Babe Ruth Batting Against a Pitching Machine
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth, seen hitting against a pitching machine at the Polo Grounds. The photograph is from a high angle behind home plate. Ruth is in the left-handed batter's box in his batting stance. The baseball he attempts to hit is visible in the middle of the photograph. A group of players is standing on the pitcher's mound in a semi-circle around a pitching machine. The players are from both the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. The inventor of the pitching machine B.L. Blair can be seen in the group wearing a boater hat. Information written on the physical slide reads, "pitching machine"
Player(s)
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
Team(s)
New York - AL; Chicago - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
June 16, 1921
Subject
Hall of famers; Batting (Baseball); Batting practice (Baseball)
Source
Underwood & Underwood
Stadium
Polo Grounds (New York, N.Y.)
Location
New York (N.Y.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Ruth
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)