Lot # 11: 1928 "Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball" - First Edition

Category: Baseball

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Item was in Auction "Great Moments Auction #54",
which ran from 3/22/2020 10:00 AM to
4/5/2020 10:00 PM



Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", Babe Ruth began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth established many MLB batting records, including career home runs (714), runs batted in (RBIs) (2,213), bases on balls (2,062), slugging percentage (.690), and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.164); the latter two still stand today. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. He was one of the first five inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.

This lot includes a 1st Edition hardback copy of "Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball" by George Herman Ruth. It has some wear due to age, but is fully intact. 

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