Show Any & All Things of the Bambino!

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Check it out- my 1st Babe Ruth post!!
First Cooperstown HOF induction class-1939. I don't own it, but it's a classic photo.

Well look at you Scott! At least you chose a historic photo for your first post of a Babe Ruth item that you don't have!

Actually I'm surprised that you don't have any Ruth items in your collection. I thought it was a rule that anybody who collects vintage Baseball memorabilia must have at least one vintage piece of Babe Ruth memorabilia! Well, if it's not a rule it sure as hell should be!

This one is for you Scott. It's a perfect companion piece photo to your post!

Vintage Original TYPE 1 Photo of the Historic Hall of Fame Opening Day Parade in Cooperstown, New York, June 1939. That's the Babe and Ty Cobb leading the parade to the front doors of the Cooperstown Museum.

Actually I don't even remember if I posted this image before...

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[GrayGhost]

On a semi related note, I think these vintage photos you guys own/post can almost make us feel like we are there. Sometimes the emotions in people's faces, etc.

Great stuff all.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

Well look at you Scott! At least you chose a historic photo for your first post of a Babe Ruth item that you don't have!

Actually I'm surprised that you don't have any Ruth items in your collection. I thought it was a rule that anybody who collects vintage Baseball memorabilia must have at least one vintage piece of Babe Ruth memorabilia! Well, if it's not a rule it sure as hell should be!

This one is for you Scott. It's a perfect companion piece photo to your post!

Vintage Original TYPE 1 Photo of the Historic Hall of Fame Opening Day Parade in Cooperstown, New York, June 1939. That's the Babe and Ty Cobb leading the parade to the front doors of the Cooperstown Museum.

Actually I don't even remember if I posted this image before...

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Jimmy,
That's an awesome photo of the Cooperstown parade. Thanks for posting it!
Currently the only Ruth item that I have is the ticket stub that I posted last month to his last pitching appearance/win in 1933.

In the past I have owned some cool Ruth items. The best one was a vintage fountain pen signed Ruth ball signed on the SS around 1933. The signature was about a 9 and the ball itself was an 8. I bought/traded for it in 1994 and had the seller by it back from me three years later for $1000 more than I paid for it. Believe it or not, I traded three Cal Ripken Topps Traded rookies and $700 for the ball. What a steal! I really wish I still owned it, but at the time $2700 cash seemed like a good deal. Yikes!!

Probably the deal that I regret most....

[thekingofclout]

A Sympathy Letter to Mrs. Ruth from the Babe's dear friend James A. Farley (Also known in politics as the 'Kingmaker'). Farley was heading up Coca-Cola's Division in Europe at the time Ruth died. His comments were absolutely spot-on and still ring true to this day.

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[SHOELESSJOE3]

The Bam is everywhere. A corn field maze seen from the air and yes, even a tortilla chip, a pic of the very young Babe.One of the Babe's dad, as many may already know, killed in a street fight in front of his saloon.

[SHOELESSJOE3]

Babe cookie jar. Catching a ball, drop from building, NY City, July, 1922.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by SHOELESSJOE3

Babe cookie jar. Catching a ball, drop from building, NY City, July, 1922.

Yikes! Catching a ball dropped from the top of a building (or plane) with those crappy mitts that they had, back in the day, must have been HAIRY to say the least!!

One slight miscalculation and the Babe would be going, DOH!!!

[ibuysportsephemera]

One of my favorite wire photos- Babe Get the Brith Shalom National Sports Award.

[SHOELESSJOE3]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Yikes! Catching a ball dropped from the top of a building (or plane) with those crappy mitts that they had, back in the day, must have been HAIRY to say the least!!

One slight miscalculation and the Babe would be going, DOH!!!

I can tell you this from reading some articles from newspaper archives. The Yankee owners did not like to see the Bam doing anything the put him at risk for injury.
May I stray off the theme of this thead a bit and show what Babe was not to do. Some of these "I Can'ts" were actually written into his contract and he could be fined if found to be in violation. A few more in his contract, no horseback riding, no skiing, no skating and no prolonged handshaking with the public. Believe it or not the owners thought prolonged handshaking put his big paws at risk, finger injury.
He was their big money maker at the ticket gate and they wanted him on the field at all times.

[SHOELESSJOE3]

Originally Posted by SHOELESSJOE3

Babe cookie jar. Catching a ball, drop from building, NY City, July, 1922.

Some info on that ball drop and catch by Babe in August 1922.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by SHOELESSJOE3

Some info on that ball drop and catch by Babe in August 1922.

Awesome posts there ShoelessJoe3!! Thanks for sharing those with us.

BTW, it doesn't appear that The Babe followed hardly any of these don'ts in his contract Yankls contract. Maybe he was confused and thought the contract read DO!! LOL