Some Help on a 1916 Postcard please...

[thekingofclout]

I bought this several years ago and I just came across it while going through some storage. Anyway, I remember the seller stating that the fellow batting was the Babe. So what can you guys tell me about it as well as the value.

Thanks Guys. My best, Jimmy

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[slidekellyslide]

Relatively common postcard. I've never heard anyone claim the batter was Ruth though. Usually sells for around $50-$100 depending on condition.

[carrigansghost]

Always claimed to be Babe, never proven and very common.

Rawn

[slidekellyslide]

Compared to the catcher who is crouching the batter looks a little short to be the Babe.

[Leon]

Obviously going to be almost impossible to definitively identify the batter as Ruth but it certainly looks like his stance, if not his stature.

[baseballart]

Leon

In 1916, Babe had a very athletic physique, and had not yet acquired his big belly. The batter doesn't look like a 20 year old Babe to me.

Max

[Leon]

Originally Posted by baseballart

Leon

In 1916, Babe had a very athletic physique, and had not yet acquired his big belly. The batter doesn't look like a 20 year old Babe to me.

Max

If I recall correctly Ruth was around 6' tall. I was referring to his height not his later in life potbelly, which I can relate to personally but that is another story.

[prewarsports]

I think a few years back someone found this postcard with a postmark that predated Ruth in Boston and positively confirmed it was NOT Ruth. I remember one selling in a Goodwin Auction as Ruth for $1000 too but that was before the earlier postmark was discovered!

[Ladder7]

There are a few versions of this classic pc. Great image of early Fenway. Im guessing opening day, 1912 because of the billboards along the fbl.

For a sweet shot, after the field was shrunk and temporary stands were added to snag more $$ for the 1912 World Series. Note the same billboards.

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