99 years ago today (7/11/14)....Babe Ruth's debut....show your Ruth stuff

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by tedzan

There is no dispute that the Babe hit a HomeRun off Charley Root in the 5th inning of game 3 at Wrigley Field in the 1932 World Series.

Legend has it that Ruth pointed to CF, indicating he would hit the next pitch there. Charley Root claimed that Ruth never said that.

Who do you believe ?


Furthermore....to add injury to insult....what occured with Charley Root's next pitch ? ?







TED Z

TRIVIA ?

Very strange....doesn't anyone, anymore, appreciate TRIVIA here ?

I'll try one more time......

Furthermore ...... to add injury to insult....after Ruth hit that famour HR....what occured with Charley Root's next pitch ? ?


T-Rex TED

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by tedzan

TRIVIA ?

Very strange....doesn't anyone, anymore, appreciate TRIVIA here ?

I'll try one more time......

Furthermore ...... to add injury to insult....after Ruth hit that famour HR....what occured with Charley Root's next pitch ? ?


T-Rex TED

Lou Gehrig hit his 2nd homerun of the day

Adding... I'm sure ole Charlie wishes he'd just drilled him in the ribs like he probably wanted to.

[tedzan]

Ian

You got it.

Back-to-back HR's by Ruth and Gehrig on just 2 pitches by Charley Root.


TED Z