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Posted By: Hal Lewis

No, it is not considered his "rookie" card because it does not really meet any of the definitions. It shows him on his minor league team and was printed while he was still in the minor leagues. His real "rookie" card is the 1915 M101-5 card.

That having been said...

the 1914 Babe Ruth card is incredibly rare (much more so than the T206 Wagner) and is worth every penny. Anything THAT old and THAT rare with someone THAT famous on it is a treasure REGARDLESS of what you call it.

I don't think, however, that it is the first "baseball related" image of Ruth, because I think there is a team photo somewhere out there of Ruth with his Orphanage Team that pre-dates 1914.