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Babe Ruth – The Bambino

In a time when baseball, reeling from the 1919 Black Sox scandal, declining attendance and declining credibility, needed a revitalization, Babe Ruth’s bat saved the day. The most vibrant, dominant, and popular athlete in American history, the Babe turned baseball on its head, sparking fan interest and excitement, and the birth of the most enduring dynasty in sports history. The Roaring Twenties were epitomized by the Yankee slugger. He retired as baseball’s all-time leader in home runs, runs batted in, and walks, and his name has come to signify greatness and largesse. He was the prototypical American hero.

1934 All Star Game

Listen to the whole or jump to the end to hear the walk off home run

Babe Ruth was one of only two people to ever hit three home runs in a World Series game.

11 out of 226 voters excluded roth from their ballots during the first bseball hall of fame induction

By the time he was six years old, his father owned a saloon and wasn't able to watch his son very carefully so he used to get into trouble. Ruth was sent at the age of seven to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a reformatory and orphanage where he was mentored by Brother Matthias Boutlier of the Xaverian Brothers, the school's disciplinarian and a capable baseball player.

Babe Ruth was one of only two people to ever hit three home runs in a World Series game.

11 out of 226 voters excluded roth from their ballots during the first bseball hall of fame induction

By the time he was six years old, his father owned a saloon and wasn't able to watch his son very carefully so he used to get into trouble. Ruth was sent at the age of seven to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a reformatory and orphanage where he was mentored by Brother Matthias Boutlier of the Xaverian Brothers, the school's disciplinarian and a capable baseball player.

Baseball Trivia

This month’s trivia question

Who scored the most homeruns in 1950?

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The first person to send us the correct answer will be named in next month’s Baseball Experience.

Last Month’s Question

What team has been to the world series the most?

Last Month’s Answer

Yankees

Winning Member

Joe Brown

Other recordings you don’t want to miss

hear ty cobb hit his run. 2 hours, 46 minutes into the audio

here the big 4 talk about what it was like to hit 3000

Mel Allen bio- find all his interviews

goe brown hit 3000th run and the crowd goes wild. Listen at 3 hours, 2 minutes

one more where you want to listen for.....

Listen to babe ruth talk about signing his final contract

Quotes

Ruth holds the record for the longest complete game victory in World Series history. In 1916, Ruth went 14 innings to defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers…

quote 2: Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.- Babe Ruth

Babe and the Yankees were back in the World Series in 1932, playing the Chicago Cubs. There was no love lost between the Babe and Chicago fans. They jeered and spat upon him and his wife as they entered and left their hotel. As the Series progressed into its third game, the stage was set for one of the most remembered events in baseball history. In the first inning, Ruth hit a three-run homer off pitcher Charlie Root. When he came to bat again in the fifth, the crowd and the Chicago bench released a torrent of abuse upon him. Babe waved his arm and shouted something, though due to the loud noise, no one heard exactly what he said. Whether he was gesturing toward the Cubs bench, to Root or the fence beyond is anyone's guess. But what happened next is beyond doubt. On Root's next pitch, Ruth swung mightily and connected with a home run over the center field fence, farther than any home run had ever been hit at Wrigley Field. Had he really called his shot? He was evasive when questioned, responding with, "Why don't you read the papers? It's all right there." Years later a film of the event showed that the Babe was probably not signaling to the bleachers, but rather to his tormenters – the Cubs bench. Nevertheless, the legend of "The Called Shot" remains.

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