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1915 Boston Red Sox Team Real Photo Post Card w/ B

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1915 Boston Red Sox Team Real Photo Post Card w/ Babe Ruth
This spectacular real photo postcard features the 1915 World Champion Boston Red Sox showing rookie pitcher Babe Ruth standing in the back row. In 1915 Ruth went 18-8 and along with Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore, "Rube" Foster, and "Smokey" Joe Wood, the staff combined for a league-leading ERA of 1.49. When it was his turn in the pitching rotation Ruth added some punch to the offense hitting .315 with four home runs that year (three off the league lead) in 92 at-bats. Ruth's one-two punch of pitching and slugging would help lead the Sox to World Series titles again in 1916 and 1918. The crystal clear image features 22 players plus the trainer. The image is miscut to a degree that eliminates the bottom margin but not a measurable portion of the image itself. Handwriting on the back neatly identifies the team and all those pictured by name and position. In EX-MT to NM condition.

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