Collection of Rare Babe Ruth Baseball Cards, 6 - This collection of rare Babe Ruth baseball cards includes the commemorative 100th birthday card for the celebrated baseball legend. Born George Herman Ruth, Ruth was one of the inaugural members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, inducted in 1936. He started his career as a pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, but it most notable for playing as an outfielder for the New York Yankees. A seven-time World Series champion and two-time All Star, Ruth retired in the late 1940s and passed away in 1948 at the age of 53. These rare cards are protected within individual plastic sleeves. All of the items presented in this sale are part of a private family collection of sports memorabilia and rare professional athletics artifacts curated over a collective 80-year period. The winning bidder will receive an original letter of recollection from the seller for this lot.