Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry opened a special baseball all-star display, ahead of next week’s 2023 MLB All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park.
The exhibit showcases historical memorabilia from the first 80 years of Seattle baseball history, including items associated with the Seattle Giants, Rainiers, Pilots, and the Mariners.
There is a game-worn jersey from Babe Ruth, an autographed Ken Griffey Jr. rookie baseball card and the first homerun baseball hit out Seattle’s Sick’s Stadium, the home of the Seattle Pilots in 1969.
Besides Ruth and Griffey, Jr., the other legends include Ted Williams, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Sandy Koufax, and Ichiro Suzuki.
The exhibit is free with admission and will be open until Nov. 5.
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Babe Ruth batting in Dugdale Park, Seattle, October 19, 1924 George Herman "Babe" Ruth was well-known for being "the captain of the home run industry" and for his swaggering style. Upon his retirement in 1935, no one had hit half as many home runs as his record of 714 -- a record that stood for almost four decades.
In this 1924 photograph, Ruth is batting in Seattle's Dugdale Park stadium.
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Babe Ruth at typewriter, probably in Seattle, ca. 1927 George Herman "Babe" Ruth, well-known for being "the captain of the home run industry" and for his swaggering style, hit his 60th home run of the season on September 30, 1927, for the New York Yankees, setting the record for home runs in a season. Much of the Seattle press gave little notice to this event, although The Seattle Times noted that "the probabilities are great that sixty home runs will stand for many years as a busy season's work." Upon Ruth's retirement in 1935, no one had hit half as many home runs as his record of 714 -- a record that stood for almost four decades.
In this 1927 photograph, Ruth is sitting at a desk with a cigar and typing. Although likely in a Seattle, the office setting is not known.
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Babe Ruth eating a turkey leg surrounded by children while sitting on stairs inside the New Washington Hotel, Seattle, November 1926 George Herman "Babe" Ruth, well-known for being "the captain of the home run industry" and for his swaggering style, hit his 60th home run of the season on September 30, 1927, for the New York Yankees, setting the record for home runs in a season. Much of the Seattle press gave little notice to this event, although The Seattle Times noted that "the probabilities are great that sixty home runs will stand for many years as a busy season's work." Upon Ruth's retirement in 1935, no one had hit half as many home runs as his record of 714 -- a record that stood for almost four decades.
In this 1926 photograph, Ruth is surrounded by young children at the bottom of a staircase and being fed a turkey leg by a young boy, John A. Holmes. The girl on the right holding a plate is Jeanette Plochowitz. The fair-haired boy standing on the stairs just above the boy with the turkey leg is Harold Warner. His father was the manager of the New Washington Hotel, the setting of this photograph.
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Babe Ruth and boy playing baseball, Seattle, 1927 George Herman "Babe" Ruth, well-known for being "the captain of the home run industry" and for his swaggering style, hit his 60th home run of the season on September 30, 1927, for the New York Yankees, setting the record for home runs in a season. Much of the Seattle press gave little notice to this event, although The Seattle Times noted that "the probabilities are great that sixty home runs will stand for many years as a busy season's work." Upon Ruth's retirement in 1935, no one had hit half as many home runs as his record of 714 -- a record that stood for almost four decades.
In this 1927 photograph, Ruth is out of uniform in a Seattle yard batting while a young boy crouches on a chair playing catcher.
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Babe Ruth with a crowd of young fans, Seattle, October 20, 1924 George Herman "Babe" Ruth, well-known for being "the captain of the home run industry" and for his swaggering style, hit his 60th home run of the season on September 30, 1927, for the New York Yankees, setting the record for home runs in a season. Upon Ruth's retirement in 1935, no one had hit half as many home runs as his record of 714 -- a record that stood for almost four decades.
In this 1924 image, Ruth is seated atop an automobile surrounded by a crowd of young fans.
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Babe Ruth at bat in Dugdale Park, Seattle, October 19, 1924. George Herman "Babe" Ruth was well-known for being "the captain of the home run industry" and for his swaggering style. Upon Ruth's retirement in 1935, no one had hit half as many home runs as his record of 714 -- a record that stood for almost four decades.
In this photograph from his visit to Seattle in 1924, Ruth is batting during a game at Dugdale Park.
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