Lot 256. Babe Ruth 1958-62 Hartland Statue with Original Bat. Both the figure and the bat are from Hartland’s original issue. The statue is off-white and shows some wear lines on Ruth’s cheeks, neck and hands.
Winning Bid $113.
Lot 259. 1927 Sports Pages Marking Babe Ruth’s 59th and Record-Setting 60th Home Runs. On Sept. 30, 1927, Ruth swatted his 60th home run of the baseball season, thereby eclipsing by one the record he had set in 1921. A page from the Sept. 30 “Nashville Banner” reports that Ruth equaled his record the previous day. The slugger is pictured above the box score for the game. An article on a page from the Oct. 1 paper announces that Ruth had broken “his own circuit clout record.” The pages have chips along the edges and otherwise are clean and display well.
Winning Bid $80.
Lot 262. 1932, 1934 “Atlanta Constitution” Pages with Babe Ruth Photos and Salary Information. Ruth is pictured on both pages. On a page from Jan. 15, 1932, Ruth is said to be “indignant” because the Yankees offered him only $70,000 for the upcoming season. That was $10,000 less than what he made in 1931, when he hit only 46 home runs and batted .373. By 1934, Ruth has agreed to have his salary cut from $52,000 in 1933 to $35,000. The 1934 paper has a 6” x 6.5” picture of Ruth. The 1934 page has a tear at the top; otherwise, the pages are vg+ to ex.
Minimum Bid $75.
Lot 265. 1938 Advertisement with Babe Ruth Receiving a Louisville Slugger Sterling Silver Bat. In a 9.5” x 15” newspaper ad, Ruth receives the bat as “a token of his hitting prowess” at the annual New York Chapter of Sportswriters’ Dinner. The ad lists Ruth’s home run total as 729, which includes the 15 he belted in World Series competition. The ad has a couple of creases away from Ruth’s image, and it’s matted to 16” x 20”.
Minimum Bid $40.