Babe Ruth Is Batting For The Future Of All Sports!
Spalding/NBC Radio “Stump The Babe” Ad - September 1943
1919 Baltimore Orioles Team
This squad was the first of seven straight International League championship teams.
Dizzy Dean Meets Up With The Babe
Spring Training - St. Petersburg, Florida - 1935
Dizzy is looking pretty snappy in his suit and wing tip shoes.
Babe Ruth Flies TWA
American Legion Goodwill Tour - 1947
Babe and his wife Claire arrive in another city during the Ford Motors sponsored American Legion Baseball Goodwill Tour.
On The Set Of “The Thief of Bagdad”
November 1, 1924 - Brea, California
(L-R) Douglas Fairbanks, Babe Ruth & Walter Johnson
1909 Lancaster Red Roses Team
Tri-State League Champions 1909
Featuring future Hall of Fame pitcher Stan Coveleski in his first season of pro ball (bottom left, name misspelled “Coveleskie”)
1909 Baltimore Orioles Team
Here’s the stats and lineup for this Jack Dunn led squad: 1909 Orioles Team Roster
Right Over There Babe!
Spring Training In St. Petersburg, Florida - March 1925
(L-R) Babe Ruth, Al Lang and Miller Huggins
1907 Providence Grays Team Composite
Plenty of talent on this squad, led by their Hall of Fame player/manager Hugh Duffy.
“Babe Ruth Day” From The 3/4 Century Club
St. Petersburg, Florida - March 25, 1933
Eighty years ago today! From the original wire caption: “Babe Ruth is more accustomed to affixing his signature to baseballs than receiving an autographed sphere. But here he’s being presented a ball by Charles W. Eldridge, 102, a member of the Three Quarter Century Club, at St. Petersburg, Fla. The ball is inscribed with the names of members of the club all of whom are over 75 years of age.”
1907 Newark Sailors Team Composite
Future Hall of Famer Eddie Collins was on this team for a total of four games, so he didn’t make it for this photo composite. However, Paul Krichell did make it onto the photo (his name is misspelled “Kritchell”). His playing career was uneventful…but his scouting career for the Yankees was legendary. His eye for talent led to the signings of future Yankees icons Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Phil Rizzuto, and Whitey Ford.
Babe’s Got His Eye On Some Pie
Babe Ruth & Trainer Artie McGovern - NYC c.1920’s
“No pie for you Bambino!”
1907 Jersey City Skeeters Team Composite
From the depths of the old Eastern League, New Jersey’s own Skeeters.
