This
is a 1950s Babe Ruth pen, sold to raise money for the
Babe Ruth League Baseball Program. The Babe Ruth league
founded in 1951 was originally named Little Bigger
League, until The program was renamed in 1954 when
Claire Ruth, Babe Ruth’s widow, who had learned of the
merits of the organization and its tremendous growth,
met with the administrators. She subsequently gave the
organization permission to change its name to Babe Ruth
League. She has been quoted as saying, “Babe Ruth was
a man who loved children and baseball; he could receive
no greater tribute than to have a youth baseball program
named after him.”. The pen which sold for $1.00, has
the Sportsmanship code of Babe Ruth Baseball written on
the back. In 1999 the Babe Ruth league named their 12
& Under Division - Cal Ripken Baseball. Cal Ripken
Jr. was a graduate of the Babe Ruth program, which
currently ranks as the premier amateur baseball and
softball program in the world.
