tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post1072064587607065708..comments2024-02-22T20:25:53.672-05:00Comments on Baseball Researcher: Bambino TobaccoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-4439247093588622012016-12-13T12:06:46.226-05:002016-12-13T12:06:46.226-05:00excellent research. I commend you.excellent research. I commend you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435862992987689420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-61178081106216211192015-05-30T05:16:25.297-04:002015-05-30T05:16:25.297-04:00Another fascinating bit of research, Tom! There a...Another fascinating bit of research, Tom! There are a few analogous items from the world of tabletop baseball -- two different games called "Bambino," one from the early 1930s, the other from 1946, neither mentioning the actual Babe by name or image, plus "Bam-Bee-No" from the early 1920s, which did carry an approving quote purportedly by the Babe in its print advertisements while not mentioning him anywhere in the game itself... "Wiry Dan's Electric Baseball Game" from around 1950 sported a cartoon of a player with an unmistakable likeness to Joe DiMaggio, and the 1961 version of "Peg Baseball" features a batter who looks suspiciously like Ted Williams, right down to his number 9... Baseball Gameshttp://baseballgames.dreamhosters.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-86668259121793989102015-05-14T12:44:46.269-04:002015-05-14T12:44:46.269-04:00Interesting. Lends one to wonder how many other ba...Interesting. Lends one to wonder how many other ballplayers of the time had unknowingly "endorsed" products. James F Thomas, IVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219077006569117799noreply@blogger.com