Home-run race for 1932 cartoon

Date1932

DescriptionA cartoon drawn by Burris Jenkins Jr. depicting the race for 1932 as hot air balloons: Foxx with 43, Ruth with 34, and Klein with 35; The balloons contain images of the players. Other balloons named Old Age, Sickness, and Injuries fall to the Earth. Foxx ended with 58, 17 ahead of Ruth.

Bio/Historical NoteThe home run race of the 1932 season ended with Jimmie Foxx: 58, Babe Ruth: 41, and Chuck Klein: 38.

Object numberB-1950-0172-001

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Jenkins, Burris, Jr., 1896-1966

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Foxx, Jimmie

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA MSS 132 Burris Jenkins Jr. cartoons

Dimensions19 x 19.5 in.

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