Lot # 4: Stunning c.1923 Babe Ruth (HOF) Original Type I News Service Photo by Wide World (PSA/DNA)

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Starting Bid: $3,000.00

Bids: 36 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Fall, 2024 Premier Auction",
which ran from 11/12/2024 12:00 PM to
11/30/2024 9:00 PM



By 1923 the New York Yankees had seen just about enough of John McGraw's New York Giants. After the Yankees dropped both the 1921 and 1922 World Series at the Polo Grounds, home to both franchises, The House That Ruth Built opened to much fanfare on April 18, 1923. With Yankee Stadium officially christened, the new ballpark played host to games one, three, and five of the third consecutive World Series between the great New York rivals. This time, the Yankees emerged victorious behind their 28-year-old superstar, George Herman "Babe" Ruth's .368 batting average, three round-trippers, and eight RBI's across the six games. Presented, is an 8" x 10" original large format Type I photograph of a youthful and trim Babe Ruth, captured at Yankee Stadium early in the history of baseball's most storied cathedral, and very likely during that first Yankees championship season of 1923. A fabulous, full-length depiction of The Bambino striking a batting pose while sporting fresh pinstripes, the photo exhibits signs of general handling wear to the corners, with the extreme upper-right corner gently chipped away. Verso includes credit stamping from Wide World at the center, with a handwritten file number in pencil towards the top. This large fresh to the hobby example easily ranks among the finest Babe Ruth original photographs we have had the pleasure of handling or are aware of within the hobby. Authenticated and encapsulated as a Type I photo by PSA/DNA. A fresh to the hobby example from the Durham Find of Historic Baseball Photography.

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