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The Incredible Find of Babe Ruth’s 1920 Passport Application and His Trip to Cuba

We found Babe Ruth's 1920 passport application, showing that he was traveling to Cuba to join the New York Giants for some barnstorming games. Plus, a shot of him playing jai-alai with some of the locals in Cuba during the trip.
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How cool is this? What a great find on Ancestry.com.

We came across the Bambino’s 1920 application for a passport that fall, because he was traveling to Cuba to play in some barnstorming games. According to sources on the Internet, Cuban promoter Abel Linares paid Ruth $20,000 to join the New York Giants on the trip from October 30th to November 20th of 1920.

Babe Ruth's 1920 passport application
Babe Ruth’s 1920 passport application
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Also, here’s a shot of Ruth in Cuba during the trip. He’s playing jai-alai with some of the locals. And, I’m sure he was pretty good at that too.

Babe Ruth playing jai-alai in Cuba - 1920
Babe Ruth playing jai-alai in Cuba – 1920

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