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Lot # 806: 1932 Babe Ruth Signed Government Postcard (PSA)

Category: Ruth and Gehrig

Starting Bid: $1,000.00

Bids: 20 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "2024 Winter Classic",
which ran from 2/25/2024 10:00 AM to
3/16/2024 10:00 PM



Displayed is a 1932 Babe Ruth signed government postcard. The New York Yankees Hall of Fame outfielder was 37 years old in '32, but he was still going strong. The Bambino batted .341 that season. He belted 41 homers with 137 RBI, and Babe led the American League in OBP (.489) and walks (130). Ruth's Yankees won the AL flag that year with a 107-47-2 record and a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the World Series. "32 was the year of Ruth's "Called Shot" in the World Series. The Yankees and the Cubs had been riding each other hard during the Series, at least in part because the Cubs' players voted ex-Yankee shortstop Mark Koenig, who joined the Cubs from the Yankees in midseason, only a half share of the team's prospective World Series share. Before Game 1 of the Series at Chicago's Wrigley Field, Ruth had called out to former teammate Koenig that the Cubs "were cheap bums." In Game 3, Ruth may or may not have called his shot before he hit a 2-run homer off pitcher Charlie Root that helped the Yankees take Game 3. The government postcard, measuring about 3.2x5.4", has a small Ruth head-and-torso shot affixed to the back. On the back, someone has typed "Babe Ruth - New York Yankees 1932." In a beautifully scripted signature, Ruth uses black ink from a fountain pen to sign the back of the postcard. The postcard shows some darkening because of the passage of time. The one-cent postcard has not been mailed or addressed. The postcard has been encapsulated and PSA/DNA certified AUTHENTIC AUTO.

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