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Originally Posted by oldeboo
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Here is some more information on the source image if anyone is curious or if it helps with your description. The original image was taken on September 21, 1919 at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut during an exhibition game. Eddie Goodridge of the New Departure Endees was to Ruth’s left. This is one of the last known images of Ruth in a Red Sox Uniform.
A link is below for anyone curious to learn more. There is also a book about Muzzy Field that has some solid information and there are other sources as well.
https://www.ghtbl.org/ruth/ |
Love the Muzzy Field reference BTW. It's just a few miles down the street from where I grew up. It's still standing today. A college summer league team plays there now. I used to play basketball in the Park next door all the time in my much younger days.
In 1981 I went to a game there with my Cub Scout Troop between the Bristol Red Sox and the Glens Falls White Sox. I chased down a bunch of balls during that game, including a Ron Kittle home run ball (He was tearing up the Eastern League at the time). My Mom burst into the Glens Falls dressing room after the game and got Kittle to sign the ball for me. I think I kept it clean for about 6 months, before I lost enough baseballs in the woods, I had to break out the Kittle ball to smack around and play catch with.
I don't think I ever realized Ruth had been there in a Red Sox uniform, until this thread.