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Nov 12, 2018 · Ruth’s name still resonates with scores of people, but a scant few are familiar with a card set from 1948 produced by the Philadelphia Gum Company known as “The Babe Ruth Story,” that came in packs with a slab of Swell bubble gum.
- Bert Lehman
The set was originally intended to consist of sixteen cards. Twelve additional cards were added when Ruth died prior to the film's release. Card backs included an offer for an autographed photo of William Bendix (who starred as Ruth) for five Swell Bubble gum wrappers and five cents.
George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.
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1948 Swell Bubble Gum Sports Thrills (R448) THE PLAYERS. George Herman “Babe” Ruth (February 6, 1895 - August 16, 1948) is arguably the greatest player of all-time. The boy labeled as “incorrigible” by the St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, abandoned his trade as a shirt maker to play baseball. (Boys in the reformatory were ...
The Babe Ruth Story is a 1948 American biographical film about professional baseball player Babe Ruth (1895–1948), who achieved fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. However, most of the film, except for the basic details of Ruth's life and career achievements, was fictionalized.
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1948 Swell Ruth Story. Please keep in mind that, in some cases, PSA started recognizing certain varieties within specific sets long after the company began grading the issue.
