Babe Ruth Pays No Tax On His Size
c.1922 Royal Tailors Catalog Ad
“A babe is a tiny human sprite that a woman can hold in her arms. But the Statue of Liberty would have an armful trying to hold Babe Ruth.”
1927 Babe Ruth Home Run Specials Gloves Ad
Big League Mitts & Gloves ~ Designed by Babe Ruth for the stars of tomorrow. Made by Reach
The Bam Himself!
Babe Ruth Universal Films Ad - April 1932
“You and your folks will be tickled slightly pink with Universal’s brand-new, brisk, snappy shorts featuring the baseball idol of millions BABE RUTH”
1935 Chesapeake & Ohio Lines Promo Poster
“Babe Ruth Baseball Excursion To Cincinnati”
The people who went on this ‘excursion’ must have felt lucky that they even got to see The Babe play (although he went 0-4). The really lucky fans were the ones who caught the game the day before (May 25th) in Pittsburgh when The Babe famously launched his last 3 HR’s. He would officially retire as an active player just days later on June 2nd.
1946 Chesterfield Ad - Bill Dickey & Mel Ott
This ad features managers Bill Dickey (Yankees) and Mel Ott (Giants). What’s interesting about it is that Dickey only managed the Yankees for 105 games in 1946. That ended up being the full extent of his managing experience, as he never skippered another MLB club again. So an ad featuring Dickey as manager is understandably pretty rare.
