Babe Ruth with the Bethlehem Baseball Club photograph
Date1918
DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth with the Bethlehem Steel Baseball in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in 1918. Ruth is pictured in the second row, third from left. The caption reads, "Back Row, left to right; Sam Agnew, Joe Schultz, Babe Ruth, Ralph Stroud, Tony Walsh, Joe Babbington, Earl Clouser, Eddie Murphy, Norm Plitt, Dell Pratt/Front row, left to right, George Hale, Tom Jones, Pop Kelchner, Bat Boy Bob Maurer, Bob Stowe, Earl Potteiger, George Trout."
Object numberBL-1994-01399
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Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
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Agnew, Sam, 1887-1951
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Schultz, Joe, 1893-1941
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Stroud, Sailor, 1885-1970
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Murphy, Eddie, 1891-1969
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Plitt, Norman, 1893-1954
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Pratt, Del, 1888-1977
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Hale, George, 1894-1945
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Jones, Tom, 1874-1923
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Walsh, Tony
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Babbington, Joe
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Clouser, Earl, 1939-2009
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Kelchner, Pop
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Maurer, Bob
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Stowe, Bob
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Potteiger, Earl
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Trout, George
Classificationsphotographic materials
Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Hall of Famers photographic materials
Dimensions14 x 11 in.
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