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99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff
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The picture of the Babe standing over Lou Gehrig's open casket is one of the most powerful images I've ever seen. As I moved through Ben's second group of photos/checks, it caught me completely off guard. |
I think Ruth and Gehrig-- their entwined legacies, the shadows both left over the game-- are as big as it gets in baseball. And that is setting aside their gaudy numbers.
Even with the run we have seen on Ruth's key cards in recent years, I believe he (and Gehrig especially) have room to grow and deserve to grow in value. The shroud over so many current greats only raises past heroes to a higher level. To think how their names endure to fans after all these decades. The perfect storm of lovable personas, a huge stage, immense on-field ability, and those special historical moments like the called shot (accuracy of account there aside) and July 4th speech. |
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Wow some beautiful items in this thread. I am way out of my league here. Here are my own Bambino items. The original photos are from the 1934 Tour of Japan and 1926 catching a ball dropped from a bi-plane.
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Here is a lithograph or woodcut from an old Italian newspaper that appears to depict the same day as Mike's (71Bucs) photo...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/9...813c7cbb58.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3780/9...07d8da9687.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/9...3b6d46ae74.jpg |
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Since it's not just cards in this thread...
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Some of my Ruth's
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Attachment 106514 Babe sure like to play the first ups game. 1st one with Cobb, 2nd one with kids who were on his Radio show. |
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99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff
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Great stuff everyone.
Anyone have a Baltimore News Babe they would like to share?:D |
99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff
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Excellent stuff guys! The picture of Ruth over Gehrigs casket got me. Seeing a friend die early must be tough.
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Framed Ruth check.
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Just got this one delivered today. Thats a printing error there not paper loss something must have gotten on the sheet.
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Ben, wow, the Babe's personality was very revealing in those images...the close-up with him looking slightly down was very striking. Great thread and truly awesome images everyone.
http://photos.imageevent.com/themart...dy%20-%201.jpghttp://photos.imageevent.com/themart...dy%20-%204.jpg |
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99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff
Three Ruth cards on this 1933 Goudey uncut sheet (card #144 was Double-Printed)
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/t...x2sheet50x.jpg TED Z |
99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff
Too, too many stories about the Babe not taking care of his physique. Not really true. In 1925 Ruth was out of shape, his weight peaked up to 245 lbs,
and his "less than Ruthian" performance that year reflected this. The Babe was determined to get back into shape. So, during the Winter of 1925 he started a rigorous physical training regime at a New York City gym. And, every Winter there-after, Ruth continued this fitness program. By the start of the 1926 season, Ruth's weight was down to 205 lbs; and, in 1926 his fitness program paid dividends. In fact, if you compare Ruth's performance from 1926 - 1932, you will see that he out-performed his earlier years. http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/t...rainingpix.jpg TED Z |
Ruth vs Root......
There is no dispute that the Babe hit a HomeRun off Charley Root in the 5th inning of game 3 at Wrigley Field in the 1932 World Series.
Legend has it that Ruth pointed to CF, indicating he would hit the next pitch there. Charley Root claimed that Ruth never said that. Who do you believe ? Furthermore....to add injury to insult....what occured with Charley Root's next pitch ? ? http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/...psbe214c6f.jpg TED Z |
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99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff
I collect uncut sportscards sheets (circa 1920's - 1960's). But, I don't own this one.
This is a photo that I took of this Goudey uncut sheet quite a number of years ago. TED Z |
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More non card Ruth stuff...
The first piece is a snapshot of Ruth and a magazine photo from the right around the same time (not sure of the year). The other piece is a religious tract stamped by a ministry on the back and printed by Faith Prayer and Tract League. Alan |
[QUOTE=tedzan;1159413]There is no dispute that the Babe hit a HomeRun off Charley Root in the 5th inning of game 3 at Wrigley Field in the 1932 World Series.
Legend has it that Ruth pointed to CF, indicating he would hit the next pitch there. Charley Root claimed that Ruth never said that. Who do you believe ? Furthermore....to add injury to insult....what occured with Charley Root's next pitch ? ? I don't see how anyone can say he didn't call his shot. Babe Ruth's personality, proven ability, circumstances, video evidence, etc, make it impossible to think he was not calling his shot. He did not need to manufacture tall tales for people to know how good he was. Charley was either embarrassed or simply didn't hear him. Babe also pointed at him and the opposing dugout while rounding the bases; he seemed to be saying "I told you so." The shot was called to the team, not to Root specifically. It was directed toward the dugout or just outside the dugout. The home run itself was a bomb to deep center. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Aji8TiPdyHw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3tc2fOvOFSU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> If you haven't already, read Bill Jenkins book: "The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs" It'll provide insight into the regularly mentioned arguments we have here on things like how the Babe would fair in the game today and how the idea of that is irrational. Mr. Jenkins did a great job, providing detailed accounts of ABs, spray charts, etc. The Babe was very powerful on the field...and off the field. |
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I found this last night and thought I'd throw it in the mix...obviously, not a card. Pittsburghers will recall the Post-Gazette cartoonist, Cy Hungerford. This was in an October 1928 paper. The two gents on the right are Hoover and Smith.
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My 1933 Sport Kings uncut sheet - rough crease through the Babe but it's what I got!
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http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=10273
My one and only. By far the coolest card I own. Just looking at it gives me chills. |
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Bambino beanie
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I just got this in the mail today
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99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff
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TRIVIA ? Very strange....doesn't anyone, anymore, appreciate TRIVIA here ? :) I'll try one more time...... Furthermore ...... to add injury to insult....after Ruth hit that famour HR....what occured with Charley Root's next pitch ? ? T-Rex TED |
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Adding... I'm sure ole Charlie wishes he'd just drilled him in the ribs like he probably wanted to. |
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You got it. Back-to-back HR's by Ruth and Gehrig on just 2 pitches by Charley Root. TED Z |
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