low grade 1910 T212 Obak Frank Stephen "Ping" Bodie as pictured. Babe Ruths first roommate with the Yanks. "Ping" saw MLB action 1911-1914 White Sox, 1917 Philadelphia As, New York Yankees 1919-1921. In a nine-season major league career, Bodie was a .275 hitter with 43 home runs and 514 RBIs in 1,050 games.
Worn card pictures "Ping" as a member of the PCL San Francisco Missions.
With the Yankees he batted .256, .278 and .295 in three full seasons. It was during this time that Bodie became Babe Ruth's first Yankee roommate. When asked about rooming with Ruth, Bodie said "Room with him. Why, I room with the big monkey's baggage!"
Bodie was traded to the Boston Red Sox in August 1921. New York went on to win the American League pennant that year. When Bodie asked for a half share of the 1921 World Series money, the Yankees turned him down. After the season was over, he refused to go back to the Red Sox and returned home.
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