Babe Ruth -- Red Sox
 

Let's show our Babe Ruth Boston Red Sox era pieces...photos, cards, pins, bats, autographs...what's out there?

Ethan

This is my only piece with the Babe
 

In a Boston Red Sox uniform

Troy

Notebook
 

Circa 1915-1920

Here is my perfectly centered with sharp corners example.

Ruth -- Red Sox
 

Great poses / images!!!

1915 -- Red Sox Team Postcard
 

My contribution...

This thread is right up my alley. Here is a Type 1 photo from 1915. It was taken at the end of the season at the Polo Grounds. There is a partial Fatima sign on the right.

Love this image

How funny, there's a Piedmont billboard on the wall in the background.

Here's another.

Program, type 1 photo, scorecard, and Midweek Pictorial paper.

Here is mine:

Amazing photo! Type one? Year?

Type 1. Year uncertain; it's somewhere 1915-19; PSA couldn't pinpoint beyond that. Could be a rookie image but not certain.

1915 dated PSA type 1 PHOTO-"The Mona Lisa"
 

1915 type 1 photo

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psba9cc3fb.jpg

Amazing photo! Love this

1914, Ruth on the mound at Fenway for his second game in the Majors. The earliest, and only 1914 original, Ruth Red Sox photo known to exist.

Featured in the June 2017 SABR newsletter:
http://sabr.org/research/pictorial-h...ee-newsletters


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^^^ I love that unique stadium and foul line in Left!!

Paul Thompson rookie
 

Look at that mug..

*As ALWAYS...buying BABE RUTH Red Sox TYPE 1 PHOTOGRAPHS*

1915 Spring Training...
 

Wowza. That's incredible.

[QUOTE=Bicem;1717499][IMG]https://www.hakes.com/Image/MediumRes/84215/2/

I know that photo.. very very nice. Lots going on.. any story behind it?

Here is a single shot of Ruth in 1915 spring training(first known single type 1 shot of Ruth in Red Sox uni)and group shot with the babe sticking out as usual. I’ll try to upload with better/clear scans later.

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psaa9liifl.jpg

Seems like the Babe always had a knack for standing out in group shots - even in the early days.

Another Type 1 from 1915.

Ruth
 

As a Red Sox

I remember when you got that Daryle, great card! And smart purchase :D

Another rookie postcard...

https://photos.imageevent.com/bicem/...ith%20Ruth.jpg

And a type one from the same photo session...

https://photos.imageevent.com/bicem/...ox%20Photo.jpg

damn Jeff..that team photo is killer!!

As far as I am concerned, this thread is the cream of the crop in the world of baseball photos and cards. Creme de la creme as they say. All of you guys holding all these items have baseball history of the highest order in their finger tips. Just amazing museum pieces. All of them.

One of my favorites...

Jeff:

Great type 1 team photo! Looks familiar...

Ethan

1917 period red sox sig on back of type 1 photo
 

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...pszer0dkpt.png

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...pspjpzoet3.png

Iconic type 1 used for a ton of stuff
 

INCLUDING RARE HONEY BOY CARD

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psi1jrtqiy.jpg

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...6Hqcyw60_3.jpg

Rookie ruth with mates
 

BAIN
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psfxw5yant.jpg

LOOKING AT PHOTOS PROB OF THEMSELVES IN U AND U ARCHIVES.
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psc9544b2d.jpg

U AND U
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa67fd3be.jpg

wow so many great item here.

just for my info. On the VCP i don t see recent sales of the m101-5 ruth rc in psa auth or psa 1 in bad condition .

how much is the value in the market right now of a beater m101-5 ruth

Can anyone share if they know the whereabouts of this photo?? I would love to see the back....

Awesome
 

[QUOTE=Baseball Rarities;1717512]Another Type 1 from 1915.QUOTE]

Kevin,

Those are two fantastic single Ruth rookie photos ... both on my “hit list” at one time. Very nice. One man's loss is another man's gain... or something to that effect. :)

Here is another Ruth Type 1 in my collection.



http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps294ba0e1.jpg

I am just thankful that you left a few for the rest of us. :)

Looks like my notebook cover too.....

Kevin,

It was not by choice. HA! I love that others appreciate what I do too. It makes be feel normal:)

Here is a couple more that I believe are pretty special historically and 1 of a kinds(not seen others).

1) Game 1 of the 1918 WS where Babe Ruth was a pitcher and won(masterpiece 1-0).. It also marks the "first time" the star spangled banner was played at a game. The historical significance/content is off the charts.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...703-story.html

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps29d1192a.jpg

2) 1918 Rex Sox team. Of course the last time they won the WS with Ruth and the curse started just after. It is crystal clear and Ruth looks like a BA.

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps4845fa3d.jpg


http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps1ffe7786.jpg

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psf31e79c7.jpg

Charles conlon red sox ruth type 1s
 

THE MASTER-CHARLES CONLON TYPE 1s

Big price on the Ruth and Father bar photo last night...

Ruth

Pretty awesome photo . . . .but . . . it's a family photo and not an iconic shot of Babe as the greatest homerun hitter of all time. Might be a good investment but personally speaking I'd deploy $65,000 on other Ruth rarities/photos.

