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Posted By: Mike

I heard a live interview with Charlie Root concerning this matter. Whom I believe threw the pitch. Of course in those days, a knock down pitch was perfectly acceptable, in both the pitchers and batters view. Any way, Charlie said that Ruth did not call the shot, and in fact, even though it was the babe, if he would have had the nerve to call the shot, he would have thrown the next pitch down the Babe's throat.

I forget who the pitcher was, been a long time since I heard the interview.(But it was the pitcher who threw the pitch) maybe not Root. Don't have time right now to look it up. And my memorie stinks.