Babe Ruth Meets Mr. & Mrs. Tully
St. Petersburg, Florida - March 20, 1933
Seems like The Babe always had time for a quick photo with the fans…young or old.
Towel Time For Babe Ruth
Babe worked up quite a sweat during one of his many exhibition appearances to benefit the war effort during WWII. Fun fact: During Babe’s playing days with the Yankees (1920-34), the team didn’t wear the familiar “NY” logo on their home jerseys. Instead, they wore plain pinstripes. The “NY” came back to stay from 1936-onward. So, if you see a picture of The Babe wearing that logo, it’s after his retirement.
Joe Cronin - A Ball Player’s Ball Player
1930’s Granger Pipe Tobacco Ad
Cut Right To Smoke, Mild And Cool
Babe Ruth On The Road With A 1926 Nash
Babe sure loved cars…and he looks happy to pose with what looks to be a 1926 Nash Sedan (dated from the Canadian license plate).
Bustin’ Babe Warms Up - c.1927-28
Babe Ruth warming up on one of his many barnstorming tours after the regular baseball season ended. Lou Gehrig was also on this tour (as the Larrupin’ Lous), but it looks like maybe The Babe was going to be playing first base for the day (judging from his glove).
Babe Ruth Warms Up With The Red Sox - 1916
Babe was a mere pup when this picture was taken 96 years ago. He would end up having his first 20 win season, going 23-12 with a 1.75 ERA.
The Newest Yankee - 1920
Babe Ruth strikes a pose in his first Yankees uniform. Looks like this was taken during spring training.
Babe Ruth Asleep In The Laundry Cart
Is Babe sleeping one off, a few too many perhaps? Judging from the uniform, it’s more likely that this was a promo photo for one of the many baseball short films he made.
Young Babe On The Road - ca. 1916-18
Here’s a new edit, a great close-up of The Babe wearing his Red Sox road uniform, ca. 1916-18. The original had a lot of those annoying old-school, hand-drawn edge lines (better for newspaper printing of the day). I removed quite a bit of them, although you can still see evidence of them in his cap and collar. Cheers! ~B
