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99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff
I will start this show with my 1949 LEAF and 1951 Connie Mack All-Stars cards
https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...baberuth49.jpg https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...arBabeRuth.jpg TED Z |
a few more..To me, there will never be another figure in baseball as big as the Babe....
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Not a card, but how 'bout his debut in the House that Ruth Built? Oh yeah, he hit the first homerun in the new stadium that day.
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A couple that took a long time to scratch off my wantlist..I would trade them both and much more to go back to that game 99 years ago!!!
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my newest one, and are rare one....
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Sure, Matt, had to throw that one in there didn't you :)
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Im bummed I can not add anything to this thread, aside from "Those are beauties guys"!
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here are mine...
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Wire photo, Opening Day 1937
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Quite possible the last known pic (?). Type 1 dated Aug. 15 1948.
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Beautiful card...you should be proud of it. |
Definitive 7/11/1914 Ruth piece
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1914 Babe Ruth-connected Boston Red Sox batting practice baseball postcard. The postcard is postmarked from Boston on July 11, 1914 at 5:30 p.m. At 10 a.m. that morning Babe Ruth arrived in Boston and pitched that afternoon in his first major league game. The left handed batter on the postcard's front is often described as Babe Ruth, but the postmark disproves that belief. Also shown is what to my eyes is the best looking Ruth card around. For more postcards, click the All The Photos link at http://www.sportingoregon.com/
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I'll pile on - gorgeous Ruth rookie!
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My humble piece of Red Sox history. That is an amazing M101-4. I waited too long to grab one of those beauties.
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The Babe and fans...look at the smiles!! Classic
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Loved the Heading Home cards..Heres a few more of Mine
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Here's my modest George Herman Ruth collection: http://www.collectorfocus.com/collec...uth-collection
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Edited: disregard, searched and found the old thread: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...card+babe+ruth Never found a picture of Roscoe...he was a large, barrel chested, athletic man, with similar thighs, which is to say strong but not bulky...very much like the Babe. I remember playing what we called cup ball (balled up paper cup) beside the fields into the wee hours of the night and all of us running over to watch Roscoe hit. It was only slow pitch softball, but, although the team on which he played was top of the line, Roscoe was very much unlike the others. I specifically recall him hitting a ball just barely over the right-center fence, remember it like it just happened, and while it sounds unimpressive, let me add that the ball was struck on the top half and resulted in easily noticeable top spin. The ball was struggling to dive to the ground from the moment it left Roscoe's bat. Roscoe, long before the softball stuff, was a major prospect and, according to several people, took batting practice with a few teams before games. That postcard reminds me of Roscoe and how some people are obviously special and the Babe, long before he actually arrived to the show, was definitely known to have a mighty bat, one that was very uncommon at the time. Anyway, it's not him since there's no way he ever hit balls at Fenway before his major league debut.:) |
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This Ruth press photo has only the glue on the back. The cut out section was probably where the news clipping was going to be. But the photo is crystal clear. |
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Babe Ruth....1923
It was a great year for the Babe....he missed batting .400 by a mere 4 Hits....he batted .393
Hit 3 HR's in the World Series to help the Yankees win their first World Championship. http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/t...iesprogram.jpg TED Z |
My Harrington Ice Cream
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Here is a wire photo and a pencil box
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A few Ruths.
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Gentlemen, I am in awe. Unfortunately, I have nothing to contribute yet from a Ruth memorabilia standpoint, but it's threads like this that make me love Net 54 more and more every day. There's no single place anywhere on the internet that gives me as much sheer pleasure as this site.
By all means, please, keep posting everybody. I feel like I've died and gone to heaven. |
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Beautiful additions, Scott. Bravo!
I love how SGC's slab accentuates your pieces. That black background is the perfect compliment. |
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Thanks Matt, I bought that at the National several years ago. I have no idea how rare or what type of value it has. I cant remember what I paid for it but I don't think it was real expensive.
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I know I've posted these before, but they never get old to me anyway....
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1932 Sanella Margarine
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I really gotta get around to making a better scan of this card....
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Pete, Ben, those are awesome Ruth items!
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Babe and Max
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Simply incredible, Ben! Wow!!!
Subscribing to this thread, and bookmarking it on my browser. What an incredible showcase of the game's greatest player. |
Thanks for sharing--incredible!
I stand and applaud--The Babe, another of "whom so proudly we hail!"
Thanks ever so much for taking the time and effort to upload and share with us. --Brian Powell |
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1932 WS http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps13cb487b.jpg RUTH BATS http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a.../RUTH_BATS.jpg 1927 http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...1327325297.jpg GEHRIG DAY http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...h_gehrig-1.jpg FIRST CLASS http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...eino23/poo.jpg 1927 RUTH http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps3fc35809.jpg 1927 RUTH IN OUTFIELD http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps128e82e1.jpg RUTH AND GEHRIG http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa2e98ae6.jpg RUTH OVER GEHRIG http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps93f65fe3.jpg RUTH'S LAST DAYS http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps408ef3cd.jpg THE DAY THE BAMBINO'S MUSIC DIED IN YANKEE STADIUM http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psd0dcd4b1.jpg SANTA BABE http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps8635a97c.jpg A COUPLE KREINDLER ORIGINALS http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psb577fa44.pnghttp://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps5965df78.jpg NOT PHOTO BUT STILL PRETTY COOL DOUBLE SIGNED CK FROM CHRISTY WALSH 1928 YEAR http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...frontwater.pnghttp://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...kbackwater.jpg 1918 WS GAME 1-RUTH PITCHING TYPE 1. THE CURSE BEGINS! 1915 ROOKIE TYPE 3 PRINTED IN 1915 |
wonderful Photos fellas!
i forgot how thin Ruth was with the Sox...think they had John Goodman a little too plumbed up for that role... |
I thought I've seen every picture of the Babe before clicking on this thread. Awesome stuff!
