Spiders, which may interest those seeking an accurate sports memorabilia price themselves. Mr Schmuck observed: "In those days, a diary was really the only way for a baseball player to keep a record of his own experiences."

Considering today's era of multi-millionaire sports stars, he suggested that such an item "seems kind of quaint now".

Meanwhile, English football fans might be interested to learn that Sunderland striker Darren Bent's boots were recently sold for£640 at auction, as reported by the Sunderland Echo.

Posted by John Folwell