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Red Ruffing Baseball
Centennial Milk Glass |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1939
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DISTRIBUTOR
-Libbey
Glass Company
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SIZE
- 4.75"
Tall
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PRICE GUIDE
- $75.00 - $150.00
Very Good
-Excellent
Condition
Value will vary
based on player
demand
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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The Libbey Glass Co. produced Ten
"Official All American Baseball Team"
milk glasses to commemorate the
1839-1939 Baseball Centennial. They
were distributed by Esso Oil as a
souvenir at the 1939 World's Fair,
Academy of Sport. The team was selected
by Babe Ruth in collaboration with the
All-America Board of Baseball, a
committee of baseball writers in 1938.
and used to commemorate the 1839-1939
Baseball Centennial. This was the
seventieth time Ruth was involved in
picking the All-America team of the
year.
The ten glasses each depicted a ballplayer in blue, with the player's
facsimile autograph to the right. The
opposite side has the official
1839-1939 Baseball centennial emblem.
The players produced listed here as
Babe Ruth's chosen batting order were;
Red Rolfe, 3B; Charlie Gehringer, 2B;
Joe DiMaggio, CF; Jimmie Foxx, 1B; Mel
Ott, RF; Joe Medwick, LF; Ernie
Lombardi, C; Joe Cronin, SS; Red
Ruffing, P; Paul Derringer, P.
The All America Baseball team is featured in the
Esso Baseball Handbook,
1839-1939 Baseball's 100th Anniversary
Edition. Articles include: How to
Pitch, by Paul Derringer; Batting Tips,
by Joe Medwick; Advice to Rookie
Catchers, by Ernest Lombardi; How to
Play First Base, by Jimie Foxx; The
Keystone Guardian, by Chas. Gehringer;
Duties of a Shortstop, by Joe Cronin;
Playing the Hot Corner, by "Red" Rolfe;
Advice to Outfielders, by Mel Ott;
Throwing from Outfield, by Joe
DiMaggio.
The back cover has an enrollment application to attend the School Of
Baseball, at the 1939 New York World's
Fair Academy Of Sports. The Esso Oil
Company was a major sponsor of the
Worlds Fair and the Academy of Sport,
where the milk glasses were issued.
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Official All America
Baseball Team Milk Glasses |
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Chas. H Ruffing
Signature |
Jimmie Foxx Glass |
Jimmie Foxx Signature |
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| Esso Baseball Handbook 100th Anniversary Edition |
Babe Ruth's All-America Baseball Team 1938 |
1939 World's Fair Academy Of Sports |
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