A baseball signed at the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame induction In 1939 by all of the inductees who attended the ceremony sold for $623,369, shattering the record of $388,375 in 2012 for a signed ball.
11 of the 12 men who were deemed the first group of greats, including Babe Ruth, Cy Young and Walter Johnson.
The signature missing is that of Lou Gehrig, who was too sick to attend the 1939 induction.