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

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Agnew, Sam, 1887-1951

Subject Schultz, Joe, 1893-1941

Subject Stroud, Sailor, 1885-1970

Subject Murphy, Eddie, 1891-1969

Subject Plitt, Norman, 1893-1954

Subject Pratt, Del, 1888-1977

Subject Hale, George, 1894-1945

Subject Jones, Tom, 1874-1923

Subject Walsh, Tony

Subject Babbington, Joe

Subject Clouser, Earl, 1939-2009

Subject Kelchner, Pop

Subject Maurer, Bob

Subject Stowe, Bob

Subject Potteiger, Earl

Subject Trout, George

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Hall of Famers photographic materials

Dimensions14 x 11 in.

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