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Lot # 758: Stunning Oversize Babe Ruth Autograph (PSA NM-MT 8)

Category: Ruth and Gehrig

Starting Bid: $1,500.00

Bids: 19 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "2023 Summer Classic",
which ran from 7/16/2023 7:00 PM to
8/5/2023 10:00 PM



"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or miss big. I like to live as big as I can," said Babe Ruth of his hitting technique, but also of his lifestyle. Offered is a cut signature of the Sultan of Swat. Ruth, an inaugural Hall of Famer, was a terrific pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, going 94-46 lifetime, with a 2.22 ERA. After moving to the outfield, he regularly hit more home runs in a season than whole teams of American League opponents. Considered by many as baseball's Greatest of All Time, this larger-than-life G.O.A.T. was educated at Baltimore's St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, and, as was common at the time, the naturally left-handed Ruth was trained to write right-handed, and not only did the Babe learn to write from the starboard side, he developed beautiful script, and when he signed an autograph, as with everything else in his life, Ruth did it big. The cut signature was signed in blue ink from a fountain pen. Ruth's oversized signature is at some points over a half inch high, and it is over 2.5" long. It is signed on what appears to be a 3.5x5.5" card. The card has been folded in two and shows fading from the passage of time. Ruth's signature on the card has been encapsulated and PSA/DNA certified as 'AUTHENTIC AUTO." What sports collection would not be enhanced with such a beautifully crafted signature from the great Bambino? Comes with PSA LOA.

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