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From HA Sports. A lean Babe Ruth when he was pitching for the Boston Red Sox. Current Bid: $70,000. Ruth was paid $3,500 in 1916 by the Red Sox. The most he ever made was $80,000. An outrageous sum back in the 1930’s. “As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher’s mound. It was as if I’d been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.” – babe ruth From HA Sports: The first card Ruth appeared on is card #151 from...

Considered the greatest baseball hitter that ever played the game. This photo is of Joe when he was with Cleveland before being traded to the Chicago White Sox. He was banned from baseball for life for taking part in the Black Sox scandal of 1919. “I copied my swing after Joe Jackson’s. His is the perfectest.” – babe ruth David Fleitz – BioProject: The strong, agile 19-year-old quickly became the biggest star in the Carolina Association, leading the league with a .346 average, making phenomenal throws and catches in center field, and serving as mop-up pitcher. A reporter for the...