Ruth and DiMaggio meet for the first time

babe ruth meets joe dimaggio

On January 24, 1938 – Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio shake hands as they meet for the first time on at a sports banquet in New York City. Sports writer Bill Corum (center) looks on.

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