Babe Ruth Positions: Outfielder and Pitcher Bats: Left • Throws: Left 6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg) Born: February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, MD us Died: August 16, 1948 (Aged 53-192d) in New York, NY Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY High School: St. Mary’s HS (Baltimore, MD) Debut: July 11, 1914 (Age 19-155d, 4,204th in major league history) vs. CLE 7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, W Last Game: May 30, 1935 (Age 40-113d) vs. PHI 1 AB,…
On July 14, 1934, In front of 20,000 fans during the 3rd inning at Navin Field in Detroit, Babe Ruth wallops a Tommy Bridges 3-2 pitch far over the right field wall for his 700th career home run. The 4 – 2 victory over the Tigers puts the Bronx Bombers back into first place, but Lou Gehrig is helped off the field in the 1st inning with a…
Duffy Lewis Position: LeftfielderBats: Right • Throws: Right5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)Born: April 18, 1888 in San Francisco, CA usDied: June 17, 1979 in Salem, NHBuried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Londonderry, NHHigh School: Alameda HS (Alameda, CA)School: Saint Mary’s College of California (Moraga, CA)Debut: April 16, 1910 (3,297th in major league history)vs. NYY 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: June 6, 1921vs. CHW 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: George Edward…
Babe Ruth hits his final three home runs On May 25, 1935, At Forbes Field, Babe Ruth records just his second 3 homerun game. Ironically, they were the last home runs of his brilliant career. Ruth, wrapping up his playing days with the Boston Braves, adds a double to his 3 long balls…
March 17, 1918: A young Babe Ruth, still primarily a pitcher, slugs a pair of home runs during a spring training game at Whittington Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The second long ball is thought to be the first 500-plus foot blast in baseball history. The Herculean shot—hit off Brooklyn Robins hurler Norman…
Lou Gehrig Essentials Positions: FirstbaseBats: L Throws: LWeight: 200Born: June 19, 1903 in New York, NY USADied: June 2, 1941 in Bronx, NY USADebut: June 15, 1923Last Game: April 30, 1939Hall of Fame: Inducted as a Player in 1939 by Special ElectionFull Name: Henry Louis Gehrig Notable Events and Chronology for Lou Gehrig Career…
Ernie Shore No Hitter or Perfect Game? on June 23, 1917, the Washington Senators in the first game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park. Babe Ruth started the game, walking the first batter, Ray Morgan. As newspaper accounts of the time relate, the short-fused Ruth then engaged in a heated argument with apparently equally short-fused…
Jimmie Foxx Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and CatcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)Born: October 22, 1907 in Sudlersville, MDDied: July 21, 1967 in Miami, FLBuried: Flagler Memorial Park, Miami, FLHigh School: Sudlersville HS (Sudlersville, MD)Debut: May 1, 1925 (6,193rd in major league history)vs. WSH 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 23, 1945vs. BRO 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as…
1926 – Babe Ruth hits three home runs to lead the Yankees to a 10 – 5 victory over St. Louis in Game 4 of the World Series. His 1st-inning curtain-raiser is a majestic 395-footer, exiting Sportsman’s Park over its right field bleacher roof. Home run number 2 clears the roof in right center, carrying 515 feet, breaking a window on the other side of Grand Avenue. Ruth’s final foray, however, is the main attraction, carrying deep into the never-before reached centerfield bleachers, far beyond the 430-foot mark. Estimated at 530 feet, it is deemed the longest home run in World Series history. Ruth, however, not content to dominate offensively, also delivers a crucial outfield assist, cutting down a runner at the plate, ending the Cardinals’ 3rd-inning rally. In the words of broadcaster Graham McNamee, “Babe Ruth nor no other man ever made a better throw. Babe shot it like an arrow and Hank Severeid did not have to move for it.” If all this weren’t enough, this also is the game during which the Babe makes good on his alleged pre-game promise to hit a home run for the bedridden young Johnny Sylvester.
In the first of two Labor Day games‚ Babe Ruth allows 10 Washington hits‚ but wins, 2 – 1. Ruth drives home one run with a triple. The win is his last in a Red Sox uniform. In the nitecap‚ Ruth’s 7th-inning homer snaps a 1 – 1 tie as Boston wins‚ 4 – 1. It is the Babe’s 24th homer.