Babe Ruth as a Brave with Worcester Mayor John Mahoney
Babe Ruth as a Brave with Worcester Mayor John Mahoney
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Babe Ruth as a Brave with Worcester Mayor John Mahoney
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Boston Braves Babe Ruth is presented with the "key to the city" from Worcester Mayor John Mahoney prior to an April pre-season exhibition game between the Braves and the Holy Cross collegiate team. Visible between them is Boston Braves manager Bill McKechnie and Boston Brave Tommy Thompson.
Original data provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Babe Ruth as a Brave with Judge Fuchs, 1935
Corrected title and date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
This photograph was taken during an exhibition game played at Holy Cross's Fitton Field in Worcester, MA. The Braves defeated Holy Cross 5 to 2 (New York Times, 15 April 1935, page 29).