Yet Another Statistical Oddity:

Cliff Bowman · #1 08-05-2021, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clydepepper

I thought records only become records when they are recorded, not when they occur.

'If Babe Ruth really called his shot...and NOBODY saw it...and so forth.

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If Babe Ruth called that shot he did it without Charlie Root, Gabby Hartnett, or any Cub infielder realizing what he was doing, otherwise Ruth would have been on the ground in a cloud of dust after the next pitch.

Peter_Spaeth · #2 08-05-2021, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

If Babe Ruth called that shot he did it without Charlie Root, Gabby Hartnett, or any Cub infielder realizing what he was doing, otherwise Ruth would have been on the ground in a cloud of dust after the next pitch.

It never made sense because he would have had no clue if the next pitch would be one he could drive or not. Supposedly there is a film that pretty conclusively shows he did not call his shot, but for reasons unclear it isn't widely available.

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