One hundred years ago Tuesday, the World Series opened at the Polo Grounds in New York with John McGraw's small ball Giants facing the new age Yankees and their mashing maestro, Babe Ruth. Before the best of nine series was halfway complete, though, the star attraction was down for the count. A nasty scrape to his elbow, suffered in a slide, knocked The Bambino from … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Original 1921 Ruth ‘Crown’ Photo Emerges
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Early Ruth Yankees Photo with Tigers Up for Auction
He was a superstitious sort and so it's no surprise Babe Ruth immediately considered the diamond-studded charm he received from the Knights of Columbus during his first season with the New York Yankees to be "lucky." Even then, he was also more than willing to pose for photographers and spend a few minutes with well wishers. A rare photo from The Babe's … [Read more...] about Early Ruth Yankees Photo with Tigers Up for Auction
Original Copy of 1919 Ruth Cigar Photo Up for Auction
The next current player who smokes cigars on a regular basis will be the first, but 100 years ago it was a common sight and no one loved them better than Babe Ruth. Taught to make shirts and roll cigars as a student at St. Mary's Industrial School in Baltimore, Ruth was often photographed with his tobacco of choice as he became the most famous athlete in the … [Read more...] about Original Copy of 1919 Ruth Cigar Photo Up for Auction
Photo of the Day: Babe and the 1934 AL All-Star Outfield
The first one had been an idea cooked up by a sportswriter and turned out to be a smashing success. Little did Arch Ward know that his “game of stars” would still be going strong into the next century. As important as the first one was back in 1933, the second All-Star Game was a history maker in its own right and let the baseball world know that the concept was … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Babe and the 1934 AL All-Star Outfield
Earliest Photo of Babe Ruth Signing Autographs Up for Auction
He may have signed more free autographs than any player in sports history. You could almost say Babe Ruth made collecting baseball autographs popular. The large, flowing, eminently legible strokes seemed to get better as his career and life went on. Now, the earliest photo of the Bambino putting his name on a piece of memorabilia is up for auction. RMY … [Read more...] about Earliest Photo of Babe Ruth Signing Autographs Up for Auction
Ruth Photo with DiMaggio Documents 1948 St. Louis Visit
Ask most baseball fans about Babe Ruth's last appearance in a big league ballpark and their answer would likely correspond to his well-chronicled and photographed appearance at Yankee Stadium in June of 1948. Nat Fein's photograph of Ruth leaning on Bob Feller's bat as he faced the field and listened to the cheers from fans on Babe Ruth Day won a Pulitzer … [Read more...] about Ruth Photo with DiMaggio Documents 1948 St. Louis Visit
Photo of the Day: Babe’s Big Miss
If one image could best capture the 1922 World Series, this might be it. Babe Ruth taking a mighty cut but missing Art Nehf’s pitch in the first inning would come to symbolize the New York Yankees’ futility against Giants pitching in the intra-city battle to determine baseball’s champion 99 seasons ago. Giants catcher Frank Snyder and home plate umpire Bill Klem … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Babe’s Big Miss
Newly Discovered Photos Show Ruth vs. Cobb
An avid baseball fan’s photographic chronicle of game at Fenway Park more than 100 years ago is among the highlights in the newly launched online catalog at RMY Auctions. It wasn’t just any game either. The amateur’s camera captured action images of a young Babe Ruth pitching for the Red Sox against Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers. Believed to have been taken on … [Read more...] about Newly Discovered Photos Show Ruth vs. Cobb
Black Sox, Ruth, Gehrig Photos Among 360+ Historic Images at Auction
More than 360 original photos, including several rarely or never before seen images of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Mickey Mantle, Roberto Clemente and other sports stars from the past are on the auction block this week. Originating primarily in newspaper archives, the photos date as far back as the late 19th century. Long-time dealer Henry Yee … [Read more...] about Black Sox, Ruth, Gehrig Photos Among 360+ Historic Images at Auction
Glass Plate Negative from Ruth’s 1st Homer of 1927 Leads Off RMY Winter Auction
As the 1927 season got underway, Babe Ruth wasn’t optimistic about breaking his record of 59 homers he’d set six years earlier. "I don't suppose I'll ever break that 1921 record,” he told reporters. “To do that, you've got to start early, and the pitchers have got to pitch to you. I don't start early, and the pitchers haven't really pitched to me in four seasons. I get more … [Read more...] about Glass Plate Negative from Ruth’s 1st Homer of 1927 Leads Off RMY Winter Auction