17-year-old pitcher Eiji Sawamura gives up one hit, a home run to Lou Gehrig, as the touring major league All-Stars win in Japan, 1 – 0

17-year-old pitcher Eiji Sawamura gives up one hit, a home run to Lou Gehrig, as the touring major league All-Stars win in Japan, 1 – 0

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17-year-old pitcher Eiji Sawamura gives up one hit, a home run to Lou Gehrig, as the touring major league All-Stars win in Japan, 1 – 0. At one point, Sawamura strikes out four future Hall of Famers in a row: Charlie Gehringer, Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Gehrig. Also visiting Japan as part of the big league All-Stars, catcher Moe Berg shoots movie film showing the roofs of Tokyo. The film will allegedly be used as a guide by United States bombers during World War II.

An All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails on tour to Hawaii and Japan
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An All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails on tour to Hawaii and Japan

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1934 – An All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails on tour to Hawaii and Japan. Players with wives include Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Charlie Gehringer, Lefty Gómez, Earl Averill and Lefty O’Doul.

Babe Ruth makes his final appearance as a New York Yankee

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On September 30, 1934, Babe Ruth makes his final appearance as a New York Yankee. Ruth goes 0-for-4 with a walk in a 5-3 loss to the Washington Senators, then leaves the field in tears. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@

At Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C., Yankees legend Babe Ruth hits his 659th and final home run wearing pinstripes. The ‘Bambino’ had 49 homers with the Red Sox prior to coming to New York and will add six additional round-trippers with the Braves before retiring next season.
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At Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C., Yankees legend Babe Ruth hits his 659th and final home run wearing pinstripes. The ‘Bambino’ had 49 homers with the Red Sox prior to coming to New York and will add six additional round-trippers with the Braves before retiring next season.

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At Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C., Yankees legend Babe Ruth hits his 659th and final home run wearing pinstripes. The ‘Bambino’ had 49 homers with the Red Sox prior to coming to New York and will add six additional round-trippers with the Braves before retiring next season.

Idle Detroit wins the pennant, as the Red Sox beat the Yankees, in Babe Ruth last home game.

Idle Detroit wins the pennant, as the Red Sox beat the Yankees, in Babe Ruth last home game.

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Idle Detroit wins the pennant, as the Red Sox beat the Yankees, 5 – 0, in the season’s finale at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth walks in the 1st inning, limps to first base, and leaves for a pinch runner in his last home game.

August 14, 1935 - Schoolboy Rowe beats the Senators, 18 - 2, and also goes 5 for 5 at the plate. His hits include a double and a triple, and he scores three and knocks in 3.

The largest weekday crowd in history watches as the Tigers sweep a pair at Yankee Stadium – Rowe win’s his 13th staight

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The largest weekday crowd in history watches as the Tigers sweep a pair at Yankee Stadium. It is the Tigers’ 14th straight; Schoolboy Rowe has won 13 in succession. Tomorrow, the Yankees will end the Tiger streak.

August 12, 1934 - 41,766 turn out to Fenway Park to see what will probably be Babe Ruth's last game in Boston. In game one of the doubleheader, Ruth goes 2 for 5 with a double, but misplays a Billy Werber line drive into a triple. Ruth is 0 for 1 with two walks in the second game, leaving in the 6th inning. He will in fact return to Hubtown in 1935, when he finishes his playing career with the Boston Braves.

41,766 turn out to Fenway Park to see what will probably be Babe Ruth’s last game in Boston

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41,766 turn out to Fenway Park to see what will probably be Babe Ruth’s last game in Boston. In game one of the doubleheader, Ruth goes 2 for 5 with a double, but misplays a Billy Werber line drive into a triple. Ruth is 0 for 1 with two walks in the second game, leaving in the 6th inning. He will in fact return to Hubtown in 1935, when he finishes his playing career with the Boston Braves.

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Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees draws the 2,000th walk of his career

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On July 17, 1934, Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees draws the 2,000th walk of his career, becoming the first player in major league history to reach the milestone. Ruth will eventually retire as the game’s all-time leader in bases on balls with 2,062, a record that he will hold until it is surpassed…

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Babe Ruth hits his 700th homerun

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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…

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Carl Hubbell strikes out five consecutive future Hall of Famers

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    PODCAST – Hubbel Steals the show in 1934 All Star Game Full Broadcast Subscribe to our Podcast on Apples Podcast | Spotify  | Google | Stitcher And connect with us wherever else you listen to Podcast.   On July 10, 1934, The second All-Star Game belonged to Carl Hubbell. On the afternoon of…