A collection of rare candid photographs, apparently taken by a fan who had on-field access prior to a Yankees-White Sox game in the 1920s, is among the highlights in an online auction underway through Sunday. The collection of 14 images features Yankees players, including Babe Ruth. Unlike most fan snapshots that were taken at a distance, most of the photographs in the … [Read more...]
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Early Photo of Ruth Pitching, Don Zimmer’s World Series Ring Among LOTG Auction Items
Love of the Game Auctions has launched its summer catalog, with hundreds of items on the block through Saturday, August 11. The sale features sports and non-sports cards and memorabilia from the late 19th Century to the present, highlighted by Don Zimmer’s 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Championship ring, and a real photo postcard containing the earliest known photo of Babe Ruth … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Babe Launches Yankee Career
If your mind’s image of Babe Ruth is that of a hefty slugger who waddled around the bases, take a peek at some of the photos taken prior to the latter portion of his career. A dual threat from the batter’s box and the mound, The Babe was slim, trim and few questioned his athleticism. One of the earliest images of Ruth during his first season with the New York Yankees … [Read more...]
Century-Old Conlon Ruth Photo Set to Hit Auction Block
An original Type I image of a young Babe Ruth taken by legendary baseball photographer Charles Conlon hits the auction block later this summer. The rare photo is expected to sell for $50,000 or more. The 9 ½” x 6 ¾” image of Ruth dates to no later than 1918 and shows him swinging a bat. Photos of Ruth hitting during his time with the Red Sox are fairly rare since … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Babe and Lou Open 1928 Barnstorming Tour
The exploits of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and the homer-happy 1927 Yankees captivated the country and the first widely known sports agent, Christy Walsh, wasn’t about to let an opportunity slip away. Walsh organized a nationwide barnstorming trip headlined by the two most famous Yanks. Ruth had broken his own record with 60 homers; Gehrig had launched 47. Hack Wilson was … [Read more...]
Photo Documents Ruth, Gehrig with Last Out Ball from 1928 World Series
We’re not sure where it is these days, but we know the last out baseball from the 1928 World Series was preserved—and autographed by both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. RMY Auctions is offering a 1928 photograph of the duo signing the ball and presenting it to New York Governor Al Smith, who was a candidate for president. Issued by International News and stamped on the … [Read more...]
Rare Ruth Photo Dates to Beginning of His First Yankees World Series
He had just finished a regular season like no other. Fifty-nine home runs broke his own record. He drove in 161 runs, hit.378, scored 177 runs and walked 145 times. It was no surprise that when Babe Ruth took the field for the start of the 1921 World Series that he was surrounded by newspaper writers and photographers. His Yankee career wasn't even a … [Read more...]
Rare Photo of Ruth’s 1st Yankee Stadium Home Run Coming to Auction
It was just one of the 714 he hit during his career (15 more if you include his World Series efforts) but to Babe Ruth, the first home run belted at the newly constructed Yankee Stadium in 1923 always ranked among his favorites. In fact, leading up to the huge park’s debut Ruth told reporters he’d “give a year of my life if I could hit a home run on opening day of this … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Stylin’ Babe Hits the Links with Everett Scott
Spring training rituals haven’t changed much since the 1920s: Players still spend some of their free time on the golf course. Evidence of that comes in the form of a news photo of Babe Ruth and New York Yankees teammate Everett Scott, waiting their turn on the tee box at Hot Spring Arkansas in March of 1923. While most latter day spring training outings aren’t covered … [Read more...]
Sole Survivor? Babe Ruth “Home Run Grip” Conlon Photo at Auction
One of Charles Conlon’s most unique images of Babe Ruth, one from the famous baseball photographer’s own archive and perhaps the only copy known to exist, is expected to fetch a big price this month. RMY Auctions is offering an early 1920s shot of Ruth showing Conlon how he grips the bat. On the back of the 6 ½” x 8 ½” silver gelatin image Conlon wrote in pencil “Babe … [Read more...]
