BABE RUTH HITS THREE HOME RUNS – YANKEES WIN 1928 WORLD SERIES

yankees-win-1928-series-article-2.jpgTHE “SULTAN OF SWAT” FINISHES OFF THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS IN FOUR STRAIGHT!

The New York Times
October 10, 1928

Front page single column headlines: “YANKEES WIN SERIES, TAKING FINAL, 7-3; RUTH HITS THREE HOMERS. St. Louis Fans Angry After His Second Homer Makes Great Catch to End Game. BOTTLES THROWN AT RUTH.”

The sports section has the complete account of the game, the box score and a great photo: “Babe Ruth Scoring in the Eighth Inning on His Third Home Run.” There are also large photos of Ruth, Yankees Manager Miller Huggins and winning pitcher, Waite Hoyt. Lou Gehrig also smacks a homer in the completely one-sided series, won by the Yankees in four straight games.

The complete 60-page newspaper in remarkably well-preserved, near mint condition published on enduring “rag paper.”  Only around 90 such papers were ever printed back in 1928! A baseball collector’s prize to be sure!

$750

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Posted by mmitchell | Filed Under All Historic Newspapers, Sports History