I believe that the fact that the m101-4 and m101-5 were issued only several weeks apart has the majority of the hobby considering both to be Ruth's MLB rookie card. Actually, since there were multiple print runs of each set, it is conceivable that the last m101-5 was printed only days before the first m101-4. Still, I suppose there are some purists who would insist that only the m101-5 can be considered Ruth's rookie. For them to be certain they have such a specimen, they would need a card from the Famous & Barr, Holmes to Homes or Successful Farming sets. These last two are sufficiently scarce to find for any player, leaving the F&B as the most likely available. That card could theoretically be an m101-4, because there are a half dozen or so high-numbered F&Bs that match up with m101-4, but it is almost certainly an m101-5.
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