5 Different Photos of Babe Ruth from the Inside Covers of “Baseball Magazine.
Lot 366. 5 Different Photos of Babe Ruth from the Inside Covers of “Baseball Magazine. For many years “Baseball Magazine” featured full-page photos of Major League baseball players on its inside front and back covers. Inside the Aug. 1928 front cover, Ruth holds a bat. Below is this caption: Babe Ruth who is breaking his own great record with the New York Yankees.” Vg+ to ex photo. Also: Circa 1933, inside back cover, Ruth on the dugout steps holding a bat with multiple bats in front of him; “Babe Ruth, star of many World’s Series, still hopes for one more chance.” Vg photo. June 1935: “The brilliant showman of the Boston Braves, ‘Rabbit’ Maranville and Babe Ruth.” Ex photo. July 1939: Close-up of Ruth in uniform with the caption “’Babe’ Ruth.” G+ to vg. And Oct. 1943: “A pair of famous home run sluggers get together, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.” Williams appears in his military uniform lighting a cigar for Ruth, who is shown in civilian clothes holding a baseball. Vg+ to ex. Note: Grades are for only the photo side of the page. Winning Bid $35.
