Babe Ruth Auction To Benefit Babe Ruth Foundation Closing February 18
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/18/2017
On July 4, 1939, Babe Ruth, Tony Lazzeri and the rest of Murderers' Row gathered in solidarity as Gehrig delivered what has come to be known as "baseball's Gettysburg Address." Here, the reunited teammates wave to Yankee Stadium's capacity crowd while paying homage to the center-field monument of their old skipper, Miller Huggins. Babe stands out immediately in his white suit—so very iconic from the day's classic shots of him embracing Lou at the microphone. Looming up above clamoring spectators of all ages is the stadium scoreboard with its 3-2 winning score from Game 1 of the doubleheader. Image clarity and contrast here are absolutely breathtaking and must be seen first-hand for full appreciation. An Acme Newspictures stamp and handwritten editorial notations appear on the 7 x 9 inch photo's reverse. This photograph has been classified as Type I by PSA/DNA.
Please note: Due to their routine newsroom usage for publication purposes, all news-service photos generally bear varying degrees of handling wear (creasing, crazing, chipping, etc.) and editorial marks (outlining, cropping, highlighting, background masking, etc.). Goldin Auctions will be donating 5% of the winning bid price of this lot and all lots in this auction to the Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum.