Hayden Trubitt bought the rediscovered 14-page 1857 'Laws of Base Ball' at auction in April 2016 for $3.26 million after taking out a $1 million mortgage on his home.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources including direct quotes from Trubitt, ESPN, CBS Sports, and SCP Auctions catalog, with consistent figures across all key details (price, date, mortgage). [tier=silver indep_score=0.825 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- This Crackerjack Lineup of Baseball Memorabilia Drives ... (seed:culture_and_philosophy)
- https://www.10news.com/news/san-diego-lawyer-shares-rules-of-baseball-in-washington-exhibit (corroboration)
- https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/15314157/laws-base-ball-bought-auction-326-million (corroboration)
- https://catalog.scpauctions.com/the_laws_of_base_ball___three_document_set_includi-lot35371.aspx (corroboration)
- https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/laws-of-base-ball-document-from-1857-sells-for-326-million-at-auction/ (corroboration)