I'd have bid but all I could think was "Baztacula".

[QUOTE=Forever Young;1717798]The clarity of this photo is amazing!

I wonder what he’s wearing on his wrist?

1915 Ruth portrait TYPE 1
 

You know, I have never noticed that before. Interesting.. tape??

The wrist thing looks very cool; tape or a leather band?

Amazing collection Ben! Which is your favorite if you had to pick one?

Great 1916 Red Sox team shot with Ruth in the current LOTG by the way...

Red Sox

Jeff,

I go back and forth in levels of appreciation but if I am to be as objective as I possibly can, there really is not a close second as far a beauty than this one I dubbed the "Mona Lisa" of Ruth photos. It is a verified Type 1 1915 rookie at that. Although I have posted many placed(things get stale).. It is my favorite to look at. It is almost 3d.. Ruth just coming at you crystal clear. The background is even pretty and it is not in focus. It is a masterpiece... I wish we knew who the photographer was. To think.. not conlon, bain. paul Thompson, van o etc..

Thant said...I love them all for different reasons. They all have something I cherish. They are my baby Ruths. haha

Ben

Hey Ben,

You know with those top two corners looking that way, you may want to just look for a better one and I can take this one off your hands for a few hundred $$ :D:D

Amazing image!!!!!

Greg

Great choice, think that's my favorite too. Can't look away.

Amazing collection, Ben

A unique example Red Sox Ruth “hands”
 

Thank you guys. I have several more.. just need to get some pics. This one is 1 of 2 total type 1 Ruth Hands I have seen as a Member if the Red Sox. Only copy of this one. These are tougher than the Yankee copies for obvious reasons. Look at all the character on that bat! Man.. I wish I had the bat. I’ll have to settle for the photo i guess.
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps3b27ab47.jpg

Do you guys mind if a few of Babe's friends come along to enjoy this thread?

Awesome photos Ben, those are some of the best out there.

I remember about 5-7 years ago Henry sold a large pitching example on ebay that I still think about sometimes. I havent seen it pop up since but I remember it was amazing quality. I think it was from Dick Hoblitzell's estate and was from a local photographer (Harris maybe) and I would love to see that one again. Do you remember the one I am talking about?

Thank you Rhys.

Gosh.. i don’t remember one in hyee_auctions just 5-7 years ago that knocked my socks off. You sure it was in hyee_yee?

I seem to remember it was large (7x9 or so) and had clipped corners I think. I will look around. I bid about $2000 and thought I had it in the bag and got outbid for what was (at the time) a CRAZY price of like $2300.

Would have been 2011 (possibly late 2010). I still have Hoblitzell's Red Sox scrapbook with the spot it was removed from but it was taken out before I bought the collection. I am positive it was when Henry was selling on ebay still, but I havent seen it since.

Regardless, the horizontal pitching pose you posted would be my pick as well, the larger background seems to frame him better than most!

Mystery solved.. my 1915 spring training uncropped/full extension.. and large :)

Thanks Rhys.

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps1htjgvvb.jpg

Love this one
 

1917

1916-20 Big Head
 

Here is my "Red Sox" Ruth or as close as I have. :)

Ruth Photos
 

Ben,

There are simply no words to appropriately define your incredible Ruth Red Sox Photos....by far the “Best of the Best”!

Regards,
Joe T.

Wow, what a nice thing to say..thank you Joe! Do you write epitaphs? Ha!

Another 1915 Ruth and Father photo approaching 40k in Heritage, exact same photo sold for 17k in Feb this year.

Still nothing hotter than early Ruth photos in my opinion.

Cheaper alternative to the m101 rookies.

And clearer, and larger and a lot more scarce:)

Ruth Red Sox
 

Oh well....I'll continue to "suffer" with my M101 Rookie Cards & 2nd year Boston Store :o

I want to suffer... :)

I would argue that all of the early Babe Ruth Red Sox cards, postcards, photos, pins and other memorabilia are and will continue to remain "hot" and increase in demand and value in the coming years. I find it interesting that some of the early Ruth cards such as the Collins McCarthy are bringing prices comparable to M101 Ruth cards in similar grade. My fear is that ALL Red Sox related items will soon be out of reach for folks like myself...most already are.

Wow I thought I had a favorite...but this one takes the cake. Yowzers!

Thank you sir. Here is one with Graig Kreindler and the Babe. I am sure some of you have asked yourself, “how can Graig paint all these old guys so well? It as if he was there viewing their expressions first hand. “‘Now you know.

Photo matched by the shoes.

I have nothing pre-1920 but have a couple with Red Sox images.

:d:d:d

:D

Nice....great photos btw...

Another Harrington's

Great Harrington, think those are undervalued compared to the E121.

I would agree Jeff.

Ruth Red Sox
 

Ben, because I am a big time “auto” collector, this is the one I would really want. Lmk when your shelf space gets too cramped with Ruth Photos, and I’ll do you a heavy and take this one off your hands....LOL!!!! Seriously Ben, words cannot define your Ruth images....Amazing to say the least!

Regards,
Joe T.