1914 Babe Ruth 2nd Game RPPC, only known original 1914 image

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Love the research that went into this! I've got a type II photo that looks to be same uniform. Would love to find out what year this was taken.

[Bicem]

Thanks Jim, was fun!

Baseball Hall of Fame worthy piece! Great find and research.

[Baseball Rarities]

Great research. What a special postcard. Congratulations Jim.

[tjb1952tjb]

Who is the first base coach with leg and arm raised?

[pherbener]

Great stuff Jim! Thanks for sharing!

[RUKen]

Originally Posted by tjb1952tjb

Who is the first base coach with leg and arm raised?

That could be Manager Hughey Jennings. He was often photographed in his "Ee-Yah" pose.

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by RUKen

That could be Manager Hughey Jennings. He was often photographed in his "Ee-Yah" pose.

My thoughts exactly....if that's Jennings doing his famous Ee-Yah pose, then you've got yourself a gem (not that it wasn't already)!

[Bicem]

Not Jennings as Jim has said, but who cares, Ruth in second ever game!!

[tjb1952tjb]

Originally Posted by RUKen

That could be Manager Hughey Jennings. He was often photographed in his "Ee-Yah" pose.

Thanks...........I thought that may be him. Very cool the photograph happened to catch him in this pose.
Note: However, I always thought Hughie Jennings was a third base coach, but could be wrong (or, perhaps he was a first base coach on occasion?).

[timn1]

already covered by previous posters-

[slidekellyslide]

I dug out my 1914 Boston Braves photo album (The Braves played the 1914 season in Fenway) and the pic of Honus Wagner shows the same "Business Boomers" sign.

[T206Jim]

Well, after two years of searching I finally acquired a program from this game. It is the only one I have ever seen. The program from the Cleveland series, for his first game, does not have him listed on the scorecard (The link to where a 1st game program sold at Lelands is just below). The program is the first time Ruth's name appeared in a program. This completes the project for me.

https://auction.lelands.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=83318

7-16-1914-Ruth-Red-Sox-lineup.jpg 7-16-1914-Ruth-Tigers-lineup.jpg

[pherbener]

Originally Posted by ajjohnsonsoxfan

Love the research that went into this! I've got a type II photo that looks to be same uniform. Would love to find out what year this was taken.

That is an awesome photo AJ!!

[T206Jim]

Thanks guys! In answer to your questions. I believe the postcard was in the collection of longtime collector Elias Dudash, it was sold at least once before coming to me simply as a 1914 RPPC of Fenway Park. The HOF was a big help, they provided me with a copy of the program from Ruth's 1st game, and yes they made it clear they would be interested if I would ever be in position to consider a donation of the postcard to them. Based on my research, game accounts from Boston newspapers, I believe the first base coach that day would be Jimmy Burke rather than Hughie Jennings.

[jb217676]

Super cool Jim! It pays to do research, took that postcard to a whole other level!
Jeff

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by ajjohnsonsoxfan

Love the research that went into this! I've got a type II photo that looks to be same uniform. Would love to find out what year this was taken.

Your photo is not 1914 - the bill of the cap is wrong. 1914 cap shown below.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

hmm looks like same hat?

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by ajjohnsonsoxfan

hmm looks like same hat?

hmm not even close. Look at the bill. Red Sox cap style changed in 1915.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Would be cool to see a lineup of the different caps by year!

[clydepepper]

Jim - That's a truly amazing piece of history you uncovered. Where else but Net54 would so many of us undeserving be granted such a detailed and accurate glimpse into history? - and who else but a SABR member could see such research through to the end?

Thanks to you and to all who assisted in your journey!

-Raymond

[T206Jim]

Thanks guys! If anyone has a game program from this July 1914 Boston/Detroit series I'd really love to find a copy, original or digital, of the complete program.