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Babe Ruth Field was a ballpark in Ventura, California, United States, named after the famous baseball player George Herman ("Babe") Ruth, (1895–1948), of Baltimore, that was used as a minor-league park from 1948 to 1955. [1]
The ballpark, which occupied the land where the Drumright High School baseball field now stands, was located at 601 South Layton Street. [21] [22] In the fall of 1922, Babe Ruth and his New York Yankees teammate Bob Meusel went on a barnstorming tour. The tour had a stop at the ballpark in Drumright.
Julia Ruth Stevens, daughter of Babe Ruth, threw out the ceremonial first pitch in the final game in "The House That Ruth Built". With Andy Pettitte as the starting pitcher, the Yankees played their final game at Yankee Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles, recording the final out at 11:43 pm EDT in a 7–3 Yankee victory. Among many lasts to ...
Yankee Stadium was completed in time for the home opener on April 18, 1923, [116] at which Ruth hit the first home run in what was quickly dubbed "the House that Ruth Built". [117] The ballpark was designed with Ruth in mind: although the venue's left-field fence was further from home plate than at the Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium's right-field ...
The 1934 New York Yankees season was the team's 32nd season. The team finished with a record of 94–60, finishing 7 games behind the Detroit Tigers.New York was managed by Joe McCarthy.
Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox and the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball. Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers and the newest ballpark in Major League Baseball. A ballpark, or baseball park, is a type of sports venue where baseball is played. The playing field is divided into two field sections called the infield and the ...
By now, Babe Ruth had become known as a great home run slugger as well as a top-level pitcher. In his old hometown's ballpark, Ruth put on a hitting exhibition the likes of which Baltimoreans (and most others) had never seen before, rocketing four home runs out of the ballpark, three of which were estimate to have traveled 500 feet (150 m) or more.
The ballpark was used from 1925 through 1932. [1] It was located at East Josephine and Isleta streets near Brackenridge Park Golf Course, [1] and had a capacity of 6,000 people. [2] It hosted its first night game on July 24, 1930, with 3,400 in attendance. [citation needed] It burned down on June 18, 1932, after a fire started in the clubhouse. [3]