1931 Type I photo featuring Babe Ruth getting some work in at the New York Yankees' spring training facility in St. Petersburg, FL. Ruth has been photographed prior to a season in which he'd lead the league in homers for the sixth consecutive time, blasting 46 long balls while also batting .373 and leading in several other offensive categories including OBP (.435), and SLG (.737). An attractive depiction of the Bambino fine tuning his craft, this 6.5" x 8.5" original news service photo displays a pinhole and abrasion at the upper-right corner with a strip of tape residue along the bottom edge of verso. An original paper caption, still affixed to verso at the top edge, proclaims: "Babe Ruth crushes the old apple during batting practice at spring training training camp of the New York Yankees at St. Petersburg, FL." Authenticated and encapsulated as a Type I photo by PSA/DNA.