[perezfan]

Thanks Carlton...

That tall Ruth Statue is a pretty tough piece... especially hard to find without any chips/cracks. Very contition sensitive - if you even stare at it too hard, it's prone to damage.

Just to play "Devil's Advocate" (on the smaller Ruth Plaque).... I would argue that you'd see a lot more, if it were a recent piece. Whoever produced this thing would have to sell an awful lot, just to cover the costs of the mold, casting, production, etc. I think I have seen a grand total of 3 (maybe 4) with the OP's example included. And that spans over 15 years of collecting this stuff.

Plus, it is very high quality and well made. FWIW, one that I recall seeing was offered by Henry Yee, who touted it as being "of the time period". If it's not from his playing days (and I was forced to guess) I would say it's one of many Ruth items produced around 1948, to commemorate Ruth around the time of his passing. Just a guess...