(BASEBALL NEW YORK YANKEES) Receipt from the American Leagu

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THE GATE RECEIPTS FOR BABE RUTH'S FIRST MAJOR-LEAGUE HOME RUN (BASEBALL--NEW YORK YANKEES.) Receipt from the American League to the New York Baseball Club. Typed and printed document, with stamped signature of B.B. "Ban" Johnson as league treasurer, 9 x 8 1/2 inches; unevenly browned, two small binding holes near top edge. Chicago, 13 May 1915

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On 6 May 1915, Boston''s rookie pitcher George Herman Ruth hit a home run while the Red Sox were visiting the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds. It was the first of his 714 major league home runs. A week later, the Yankees sent the league''s share of the homestand gate receipts to the league offices in Chicago, and received this receipt in return.