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Lot Number: 789
Description: Babe Ruth limited edition bronze replica of Camden Yards statue "Babe's Dream". Although Boston will forever dread the "Curse of The Bambino," and Yankee Stadium will eternally be known as "the House that Ruth built," the most distinctive statue honoring Babe Ruth is in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. The statue outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards, two blocks from his birthplace, commemorates The Babe's contributions to the game. The artist commissioned to craft this prolific monument was Susan Luery. Luery's iconic statue titled "Babe's Dream" that stands at the Eutaw Street (Gate H) entrance of Camden Yards, where the majority of fans enter the ballpark, portrays a left-handed Babe Ruth holding a right-handed mitt and leaning on a bat during his days at St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys. Despite popular belief, this is not a mistake. In his autobiography, Ruth states that lefty gloves were hard to come by at that time. Upon completion of the Camden Yards statue, Luery produced a series of 100 of these 27" bronze replicas. Offered here is statue numbered "31/100" from the series. This finely crafted replica is rendered in outstanding detail and sits atop a black marble base. The edition number and artist's signature are pressed onto the back of Babe's foot. It is believed that a number of the replica statues from this series were gifted to and purchased by Baltimore Orioles officials, other Major League Baseball dignitaries, and museums (including the Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore) with a limited number having reached the public: NM-MT
Estimated Price: ($5,000.00-$7,500.00)
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