100 years ago today, Babe Ruth made his Major League Debut

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by packs

One of my favorite photos. Here's the Babe signing autographs for soldiers while he was in the National Guard. Each bat has the name of the army base where they're headed. Really neat photo and shows that there were at one time lots of bats signed by Ruth in circulation. Not a medium we typically think of when it comes to pre-war autographs.

And to make it sweeter, the photo was taken on my birthday in 1926.

That's a fascinating picture, Packs. It makes me wonder how many Ruth signed bats there still are, locked away in private collections.

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I think it would be interesting to see how both the Boston Globe and the New York Times mark today's anniversary in their print editions. Maybe some of our members who reside in those parts would be so kind as to scan any articles they find commemorating Ruth's first day in the bigs.

What's the mood like in Boston today? Is seeing a young and fit Babe in a Sox uniform a somber reminder of what they had and gave away? Or, has winning the Series three times since 2004 dulled the pain that came with their 86 year dry spell?

[CW]

[ZachS]

That photo of Babe signing bats is very cool!

My Ruth stuff:

[GasHouseGang]

To go along with the 100th anniversary, here is a link to some recently uncovered archival footage showing Ruth and Gehring on June 1st of the 1925 season.

http://baseballresearcher.blogspot.c...e-footage.html

Enjoy!

[MattyC]

[DeanH3]

Matt, I would never get tired of seeing that Ruth. Just awesome.

[clydepepper]

Buck Herzog, nope....

Babe knows 'fat ass' - and I thank him for his support:

Babe Pillow.jpg

[clydepepper]

Babe n Lou (1).jpg