Show Us Your Ruth!

psychump · April 27, 2014 4:33AM

In honor of the Babe Ruth Centennial I would like to start a thread on what Bambino memorabilia The Universe has acquired over the years. A '33 0r '34 Goudey is still on my list but you need a grand just to get a PSA poor/fair!

So I will start with mine a 1920 and 1921 Who's Who in Baseball. The 1920 magazine doesn't even have home runs in the stats yet! The 1921 has a cool life story with an idea of what the baseball fans were seeing back then. Amazing! A nice late '50's or '60's pin. Then the rest.

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psychump · April 27, 2014 1:46PM

MrSnuffleupagus · April 27, 2014 1:50PM

Babe saying goodbye to Lou Gehrig

DM23HOF · April 27, 2014 1:50PM

I'll chip in...

shagrotn77 · April 27, 2014 10:27PM

Showoff!

fmclaug11 · April 27, 2014 11:51PM

Dialj · April 28, 2014 1:00AM

Here are the few that I own.

blee1 · April 28, 2014 1:11AM

My one and only.....

shagrotn77 · April 28, 2014 2:04AM

That is one killer PSA 1!

blee1 · April 28, 2014 2:11AM

Glad someone had decided to pin it!

stormtrooper80 · April 28, 2014 2:53AM

CollectorAtWork · April 28, 2014 4:47AM

Don't usually show magazines much, but since OP started the thread w/ his, I'll show my only one so far. (trimmed since it's slightly too big for my scanner)

ToneD · April 28, 2014 6:40AM

Man, it's tough following Matt and those two beauties.

KNAPP · April 28, 2014 8:35AM

I collect mostly boxing and wrestling memorabilia, but here are a few Ruth items from my collection.

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cincyredlegs · April 28, 2014 9:10AM

Here are a couple of newspaper clippings of the Bambino.

Mark

akuracy503 · April 28, 2014 10:02AM

Counselor · April 28, 2014 11:00AM

psychump · April 30, 2014 3:40PM

Wow! Such Great Ruth cards! That 33 Goudey PSA #3...1916 Babe Look how thin he was! His stats were awesome even at that year! Jeez fmclaug11 that is jaw dropping!

Dialj I got chills!

ToneD WOW! It's cool you waited.

That is the best Babe Ruth Auto EVER! What the heck happened to him! (wipes tears)

Counselor: What a beauty a four from them equals a 8 or me. Plus he is swinging from a pitching mound!

Nobody has won 20 Games or won an ERA title and won batting titles of any kind. Let alone bringing America out of the doldrums, So I think the Babe deserves a permanent thread. Even Lou said yes.

Thank you all for your contributions!

elsnorto · April 30, 2014 4:15PM

Some great items, as always, gents.

That PSA 1.5 M101-4 and PSA 1 Sport Kings have to be some of the nicest cards in those grades to be found. I love paper loss on the back.

I dig the 1930's Art Deco vibe on the 1987 All State too... it's one of the things that really attracted me to the 1935 National Chicle set.

Love the Ruth lunchbox too. I wish Upper Deck put out one for Walter Payton. I dig the weird stuff.

Snorto~

bobsbbcards · April 30, 2014 9:03PM

HoofHearted · May 1, 2014 5:53PM

Great tributes here! It's great seeing so many items for the first time!

Keeping in theme with Knapp, here are Walter and The Babe together on a PC:

1980scollector · May 2, 2014 4:12AM

Picked this up at the National-

A very very minor tear on the back makes this one a "2". If you look at the E in Babe you will see it.

MantleMarisFordBerra · May 2, 2014 5:17AM

Great stuff everyone. Some of you have quite an eye for picking up attractive but low graded cards due to paper loss/pin holes - very nice!!

DM23HOF · May 2, 2014 6:16AM

80's-- great focus on that #144. That's what makes a great #144 stand-out, IMO, along with some decent centering. Doesn't it feel great to find those freaks in low grade that look so much better?!

Show Us Your Ruth!

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