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Posted By: Ryan Christoff

Striped socks can be deceiving. In this case they are part of the uniform U.S. Major Leaguers wore during their 1934 tour of Japan. If I'm not mistaken, this was only a tour of Japan, not the rest of the world, so perhaps it would be more accurate to call it a "1934 Japan Tour Babe Ruth PC."

Plus, Ruth didn't play for Boston until the 1935 season.

This is the most interesting piece from the Marshall Fogel collection that Leon has posted yet. I realize most board members love those high-grade caramel and tobacco cards, but I like the more obscure and unusual stuff.

Great piece! Thanks for sharing it with us. Now let's see some great Negro League items like that absolutely ridiculous photo of Josh Gibson that appears in that Smithsonian book!!!

-Ryan