Rare Worcester Area Baseball Memorabilia Comes to Auction
WORCESTER, Mass., Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Mass Auctions is offering a rare baseball display featuring the 1880 Worcester team, a 19th century Jesse Burkett cabinet card, and many other one-of-a-kind pieces of local sports memorabilia in an online auction.
Highlights include many historical baseball items that were on display at Polar Park from the park's opening until earlier this year. An 1880 Worcester baseball team display featuring a photo of Lee Richmond, the player who pitched the first perfect game in baseball, is being offered. Other highlights include a Jesse Burkett 1889-1890 Pre-rookie cabinet card, 1901 Casey at the Bat Rare PSA 8 Soft cover edition pamphlet, and 1883 Connie Mack Championship Baseball.
Items from the Blackstone Valley League are also up for sale, including a 1929 original team photo picturing Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg and Negro League pitcher "Cannonball" Jackman as well as programs from a 1946 exhibition game held in Douglas, MA, between Ted Williams and the Red Sox and Joe DiMaggio and the New York Yankees.
Local Worcester boxing memorabilia includes a 1936 Middleweight Champion photo of Lou Brouillard and Jose Antonio Rivera fight-worn gloves and trunks.
The first baseball Ted Williams signed in 1937 after he became a member of the Red Sox, rare Star brand Michael Jordan rookie cards, and a signed Babe Ruth baseball are also featured in this sale.
Auctioneer Wayne Tuiskula of Central Mass Auctions said, "I was pleased to share my local baseball collection with the public at Polar Park. When consignors engaged us to sell their rare pieces in a sports auction, it was the perfect time to also offer my collection at auction."
Online bidding ends Tuesday, November 17, 2026, beginning at 6 p.m. ET. There will be a preview of select items on Saturday, November 14th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Double Tree Inn in Westborough, MA.
For more information on this auction, upcoming auctions, and to join our email list, please visit https://centralmassauctions.com.
Contact:
Wayne Tuiskula - Central Mass Auctions
508-612-6111
SOURCE Central Mass Auctions
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