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George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.
Babe Ruth's called shot is the home run hit by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. During his at-bat, Ruth made a pointing gesture before hitting the home run to deep center field.
Babe Ruth: 119 1921 [13] Most total bases Babe Ruth 457 ... Fastest pitch thrown Aroldis Chapman: 105.8 mph 2010 [16] Fastest pitch for strikeout Ben Joyce: 105.5 mph
On August 11, 1929 -- 85 years ago today -- George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. became the first baseball player to hit 500 career home runs when he hit the first ball pitched by Willis Hudlin that ...
Ainsworth history in photos: From Babe Ruth to local kids, Erie's Ainsworth Field creates baseball memories No. 4 – Sailors co-owner Bill Murray throws first pitch (1991) Bill Murray once owned ...
Ruth is the only player to achieve this twice. Tied by Reggie Jackson (October 18, 1977 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers — each on 1st pitch), Albert Pujols (October 22, 2011 at Texas Rangers), and Pablo Sandoval (October 24, 2012 vs. Detroit Tigers) Ruth also homered twice in a World Series game on two occasions (October 11, 1923 and October 1, 1932)
On Opening Day 1974, Hank Aaron hit a three-run shot off the Reds’ Jack Billingham at Riverfront Stadium to tie Babe Ruth’s record of 714 home runs.
He did not pitch again until June 22, when he recorded two innings, then returned to normal pitching duties on July 4. [16] On October 2, 1938, Feller was the starting pitcher of a season-ending double-header against the Detroit Tigers. Detroit's Hank Greenberg was two home runs short of Babe Ruth's then-single-season record of 60 home runs. By ...