1948-06-23 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1948/06/23 —

Cover photo features Babe Ruth in uniform for the final time at Yankee Stadium as Ruth’s number 3 is retired on Yankee Stadium’s Silver Anniversary. Ruth would die

Headline on front cover is “Harridge, Once Night Foe, Now ‘Loves It’ – 54,480 Gate in Detroit Is Convincer”

Full page feature on Dutch Leonard with photos

Stadium Anniversary Turns Into Babe’s Day” 4 full pages of coverage includes articles “What Old-Timers Said 25 Years After Big Day,” “Bam’s No. 3 Now Goes Into Hall of Fame,” photos, cartoons, “Babe Comes Home Again” by W.C. Heinz

Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including box scores, standings, statistics, minor league coverage.

Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of Rosalind Russell

40 pages total.