May 1948 SPORT Cover (Babe Ruth, New York Yankees)

May 1948 SPORT Cover (Babe Ruth, New York Yankees)The Great Bambino was the cover athlete for SPORT Magazine's May 1948 issue. Arguably baseball's greatest legend, Babe Ruth led the league in home runs an astonishing 12 times in racking up seven World Series Titles during his 22 year career. In 1936, Ruth was elected as a part of the first five members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. SPORT Magazine, which ran from 1946 to 2000, celebrated what its editors accurately anticipated would be the coming

The Great Bambino was the cover athlete for SPORT Magazine's May 1948 issue. Arguably baseball's greatest legend, Babe Ruth led the league in home runs an astonishing 12 times in racking up seven World Series Titles during his 22-year career. In 1936, Ruth was elected as a part of the first five members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

SPORT Magazine, which ran from 1946 to 2000, celebrated what its editors accurately anticipated would be the coming explosion of interest in professional and amateur sport in post-war North America. Read more about the history of SPORT magazine here. (https://thesportgallery.ca/pages/about-sport-magazine)

Take home a piece of history with a SPORT Magazine cover, available as a fine art stretch canvas or fine art print.

Each reproduction is printed on 100% Hahnemuhle Photo Pearl paper using UltraChrome K3 pigmented inks and produced to the highest standard of archival quality available. Canvases are printed and stretched by hand in Toronto.

Each print and canvas is done by hand and made to order in Toronto, Canada. Production time may take anywhere from 1-2 weeks. This does not include shipping time. Please note framed prints are only available as in-store pick-up due to the weight and fragility of the glass and frame.