Babe Ruth Pictures (some RARE ones!)

[BSmile]

1) The Babe at spring training - 1928

2) The Babe looking typically happy - early 1930's

3) Joe Cronin, The Babe & Bill McKechnie - Boston, 1935

[BSmile]

1) The Babe and the guys on the road posing with some very young fans.

2) The Babe posing with a very oldfan.

[BSmile]

I'm sure many of us have seen this great, later years portrait of The Babe. However, I doubt that many have seen it in this size and clarity.
Cheers! ~B

[SHOELESSJOE3]

I'm sure many of us have seen this great, later years portrait of The Babe. However, I doubt that many have seen it in this size and clarity.
Cheers! ~B

Like they say........bigger than life.

[BSmile]

Here's a great, very large-size pic of The Babe with the Red Sox. Not sure of the year but I would guess 1918-19...he doesn't appear to be really skinny like he did when he first came up.

[SHOELESSJOE3]

The early years.

[George H Ruth]

Thats some great stuff Shoeless, I always wondered what Brother Mathias looked like.

[SHOELESSJOE3]

Thats some great stuff Shoeless, I always wondered what Brother Mathias looked like.

Here he is Brother Mathias, the big guy, younger in this pic.

[SHOELESSJOE3]

A shot of The Babe and brother Mathias to the extreme left. The Cadillac Babe bought for Mathias.

[BSmile]

"The Cadillac Babe bought for Mathias."

I can't help but think that there's something very "Elvis-like" about that...hahaha. Years before Elvis of course. The Babe was like the first rock-n-roll star of the 20th century! Fame, product endorsements, money, booze, broads, buying Cadillac's for people...classic. He really set the bar for everyone that followed.

[SHOELESSJOE3]

"The Cadillac Babe bought for Mathias."

I can't help but think that there's something very "Elvis-like" about that...hahaha. Years before Elvis of course. The Babe was like the first rock-n-roll star of the 20th century! Fame, product endorsements, money, booze, broads, buying Cadillac's for people...classic. He really set the bar for everyone that followed.

Not only that he was also the forerunner of the Ali type. He was at times brash, in your face, I can beat you, trade taunt for taunt. He showed that in the 1928 and 1932 world Series. Most are familiar with the back and forth insults between the Cub bench and Babe and then he hit that long home run, that was 1932.

Similar scene in the 1928 World Series. With two strikes on him Babe was "quick pitched" and the Cards thought they had him, strike three. Not so, the quick pitch was not allowed in the 1928 WS. Half the Card bench ran on to the field, all over the ump. They lost the argument, Ruth was not out. All that time Babe is at home plate, pointing and grinning at the irate Cards and their pitcher Willie Sherdel. When they leave the field he mockingly applauds them. Ruth and Sherdel exchange last words, then the very next pitch. Ruth hits his second home run of the game, rounding the bases he has more words for the Cards, later he hits his third home run.

Both times he answers the insults with his own choice of words, both times he hits a home run, two strikes down.

I don't know how much he could take, but when he felt he had to, he could dish it out and back up his words

[BSmile]

The Babe takes a nice, easy swing as photographers snap away behind him.

[Proctor, CF]

Were there any photos of The Babe taken with Pop Lloyd, or any other Black ballplayers?

[SHOELESSJOE3]

Were there any photos of The Babe taken with Pop Lloyd, or any other Black ballplayers?

No none. I should have mentioned in my previous post, I've never seen a photo of Babe with any black players. Years ago I read a couple of articles describing the opinion of some black players, about Ruth. They found him friendly, a funny guy and at times he would share conversation and a "chaw" of tobacco. Don't recall the source, long ago I think in some books at the library.
There was probably little coverage of those exhibition games, not much in the way of picture taking. I'm still in the hunt for any of those pictures.

[BSmile]

"I'm still in the hunt for any of those pictures."

Me too. I still haven't found any pic's of The Babe with any of the great Black BB stars of the day. If any do exist, I think that they're unpublished photos in private hands. I'll keep looking though...
Anyways:

1) Babe signing for the kids....as usual.

2) Babe going for a putt - 1926

[Proctor, CF]

"I'm still in the hunt for any of those pictures."

Me too. I still haven't found any pic's of The Babe with any of the great Black BB stars of the day. If any do exist, I think that they're unpublished photos in private hands. I'll keep looking though...

THANKS, BSmile, I appreciate it tremendously, as I do all of your great posts.

[Sultan_1895-1948]

I would also like to say thank you for the great work BSmile. Very cool stuff.

Anyone know where this picture was taken?

