In Detroit, Boston’s Babe Ruth tops the Tigers, 1 – 0, allowing just Donie Bush’s scratch single in the 8th. Ruth deflects the ball but the throw by the shortstop is too late. Ruth has a single and triple, but a pinch triple by Chick Shorten in the 9th drives home the only run. Ruth strikes out Bobby Veach, Sam Crawford and Ty Cobb in the 9th; for the last, he shakes off catcher and player/manager Bill Carrigan. In early 1942, in a speech in Los Angeles, Ruth will call this game his greatest thrill. The Babe also relates to writer John Carmichael that his greatest game was the “called shot” in the 1932 World Series.

On July 11, 1917In Detroit, Boston’s Babe Ruth tops the Tigers, 1 – 0, allowing just Donie Bush’s scratch single in the 8th. Ruth deflects the ball but the throw by the shortstop is too late. Ruth has a single and triple, but a pinch triple by Chick Shorten in the 9th drives home the only run. Ruth strikes out Bobby Veach, Sam Crawford and Ty Cobb in the 9th; for the last, he shakes off catcher and player/manager Bill Carrigan. In early 1942, in a speech in Los Angeles, Ruth will call this game his greatest thrill. The Babe also relates to writer John Carmichael that his greatest game was the “called shot” in the 1932 World Series.

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Baseball Reference July 11