The "Babe" during batting practice at Fenway during series with Sox
The "Babe" during batting practice at Fenway during series with Sox
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The "Babe" during batting practice at Fenway during series with Sox
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New York Yankee Babe Ruth (#3) swinging away in the batting cage in front of coach Johnny Schulte (#21) at Fenway Park. Teammate Lou Gehrig (#4) looks on.
Original data provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: The "Babe" during batting practice at Fenway during series with Sox, n.d.
Corrected date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
The only catcher to wear #21 while Ruth was with the Yankees was coach Johnny Schulte in 1934. His final season as a catcher in the majors had been a total of 25 games with the Browns and Braves in 1932. He was not on the Yankees active roster, but his name/uniform number do appear on Yankees scorecards from that season (Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011).