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1935 Babe Ruth & Wife Photo (PSA Type I)
In 1934, Babe Ruth played his final season with the New York Yankees, and 1935 would be his final playing year. Displayed is a Feb. 7, 1935, Type I original, Fox Photo of the Babe and his wife, Claire, as they arrive on an Air France flight from Paris, France, to England. During the concluded 1934 season, Ruth had made it plain that he wanted to manage the Yankees in 1935, even though the Yankees already had an excellent manager in "Marse Joe" McCarthy. The Babe hit only .288 in '34, with 22 home runs and 84 RBIs. Not bad numbers for most Major Leaguers, but far from Ruth at his prodigious best. The Yankees wanted to dispose of Ruth and Ruth began 1935 as a player, assistant manager and executive with the Boston Braves, of the National League. Apparently, Ruth had been led to believe that he would be in consideration for a job as the team's manager in '35, but the Braves really wanted him as a drawing card as a player. Ruth was hitting poorly when on May 25th he blasted three home runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Pirates' Forbes Field, the final blast being estimated at close to 600 feet. Ruth's wife, Claire, urged him to retire after that game, but Ruth had promised to play longer, so he did, but failed to have another good day and retired on June 2nd, hitting merely .181 with six homers. Ruth's playing career ended on a sad note, but the inaugural Hall of Famer finished his career with a lifetime batting average of .342, the then best ever Major League record of 714 home runs, and a terrific pitching record of 94-46, with a 2.28 ERA. The black and white photo measures 8x10". The photo has a retyped caption on the verso: "Babe Ruth [T]he celebrated American baseball player arrived at Croydon this afternoon from Paris by air. He was accompanied by hi[s] wife [Claire] and daughter Julia." Claire was Ruth's second wife. She was a former model and chorus line performer on Broadway. Ruth's first wife had died in a fire in 1929. The photo exhibits some slight darkening but is in otherwise excellent condition. It comes with a PSA LOA that certifies the Type I photo as AUTHENTIC.
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