Babe Ruth $$$

BabyRuth · #1 09-19-2021, 08:18 AM

Every thread needs a card or two

egri · #2 09-19-2021, 02:05 PM

Autograph collecting didn't take off until the 1920s, so the number of Ruth-signed baseballs from before then is probably negligible. Most were probably obtained in person, as I have a hard time imagining that in the Great Depression/World War II/immediate aftermath there were a significant number of people with the resources to mail baseballs to and from him. For the sake of argument, assume he signed 50 baseballs before each game during the season. 1920-1934 (his last full season) is 2,310 games, not including spring training, exhibitions and World Series. That works out to 115,500 baseballs. If the Leavy book is accurate, then that could easily add another 1,000 to each year's total, which would bring the total to 130,500. If he signed another 1,000 a year (3 a day, or a couple of those signings where he would knock out hundreds at a time), for the rest of his life, then that raises the number to 145,500. How many of those baseballs got The Sandlot treatment is anyone's guess, and of course the numbers I used are rough estimates; the true figure could well be higher or lower, and probably can't be stated with any degree of certainty.

uyu906 · #3 09-19-2021, 02:23 PM

It was my understanding that there would be no math. (Chevy Chase playing President Ford on SNL, 1976)

SAllen2556 · #4 09-19-2021, 02:45 PM

If you add in the fake ones out there I bet it's over a million.
Sure wish I had mine back - sold it long ago for less than $2k.

The other thing about a Ruth autograph is that it's a beautiful signature. He must have gotten A's in handwriting. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be to collect autographs today, given that most baseball players sign their name in ancient Egyptian.

babe ruth in dugout.jpg

mrreality68 · #5 09-19-2021, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SAllen2556

If you add in the fake ones out there I bet it's over a million.
Sure wish I had mine back - sold it long ago for less than $2k.

The other thing about a Ruth autograph is that it's a beautiful signature. He must have gotten A's in handwriting. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be to collect autographs today, given that most baseball players sign their name in ancient Egyptian.

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+1 Agreed

Plus if he signed it with "Babe" in the parentheses an extra bonus done usually pre 1925 or so. Adds to the value

lentel · #6 10-04-2021, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by uyu906

It was my understanding that there would be no math. (Chevy Chase playing President Ford on SNL, 1976)

Now thats a classic

Jstottlemire1 · #7 05-15-2023, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyRuth

Every thread needs a card or two

I�ve been looking to pick up a w590 Ruth for a while now. Great example.

chiprop · #8 05-16-2023, 02:55 AM

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Wish I owned more Ruth cards! Prices have passed my budget years ago�

mrreality68 · #9 05-16-2023, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by chiprop

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Wish I owned more Ruth cards! Prices have passed my budget years ago�

Wow I am jealous.

That is perhaps the cleanest example I have ever seen.

Great card to have

Congrats

The Detroit Collector · #10 05-16-2023, 09:59 AM

nothing to show here, just wanted to thank you for resurrecting this thread. So much great information and cards/photos.

Jstottlemire1 · #11 05-16-2023, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by chiprop

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Wish I owned more Ruth cards! Prices have passed my budget years ago�

Amazing example. Thanks for sharing. Incredible Ruth.

mrreality68 · #12 05-16-2023, 02:43 PM

A little different Ruth piece. A 1920 Spring Sports catalog printed just prior to the trade sending Ruth to the Yankees. So it came out for the Spring/Summer Catalog season with Ruth in a Red Sox uniform while Ruth was playin that Spring and summer in a yankee uniform

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