Baseball Score Book Babe Ruth Red Sox years

[Shoeless Moe]

https://goldinauctions.com/1906_1919...-LOT98783.aspx

[doug.goodman]

Nice one Paul.

How many games are in that book?

[Shoeless Moe]

here ya go......

The book starts with games of American Association Minneapolis Millers (1906-1913), between 10-15 games I believe.

There is a 1908 game between Indianapolis & Minneapolis with future HOFer Rube Marquard pitching and batting 9th. In this game, scored in this book, vs. the Millers he pitched a 2-hit shutout, w/11 K's. So he was showing his stuff that day. Later that summer he would make his first Big League appearance with the NY Giants pitching in only 1 game and going 0-1 for the season. Thus starting his big league career.

There also is a 1906 game in the book between Indianapolis & Minneapolis, future big leaguer and Black Sox Eddie Cicotte was on the Indians roster, however does not appeared to have pitched this particular game, but intriguing none-the-less as the young Cicotte surely was in attendance, who’d of though what was in store for his future that day.

Also, there is a 1911 game with Frank Delahanty (Ed's brother) batting 3rd for the St. Paul Apostles, and a 1913 game with Frank now joining brother Jim in the Millers lineup batting 3rd & 4th. Those Delahanty brothers must have had some deadball pop.


Next comes 8 Red Sox games from 1915-1919.

Some of the highlights include an August 23rd, 1916 matchup of the Sox and Cleveland Indians with the likes of Tris Speaker, Ray Chapman and Chick Gandil. The Red Sox would win 7-3 with a young Ruth pitching the final 2 innings and picking up his first career save. Not sure Ruth knew what a save was from a hole in the head, but in retrospect a very unique and historic game for a 21 year old Ruth captured in writing by the author of this scorebook who obviously was in attendance to record each at bat.

Also included is an October 3rd 1917 matchup of Ruth vs Walter Johnson. The scorekeeper notes on the page “Pitching Contest for Cup”, but also writes “no competition at all” as the Big Train shuts out Ruth the Red Sox 6-0. Along with pitching against each other that day each HOF legend would bat against the other as well. Those matchups had to have been something to see. Ruth vs Johnson, and Johnson vs Ruth.

There also is a Harvard - Yale game, no date, but guessing 1919 or 1920 since it's after the 1919 Red Sox games.

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

here ya go......

The book starts with games of American Association Minneapolis Millers (1906-1913), between 10-15 games I believe.

There is a 1908 game between Indianapolis & Minneapolis with future HOFer Rube Marquard pitching and batting 9th. In this game, scored in this book, vs. the Millers he pitched a 2-hit shutout, w/11 K's. So he was showing his stuff that day. Later that summer he would make his first Big League appearance with the NY Giants pitching in only 1 game and going 0-1 for the season. Thus starting his big league career.

There also is a 1906 game in the book between Indianapolis & Minneapolis, future big leaguer and Black Sox Eddie Cicotte was on the Indians roster, however does not appeared to have pitched this particular game, but intriguing none-the-less as the young Cicotte surely was in attendance, who’d of though what was in store for his future that day.

Also, there is a 1911 game with Frank Delahanty (Ed's brother) batting 3rd for the St. Paul Apostles, and a 1913 game with Frank now joining brother Jim in the Millers lineup batting 3rd & 4th. Those Delahanty brothers must have had some deadball pop.


Next comes 8 Red Sox games from 1915-1919.

Some of the highlights include an August 23rd, 1916 matchup of the Sox and Cleveland Indians with the likes of Tris Speaker, Ray Chapman and Chick Gandil. The Red Sox would win 7-3 with a young Ruth pitching the final 2 innings and picking up his first career save. Not sure Ruth knew what a save was from a hole in the head, but in retrospect a very unique and historic game for a 21 year old Ruth captured in writing by the author of this scorebook who obviously was in attendance to record each at bat.

Also included is an October 3rd 1917 matchup of Ruth vs Walter Johnson. The scorekeeper notes on the page “Pitching Contest for Cup”, but also writes “no competition at all” as the Big Train shuts out Ruth the Red Sox 6-0. Along with pitching against each other that day each HOF legend would bat against the other as well. Those matchups had to have been something to see. Ruth vs Johnson, and Johnson vs Ruth.

There also is a Harvard - Yale game, no date, but guessing 1919 or 1920 since it's after the 1919 Red Sox games.

Such great historic value. More great stuff Paul!

[doug.goodman]

Very cool, thanx