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1921 E121 American Caramel - Series of 80 Babe Ruth SGC VG 3....
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1921 E121 American Caramel - Series of 80 Babe Ruth SGC VG 3. The story behind the early career of Babe Ruth is, still, an entire century later, one of those, "What were they thinking?" puzzlers. George Herman Ruth came up from the International league to the Boston Red Sox in 1914 for his pitching skills and he delivered. Over the next five years Ruth had an 89-46 W-L record on a 2.19 ERA and three World Championships. But Ruth also showed promise at the plate. While with Boston, he belted 49 home runs and batted .308! Top numbers for a pitcher. Now, the legend is: Broadway came calling to Boston owner Harry Frazee who sold Ruth to New York for $125,000 to fund a play. Truth is, it was probably more due to salary demands and Ruth reportedly being a bad influence but it's a great story. January 5, 1920 is a day that made baseball history and the rest is blaze of singles, doubles, triples, hot dogs, beer, home runs, World Series victories, and the seemingly never ending worship from fans, young and old. Whatever the Yankees had to pay their new "Babe" it was worth it. For three consecutive years, Ruth led the league in runs, home runs and RBIs. They don't call Yankees Stadium "The House That Ruth Built" for nothing.When this card came out in 1921 as part of the E121 American Caramel series of eighty cards, Ruth was well cemented as a Big Apple legend, both on and off the field. But, looking closely at the jersey that Ruth wears on what is now a much admired (and ironic) pitching depiction, you'll see it's a Red Sox jersey and uniform! Were there no images of Ruth in his Yankees uniform? Granted, it is among the first cards to depict Ruth with a Yankees team caption, but it was New York. It's fun to think this could be a 1921 version of what kids today call "throwing shade" at Boston for their loss. The set presented no less than three caption variations. Here, it is without quote marks around the word "Babe" and his position as a right fielder, a move that would send the fortunes of two rival franchises in opposite directions.
Graded SGC VG 3. There is little more than consistent corner wear (one has a slight bend), and areas with some soiling to report. Centering is very close to precise and borders are wide and proud There are no major detriments and nothing to detract from the enjoyment you will get adding this important card to your collection.
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2022 January 27 - 28 Winter Sports Card Catalog Auction #50051 (go to Auction Home page)
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