The WGBH series "Antiques Roadshow" says it hit a home run with a collection of 1870s Boston baseball memorabilia.
A trove of signatures and rare baseball cards from Boston Red Stockings players was appraised at $1 million for insurance purposes, Roadshow producer Marsha Bemko said in a press release.
She said it's the largest sports memorabilia find in the history of the 19-year-old public TV show, which travels America looking for varied heirlooms and treasures.
The collection was brought to an "Antiques Roadshow" taping last year. The owner inherited it from her great-great-grandmother, who ran a Boston boarding house where the team lived in 1871-72. The baseball franchise is now the Atlanta Braves.
The collection will appear in the season premier of the show on Monday, January 5.