[Proctor, CF]

THANKS, Sultan. I've been searching for that one! I, too, would love to know its exact setting - though I'm sure it's representative of Babe's athletic and charismatic appeal with Blacks throughout the country (Carribean, Mexico, and Central America).

[whoisonit]

I'm sure many of us have seen this great, later years portrait of The Babe. However, I doubt that many have seen it in this size and clarity.
Cheers! ~B

The Babe in IMAX !

[BSmile]

"Anyone know where this picture was taken?"

I couldn't say for sure...but considering the shoddy construction of that fence and Babe's road uniform...I'd guess it's either an exhibition or spring training game...perhaps circa. mid-1920's.

Glad everyone is enjoying all the pic's...you're very welcome!

Here's a great sitdown portrait of The Babe, looking slick in his silk robe.

[Bill Burgess]

Anyone know where this picture was taken?

I don't know where that photo was taken, but the Yankees only used that road uniform, with the words 'Yankees' on them, 1927-30. Never again, before or after. It was always, 'New York', before and after.

So, you have your time-frame there, 1927-30. Whenever you see 'Yankees' on their road uniforms, it's 1927-30.

[SHOELESSJOE3]

"The Cadillac Babe bought for Mathias."

I[U] can't help but think that there's something very "Elvis-like" about that..[/U].hahaha. Years before Elvis of course. The Babe was like the first rock-n-roll star of the 20th century! Fame, product endorsements, money, booze, broads, buying Cadillac's for people...classic. He really set the bar for everyone that followed.

Not the best beginning for either, Babe growing up in an institution. Elvis early on was told he should stick to truck driving.

Both were free with the buck, Elvis at times buying a car or some jewelry for a fan. Babe the car for Mathias and Joe Dugan telling some stories about the Babe. Leaving hugh tips and loaning money to down and out teammates and other players. Dugan said in many instances Ruth loaned out the money knowing he would probably never be repaid.

Both passed away on August 16, 1948 and 1977.

[SHOELESSJOE3]

I would also like to say thank you for the great work BSmile. Very cool stuff.

Anyone know where this picture was taken?

Nothing specific but I have a book with that picture and the caption reads ......after spring training in Florida the Yanks played many exhibition games on their way to New York. All Southern towns had segregated seating areas. So, just an educated guess, probably in the South but to answer your question, can't say exactly where.

[hellborn]

Not the best beginning for either, Babe growing up in an institution. Elvis early on was told he should stick to truck driving.

Both were free with the buck, Elvis at times buying a car or some jewelry for a fan. Babe the car for Mathias and Joe Dugan telling some stories about the Babe. Leaving hugh tips and loaning money to down and out teammates and other players. Dugan said in many instances Ruth loaned out the money knowing he would probably never be repaid.

Both passed away on August 16, 1948 and 1977.

I think that Brother Mathias was to Babe what Babe was to the rest of the world. Seems like Mathias was the one man whom Babe respected without question, and Babe wrote that he was the greatest man he had ever met. I think that Mathias can be viewed as Babe's dad in practice, and who knows what would have happened to Ruth without that influence.
One of my Ruth books mentions in passing that Babe would occasionally leave $100 tips in coffee shops as a younger man...can you imagine that, back in the '20s??
This is a bit of a tangent, but a Cramer book on Splinter mentions that, as an older man, he would call up former ballplayers he knew were in financial trouble and browbeat them into sending him a small check for the Jimmy Fund. Once he had the account # from the check, Ted would wire $10k into the struggling man's account.
Wouldn't Mel Webb liked to have heard about that!!

[SHOELESSJOE3]

I think that Brother Mathias was to Babe what Babe was to the rest of the world. Seems like Mathias was the one man whom Babe respected without question, and Babe wrote that he was the greatest man he had ever met. I think that Mathias can be viewed as Babe's dad in practice, and who knows what would have happened to Ruth without that influence.One of my Ruth books mentions in passing that Babe would occasionally leave $100 tips in coffee shops as a younger man...can you imagine that, back in the '20s??
This is a bit of a tangent, but a Cramer book on Splinter mentions that, as an older man, he would call up former ballplayers he knew were in financial trouble and browbeat them into sending him a small check for the Jimmy Fund. Once he had the account # from the check, Ted would wire $10k into the struggling man's account.
Wouldn't Mel Webb liked to have heard about that!!

I have wondered the same, what would it have been like. Hard to imagine even without Brother Mathias pushing him, his mentor that Ruth's talents would have slipped by, not noticed. Who can say, maybe he would have gotten to MLB later.