He had christened New York's new baseball palace with a homer back in April. He bookended the historic season with another one that helped the Yankees win the World Series. An image of Babe Ruth crossing home plate after a Game 6 blast at the Polo Grounds on October 15, 1923 is the RMY Auctions Photo of the Day. It's one of over 500 historic photos in the … [Read more...]
Ruth Farewell Photo Among RMY Auction Headliners
You've seen the famous photo of Babe Ruth making what would be his final appearance at Yankee Stadium on June 13, 1948. Nat Fein's Pulitzer Prize-winning image was far from the only photo to emerge from that afternoon, though. RMY Auctions is offering a unique angle of the Babe greeting the crowd in its current auction. Taken from the stands, elevated above the … [Read more...]
Notes: Ruth Exhibit Planned; Eaton Hands Gamer to Youngster
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. will open “One Life: Babe Ruth,” the first exhibition in the “One Life” series devoted to a baseball star. It will open June 24 and run through May 21, 2017. Featuring more than 30 objects, including prints and photographs of Ruth, personal memorabilia and selected artifacts of adverting that he endorsed, this … [Read more...]
Rare Ruth Photo at Auction
He’s usually posed or captured in action wielding a sizeable piece of lumber that surely launched at least one of his 714 career home runs. While some are extremely valuable, photos of Babe Ruth batting are common. Not so for images of him throwing or fielding—even in warm ups. Our Photo of the Day from RMY Auctions is a 6x8 shot of Ruth warming up in Yankee pinstripes … [Read more...]