Babe Ruth Commemorative Stamp US Post Office

the stands are empty right now but from 1923 through 1934 the fans jammed Yankee Stadium to watch one of baseball's greatest Immortals George Herman Ruth although the Babe started his major league career as a brilliant pitcher when he became a Yankee he played The Outfield even so in 19 33 just for the fun of it he pitched and won the final game of the season how about that but the most familiar image of the Babe is the one on this stamp issued by the United States Postal Service it shows the Sultan of Swat following through on his mighty swing and what resulted 714 times was a mighty blast into the stands and then babe rounding the bases skinny legs carrying a big torso with an even bigger heart this is Mel Allen at the monument in center field in the house that Ruth built