Babe Ruth shoes

Date1938

DescriptionBlack leather shoes with black fabric laces. Each shoe has gold-colored toe reinforcement. Tongues have scalloped edges and interior undersides of both have manufacturer labels. Bottom soles are leather with six metal spikes and "37 / 5" stamped in the center of each shoe.

Bio/Historical NoteShoes worn by Babe Ruth during his coaching days with the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1938.

Object numberB-1969-0261

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer A.G. Spalding & Bros. (Manufacturer)

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsuniforms

Dimensions4 x 4.75 x 12.25 in.

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