(LOT 682)
1928 World Series - Babe Ruth Hits 3 Home Runs in Series Clinching Game#4 - Underwood & Underwood Type 1 Photo – Measures Approx. 8" x 10" - PSA Type 1 Encapsulation
The 1928 Yankees would win 101 games and go on to win their second consecutive World Series, trouncing the St. Louis Cardinals in a four-game sweep that made it 8 consecutive wins in the Fall Classic! Indeed, the previous year the mighty Yanks had also swept the Pirates in four games, an in 1928, they would exact revenge against the Redbirds who had defeated the Yankees in a tightly contested seven-game series in 1926. In the clinching game number four, the "Sultan of Swat" would put an exclamation point on the series by walloping three homers that led the Yankees to a decisive 7-3 victory and a World Championship. This would be the second time Ruth slugged three round-trippers in a World Series game, the only player ever to knock three balls out of the ballpark in a Fall Classic game on two separate occasions.

This extraordinary Type 1 Underwood & Underwood photo provides a literal "aerial" view of Ruth about to cross home plate after belting one of his three dingers in that renowned game#4 at Sportsman Park in St. Louis. Waiting to greet the Bambino is none other than the immortal Henry Louis Gehrig who just happened to light up the Cardinals pitching staff as well by crushing four homers himself to the tune of a robust .545 average. The "Babe" managed an incredible 10 hits in only 16 at-bats, an unfathomable .625 batting clip, with this unparalleled dynamic duo the primary reason the Yankees outscored the Redbirds in the four-game sweep by an overwhelming 27-10 margin. The image itself emulates awe-inspiring resolution and near-perfect contrast, with the borderless 8" x 10" photo somehow managing to elude any obtrusive flaws over the past 92 years. As a final exclamation point, the flipside includes a critical caption detailing the events of this monumental game. A fitting testament to Ruth's remarkable legacy, it turns back the clock to an era when the "Babe" established himself as our National Pastime's premier "long-ball" slugger who always seemed to perform at a prolific rate in the most significant games!

MIN BID $300
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