GREAT OLD TIMERS’ FOOTAGE: 1947 Tribute To Babe Ruth!

Gary Livacari

3 years ago

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GREAT OLD TIMERS’ FOOTAGE:

1947 TRIBUTE TO BABE RUTH!

Many of you know how much I enjoy Old-Timers’ games. I recently came on to what I think is the best footage from an Old Timers’ game I’ve ever seen. I’m sharing it from Gregg Schneider’s Baseball, 1857 through 1993 Facebook page.

The footage is from the 1947 tribute to a dying Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium. It’s loaded with Hall-of-Famers and others from the Dead Ball Era in the later years of their lives. Take the time to read the introduction which will give you the setting for the clip, then spend the 4:40 it takes to view it. Trust me on this one…you won’t regret it.

The featured photo above is a still shot from the 1947 tribute to Babe Ruth, L-R: Cy Young, Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker, Harry Hooper, and Ty Cobb.

Since I enjoy identifying ballplayers in old photos and films, I also attempted to identify the players as they appear. I’ve indicated the names below and the time in which they appear. I’m missing a few names, so if you can help ID any that I missed, I’d greatly appreciate it.

PLAYER IDENTIFICATIONS FROM THE FOOTAGE

:01 Mel Allen, 03 Connie Mack, :10 Joe McCarthy, :19 Red Faber, :19 Stan Coveleski, :22 Ed Walsh, :26 George Earnshaw, :28 Chief Bender,

Harry Hooper, Tris Speaker, and Duffy Lewis at an Old Timers’ game in the 1930s.

:32 Cy Young, :38 Unknown A’s, :43 Ray Schalk, :44 Mickey Cochrane, :47 George Sisler, :52 George McBride, :56 Jimmie Foxx, 1:04 Charlie Gehringer, 1:10 Frank “Home Run” Baker, 1:20 Tris Speaker, 1:24 Duffy Lewis, 1:30 Harry Hooper, 1:37 Waite Hoyt, 1:40 Ty Cobb, 1:48 Group with Cobb, Hooper, Speaker, D. Lewis, Cy Young, 1:59 Lefty Gomez, 2:01 Red Ruffing (I think), 2:04: Elmer Smith, 2:07 Wally Pipp, 2:08 Jimmy Foxx, 2:11 George Sisler, 2:12 Joe Judge, 2:14 Unknown Yankee, 2:15 Mike McNally, 2:18 Jack Berry, 2:20 Roger Peckinpaugh, 2:32 Unknown Yankee, 2:27 Red Rolfe, 2:30 Frank “Home Run” Baker, 2:32 Unknown Indian.

Gary Livacari

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