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Ruth with Red Sox Teammates

Bain News Service · 1916

A 1916 Bain News Service photograph showing Babe Ruth seated with Boston Red Sox teammates Bill Carrigan, Jack Barry, and Vean Gregg.

Documents Ruth as a young Red Sox pitcher alongside established teammates during his early career.

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Black-and-white photograph of four baseball players in Red Sox uniforms sitting on a dugout bench, with baseball bats lying in the foreground. Captions at the bottom read BARRY, CARRIGAN, and a catalog number. Left to right, the players sit with arms crossed or hands clasped, looking toward the camera or to the side.
Babe Ruth, Bill Carrigan, Jack Barry, and Vean Gregg of the Boston Red Sox, 1916. Bain News Service.

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What it is

This 1916 photograph by the Bain News Service shows four Boston Red Sox players sitting together on a dugout bench with bats in the foreground: Babe Ruth, Bill Carrigan, Jack Barry, and Vean Gregg.

Why it matters

At this point Ruth was still mainly known as a pitcher, not yet the home-run hitter he would later become. The photo documents his place among established Red Sox players during his early professional years, and reflects the era's news photography of baseball teams.

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  • What does the players' posture and expression suggest about how they wanted to be seen?
  • Why might a news agency have photographed these particular players together?
  • What does the image not reveal about each player's role on the team?

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