Over the last month or so I've been trying to keep myself on a schedule for the theme of my daily posts. It hasn't always worked out, but I'm still striving to achieve the goal. Thursdays I have been sharing one of my favorite things to collect, Silver Striker tokens. These are tokens made of silver that could be won playing the Silver Striker slot machines in casinos around the world. They are now pretty much a thing of the past as I haven't seen a machine in many years now. But the tokens are still available to collect on eBay.
Today's token is one I picked up quite a few years ago. The reason I bought it is because it features an American sports icon from the early days of baseball. Admittedly I'm not a huge baseball fan. I remember playing as a kid and finding it boring, but you have to admire the athletes that have defined the game through their accomplishments over the years. So here is the Babe Ruth token, I haven't seen many of these so I think they are relatively rare.
About the token:
From silverstrikers.com
Of course the token's theme is great celebrating an American legend. But it's also made of pure silver in the center surrounded by a brass ring. This particular token was a generic from Colorado, so unlike most of these tokens it didn't come from just one casino which makes it more unique. Most come branded from one particular casino brand like the others I have shared. If you are interested in collecting silver these aren't a bad way to do it and they're a lot of fun. eBay is great place to find them these days.
Moving on now to the star of the show today, Babe Ruth.
Babe Ruth
vervetimes.com
Born on Feb 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland as George Herman Ruth, nicknamed "Babe" became one of the greatest baseball players of all time. His career began with the Baltimore Orioles in 1914 as a minor league pitcher but was sold to the Boston Red Sox in 1916. While in Boston he earned a reputation as a long hitter as well as a capable pitcher. However pitchers aren't able to play in every game prompting Ruth to ask to be changed to an outfielder so he could play daily. In 1919 he broke the record for the most home runs in a single season delivering 29 home runs.
That same year he was sold to the New York Yankees where his career really took off. He spent 15 season with the Yankees and won four World Series with the team. He also managed to break the record for the most home runs in a season (60) and a career with 714. This was achieved during a epoch in baseball where it legal to alter the ball by wetting it with saliva or roughing it with an emery board so it would change the way the ball would spin making it unpredictable in flight. That made the ball much harder to hit and Ruth still managed to set the record for home runs. Altering the ball in any way now is very much against the rules.
Through fifteen seasons he earned the nickname "the Bambino" and is considered one of the best baseball players in history. He helped draw more fans to the game and helped the sport become what it is today.
Sadly at age 53 he died of nasopharyngeal cancer, but his memory lives on till this day.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read my post, I appreciate it. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions please feel free to leave them below. Happy almost the weekend!
And my disclaimer:
Gold and silver collecting and stacking can be a fun hobby but isn't for everyone. You can lose money. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advice, please always do your own research before spending your hard earned money.
All pictures are mine unless otherwise noted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth
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