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99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff
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The picture of the Babe standing over Lou Gehrig's open casket is one of the most powerful images I've ever seen. As I moved through Ben's second group of photos/checks, it caught me completely off guard. |
I think Ruth and Gehrig-- their entwined legacies, the shadows both left over the game-- are as big as it gets in baseball. And that is setting aside their gaudy numbers.
Even with the run we have seen on Ruth's key cards in recent years, I believe he (and Gehrig especially) have room to grow and deserve to grow in value. The shroud over so many current greats only raises past heroes to a higher level. To think how their names endure to fans after all these decades. The perfect storm of lovable personas, a huge stage, immense on-field ability, and those special historical moments like the called shot (accuracy of account there aside) and July 4th speech. |
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Wow some beautiful items in this thread. I am way out of my league here. Here are my own Bambino items. The original photos are from the 1934 Tour of Japan and 1926 catching a ball dropped from a bi-plane.
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Babe Ruth
Here is a lithograph or woodcut from an old Italian newspaper that appears to depict the same day as Mike's (71Bucs) photo...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/9...813c7cbb58.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3780/9...07d8da9687.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/9...3b6d46ae74.jpg |
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Since it's not just cards in this thread...
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Some of my Ruth's
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Attachment 106514 Babe sure like to play the first ups game. 1st one with Cobb, 2nd one with kids who were on his Radio show. |
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Great stuff everyone.
Anyone have a Baltimore News Babe they would like to share?:D |
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Excellent stuff guys! The picture of Ruth over Gehrigs casket got me. Seeing a friend die early must be tough.
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Framed Ruth check.
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Just got this one delivered today. Thats a printing error there not paper loss something must have gotten on the sheet.
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Ben, wow, the Babe's personality was very revealing in those images...the close-up with him looking slightly down was very striking. Great thread and truly awesome images everyone.
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99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff
Three Ruth cards on this 1933 Goudey uncut sheet (card #144 was Double-Printed)
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99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff
Too, too many stories about the Babe not taking care of his physique. Not really true. In 1925 Ruth was out of shape, his weight peaked up to 245 lbs,
and his "less than Ruthian" performance that year reflected this. The Babe was determined to get back into shape. So, during the Winter of 1925 he started a rigorous physical training regime at a New York City gym. And, every Winter there-after, Ruth continued this fitness program. By the start of the 1926 season, Ruth's weight was down to 205 lbs; and, in 1926 his fitness program paid dividends. In fact, if you compare Ruth's performance from 1926 - 1932, you will see that he out-performed his earlier years. http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/t...rainingpix.jpg TED Z |
Ruth vs Root......
There is no dispute that the Babe hit a HomeRun off Charley Root in the 5th inning of game 3 at Wrigley Field in the 1932 World Series.
Legend has it that Ruth pointed to CF, indicating he would hit the next pitch there. Charley Root claimed that Ruth never said that. Who do you believe ? Furthermore....to add injury to insult....what occured with Charley Root's next pitch ? ? http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...psbe214c6f.jpg TED Z |
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99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff
I collect uncut sportscards sheets (circa 1920's - 1960's). But, I don't own this one.
This is a photo that I took of this Goudey uncut sheet quite a number of years ago. TED Z |
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More non card Ruth stuff...
The first piece is a snapshot of Ruth and a magazine photo from the right around the same time (not sure of the year). The other piece is a religious tract stamped by a ministry on the back and printed by Faith Prayer and Tract League. Alan |
[QUOTE=tedzan;1159413]There is no dispute that the Babe hit a HomeRun off Charley Root in the 5th inning of game 3 at Wrigley Field in the 1932 World Series.
Legend has it that Ruth pointed to CF, indicating he would hit the next pitch there. Charley Root claimed that Ruth never said that. Who do you believe ? Furthermore....to add injury to insult....what occured with Charley Root's next pitch ? ? I don't see how anyone can say he didn't call his shot. Babe Ruth's personality, proven ability, circumstances, video evidence, etc, make it impossible to think he was not calling his shot. He did not need to manufacture tall tales for people to know how good he was. Charley was either embarrassed or simply didn't hear him. Babe also pointed at him and the opposing dugout while rounding the bases; he seemed to be saying "I told you so." The shot was called to the team, not to Root specifically. It was directed toward the dugout or just outside the dugout. The home run itself was a bomb to deep center. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Aji8TiPdyHw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3tc2fOvOFSU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> If you haven't already, read Bill Jenkins book: "The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs" It'll provide insight into the regularly mentioned arguments we have here on things like how the Babe would fair in the game today and how the idea of that is irrational. Mr. Jenkins did a great job, providing detailed accounts of ABs, spray charts, etc. The Babe was very powerful on the field...and off the field. |
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I found this last night and thought I'd throw it in the mix...obviously, not a card. Pittsburghers will recall the Post-Gazette cartoonist, Cy Hungerford. This was in an October 1928 paper. The two gents on the right are Hoover and Smith.
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My 1933 Sport Kings uncut sheet - rough crease through the Babe but it's what I got!
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