The Beckett Blog

Beckett HQ is the hub of sports collecting and our readers and associates bombard us with info and items. I received this interesting photo a couple of months ago from a private collector, who was considering auctioning it.

It’s Babe Ruth, age 40, crossing the plate after career home run No. 714 in May 1935 in Pittsburgh.

 It was his last time to touch ‘em all: his final ML game was five days later. Consider how many camera angles Barry Bond’s homer 715 was shown from and how much attention that garnered.

For what would become the most historic and talked about homer number for 80 years, it’s ironic that even the umpire isn’t paying any attention to Ruth’s toeing the plate. Ho hum, indeed. After all, it was Ruth’s third homer of the game.

Great photo, great piece of memorabilia. And until a few months ago, I didn’t even know it existed. Thanks to Good Reader Frank in D.C. for this one.

If you’ve got something you’d like to share, send it along. Our contact information is here.