Earl combs

New York Yankees Acquire Earle Combs

ByTom

Yankees Acquire Earle Combs Louisville Colonels star outfielder, who hit .380 last year for Louisville. Colonels owner Bill Kneblekamp gets $50,000, outfielder Elmer Smith and another player, and demands that the Yankees play an exhibition game in Louisville with a guarantee that Babe Ruth is in the lineup. This reportedly nets Kneblekamp an additional $5,000.

Babe Ruth makes a postseason appearance in a New York Giants uniform

Babe Ruth makes a postseason appearance in a New York Giants uniform

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1923 – Babe Ruth makes a postseason appearance in a New York Giants uniform as the Giants defeat the minor league Baltimore Orioles, 9 – 0. Ruth hits a home run over the right field roof at the Polo Grounds. The game is a benefit for destitute former Giants owner John Day.

Soon after Babe Ruth receives his World Series winner’s share of $6,160.46, insurance agent Harry Heilmann, who beat Ruth for the batting title by 10 points, sells him a $50,000 life insurance policy. Beneficiaries are Mrs. Ruth and adopted daughter Dorothy.

Soon after Babe Ruth receives his World Series winner’s share of $6,160.46, insurance agent Harry Heilmann, who beat Ruth for the batting title by 10 points, sells him a $50,000 life insurance policy. Beneficiaries are Mrs. Ruth and adopted daughter Dorothy.

ByThis Day in Baseball

1923 – Soon after Babe Ruth receives his World Series winner’s share of $6,160.46, insurance agent Harry Heilmann, who beat Ruth for the batting title by 10 points, sells him a $50,000 life insurance policy. Beneficiaries are Mrs. Ruth and adopted daughter Dorothy.

Ruth leads comeback as Yankees take World Series title vs Giants
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Ruth leads comeback as Yankees take World Series title vs Giants

ByThis Day in Baseball

On October 15, 1923, .At the Polo Grounds,  Babe Ruth two-out homer in the first started the scoring. But then the Giants and their Polo Grounds crowd came to life. Three singles in the first tied the score. Center fielder Bill Cunningham knocked in a go-ahead run in the fourth, followed by catcher Frank Snyder’s homer in…

1923 – Yankee Sam Jones no-hits the Athletics, 2 – 0, beating Bob Hasty. Babe Ruth makes the only strikeout of the game as he slips a point behind Detroit’s Harry Heilmann in the batting race. Not till Ken Holtzman’s no-hitter in 1969 will another pitcher record a no-hitter with no strikeouts. In a twilight charity game, Babe Ruth plays 1B for Philadelphia’s Ascension Catholic Club. Ruth scores the only run in a 2 – 1 loss to the Lit Brothers.

ByThis Day in Baseball

1923 – Yankee Sam Jones no-hits the Athletics, 2 – 0, beating Bob Hasty. Babe Ruth makes the only strikeout of the game as he slips a point behind Detroit’s Harry Heilmann in the batting race. Not till Ken Holtzman’s no-hitter in 1969 will another pitcher record a no-hitter with no strikeouts. In a twilight charity game, Babe Ruth plays 1B for Philadelphia’s Ascension Catholic Club. Ruth scores the only run in a 2 – 1 loss to the Lit Brothers.

bat used by Babe Ruth is banned by American League president Ban Johnson

1923 – A four-piece bat used by Babe Ruth is banned by American League president Ban Johnson because of the glue used on it. A protest is made against the Browns’ Ken Williams for using a bat with a wooden plug in it. Johnson rules that all bats must be one piece with nothing added except tape extending to 18 inches up the handle.

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1923 – A four-piece bat used by Babe Ruth is banned by American League president Ban Johnson because of the glue used on it. A protest is made against the Browns’ Ken Williams for using a bat with a wooden plug in it. Johnson rules that all bats must be one piece with nothing added except tape extending to 18 inches up the handle.