They had just won the pennant (by 19 games) in a 110-victory regular season. They had the game’s two best players and were the darlings of the sports pages. The adventure was just beginning. Babe Ruth’s manager, Christy Walsh, was looking to cash in. As the 1927 season wore on, Walsh set up a huge nationwide barnstorming tour featuring his most famous … [Read more...] about Original 1927 Ruth-Gehrig Barnstorming Tour Photo Kicks Off RMY Auction
1927
Photo of the Day: Cobb Gets Car Upon First Return to Detroit
It was like Michael Jordan returning to Chicago with the Wizards. Like Peyton Manning, back in Indianapolis wearing a Denver Broncos uniform. When Ty Cobb made his first visit to Navin Field in Detroit as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics in May of 1927, the city went all out. "Cobb this day has the key to the city and our hearts," said Detroit mayor John W. … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Cobb Gets Car Upon First Return to Detroit
Original News Photo of 18-Year-Old Mel Ott Headlines RMY Auction
Before Bryce. Before Junior and Doc. Before Robin. Before Tony C. Before Mantle. Before Rapid Robert… There was Melvin. No, the teen big leaguer is not a new concept and Mel Ott was among the first youthful phenoms of the post-World War I era. An early photo of the Hall of Fame slugger in a New York Giants uniform is on the … [Read more...] about Original News Photo of 18-Year-Old Mel Ott Headlines RMY Auction
Photo of the Day: Barnstorming Lou and the Lads
It’s one of those images you can stare at for an hour and find something interesting in every minute. Wearing a sleeveless undershirt just a few weeks after winning the 1927 World Series, Lou Gehrig playfully pretends to listen in to a conversation between a young pitcher and his catcher on a local sandlot. Nearby, a group of other kids dressed in attire that … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Barnstorming Lou and the Lads
Photo of the Day: Cobb’s New Caddy
A few months earlier, no one would have expected Ty Cobb to retire from baseball, let alone be wearing the uniform of a team other than the Detroit Tigers in the spring of 1927. Then again, no one would have expected his name to surface in a seven-year-old gambling allegation, either. Under pressure from American League President Ban Johnson, Cobb and Tris Speaker “retired” … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Cobb’s New Caddy