When this picture was taken during Spring Training 1918, it was becoming clear that Babe Ruth was being underutilized by only hitting on the days he pitched and he would find himself playing some outfield too. He would win his first home run title by the end of the season with a whopping 11 round trippers and although he was a bona fide star, nobody could have predicted that he would transform the game and the entire world in the process! Nobody was a bigger star than Ruth and he was a household name all over the globe. His feats are legendary and his personality bigger than life, but before all that, he was a pitcher and part time outfielder for the Boston Red Sox! The offered photograph is a bold silver gelatin image which presents in fine condition for the age overall with a thick black border which we have never seen before. One of the most iconic images of Ruth ever taken, he is permanently captured here in suspended animation busting out of the box and about to drop the bat after slamming one to right field. While it is not known the exact date or location, the setting appears to be Spring Training in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The photo is impossible to date but we feel this is a c. 1960 example and certainly developed before the 1970's. One of the cleaner example of this photograph we have ever seen and offered here from the famous Brown Brothers archive.

Size: 7x9
Designation: Vintage 3(b)
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 4/5
Overall Grade: 8.5/10