What does Ruth's last HR and Dimaggio's first HR have in common?
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Ruth's last HR was hit off of Guy Bush in Pittsburgh on May 25, 1935, one of three HR he hit that day, in an 11-7 loss to the Pirates (Ruth played for the Boston Braves at this time)\n\nDiMaggio's first HR was hit off of George Turbeville on May 10, 1936, at Yankee Stadium, in a 7-2 victory over the A's.\n\nRuth's HR was hit in a loss. DiMaggio's HR was hit in a win.\nRuth was in the NL, DiMaggio was in the AL. \n\nOther than being hit in the month of May, I don't see what they had in common... what's the answer? Anyone...anyone...
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DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak went from May 15 to July 16, 1941.  He only struck out 5 times during the streak.  For the entire season, he struck out only 13 times.
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1903. They Shared their playing field with the NY Giants, (now SF Giants) @ polo grounds in manhattan until 1929 when they built yankee stadium on revenue alone. Rumors say it was because Ruth brought sold out crowds every game, hence the name "The House that Ruth Built" Peace
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Babe Ruth.  Saved the game single-handedly after the Black Sox scandal.  He hit more home runs himself than most of the other teams did in the early '20s.  To match Ruth's achievements today, Barry Bonds would have to hit 200 homers a year.  They haven't invented the steroid yet that can juice Barry up that much, but if they did, he'd take it for sure.  Ruth was one of the best pitchers in the league between 1915 and 1920.  Set a consecutive scoreless innings pitched record in the World Series that stood for about 50 years.  And for a so-called fat guy, he managed to steal 123 bases in his career.  Greatest player ever?  No contest.  The Babe.
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Hank Aaron Or Joe Dimmagio
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This racism thing is really really old. \n\nBonds has always been a selfish player. His fights with teamates go back to the start of his career. He's never been a team player. Bonds had a way of opening his mouth and insulting his teamates or glorifying Bonds early in his career so he quit talking to the media at all for many years. \n\nIt's not an allegation, the only thing in question is whether Bonds knowingly used steroids. Considering that before he started using steroids he rarely reached the 40 HR mark, that the age he suddenly hit 50+ HRs was an age that should have seen his power numbers in decline and the fact that as soon as he stopped his power numbers did decline dramatically is furthor proof. \n\nThere was a previous question about the Ruth thing. Simple thing is Ruth was the Bambino. He invented HR hitting. Ruth won his first HR crown as a pitcher who got to hit only every 4th day or an occasional pinch hitting appearance. Ruth still defines power as Ruth needed 5,000 fewer ABs than anyone one else to hit 650+ HRs. \n\nAaron's record when it falls will have the same shine. Aaron was not a power hitter, he just plain hit well and lots of those fell for Home runs. Wasn't until Aaron's last few seasons that he really swung for the fences. One day somebody will pass his record. Then somebody will pass the record that past Aaron's, however on the way people will make a big deal about Aaron being passed even when he no longer holds the record.
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In 2503 games and 8399 At Bats, Babe Ruth hit 714 Home Runs.  So far, Barry Bonds has played in 2773 games with 9258 At Bats to hit 715 Home Runs.  So, Ruth did it with 270 less games and 859 less At Bats.  One of less mentioned benefits of the special "vitamins" that Bonds takes is that it allows players to lengthen their careers by helping them recover quicker from injuries.
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An actual home movie exists of Ruth's at bat, I've never seen the film itself, but it was shown on an HBO special a few years ago. Apparently, it is inconclusive whether Ruth was pointing to the bleachers or pointing to the pitcher to indicate the count.\n\nLater, another home movie surfaced, and this was shown on an ESPN special (I never heard of ESPN showing this film...which is not to say they didn't)  This film was taken by a spectator who was attending his first and only major league baseball game... He picked a good day to go the the ballpark!\n\nWikipedia has an article about the called shot, and includes a still from the 16 mm film that was taken from behind home plate, off to the third base side a little bit.\n\nIn the photo, Ruth is clearly shown gesturing, but it's anyone's guess as to what was being said on the field.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth's_Called_Shot\n\n\nWhat's sometimes forgotten about that game is that both Babe Ruth  and Lou Gehrig actually hit TWO home runs apiece. Gehrig, in fact, followed Ruth's called shot with a home run of his own.\n\nThe Yankees swept the series in 4 straight, and it was to be Babe Ruth's last World Series Championship.
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The big one was the curse of the Babe. \n\nBoston traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees and that's when they started losing... and when the Yankees started winning.\n\nBoston always had a good team. ALWAYS... but they never won until 2 years ago.
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Babe Ruth liked throwing the fastball to see how many batters he could dismiss in a row\n\nedit: econ check it out\nhttp://www.ballparkguys.com/2000_Awards/babe_ruth_award.htm
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IMPORTANT FACT WITHHELD: Did the 1st baseman tag the runner before the runner touched first base?  If so,NO run. \nHowever, if the runner first touched first base, and the umpire believes that the runner intend to go to 2nd base, then, if the runner going from 3rd base touched home plate prior to the batter/runner being tagged, then the run counts,
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Zip. Zero. Zilch. Nada.\n\nIf fact the Boston Red Sox have won more WS than the yankmes in the 21st Century!
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That would be Frank "Homerun" Baker who led the American League four seasons for most homeruns none more than 12 homeruns a season until in 1919 a player by the name of George Herman "Babe" Ruth hit 29 homerums and the rest as they say is history :>) Babe Ruth was a lefthanded pitcher at that time for the Boston Red Sox. What makes people say Babe Ruth the greatest player to ever play the game regardless of era is that he hit 29 homeruns at a time when 8 ,9 or 10 homeruns was considered great the Babe hit 29. That would be the equivalent for some hitter today to hit around 100 homers !!! And Babe was also a great left handed pitcher !! So yes I consider Babe Ruth the greatest player ever .
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Josh Gibson indoubtly. He is the best ballplayer to live. It could be argued that he cannot be compared with Ruth because he never played in the MLB. But I believe that the pitching was just as tough in the Negro Leagues and even the life was tougher.
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Hank Aaron played in 23 seasons, 3298 games and had 12364 at bats when he retired with 755 home runs. He was 42 at the time, when he broke Ruth's record in 1974 he was 40, with the first at bat of the season. It took him 11289 at bats to get to 714.\n\nRuth retired at the age of 40 in 1935. He played in 22 Seasons, 2503 games and had 8398 at bats to get to 714 home runs. Ruth has much less at bats since when he played the seasons were only 154 games. \n\nBonds is now 41. It took him 21 seasons, 2766 games and 9236 at bats to get to 714 home runs. \n\nAll of them were 39 years old the season they reached 700
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Before the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, the Sox’s main rival team was the Boston Braves, their cross-town rivals. Both the teams consistently fought for their paying customers. The fortunes of the Red Sox took a drastic turn when Harry Frazee, the owner of Red Sox sold George Herman Ruth to sponsor his girlfriend’s show traded Gorge Herman Babe Ruth. The trade went on to become known as the "Curse of the Bambino." This was also marked the beginning of the most heated rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox. From 1919 until 1932, the Red Sox won 818 games and lost an incredible 1,312 for a winning percentage of .384. To add more to this, the Sox ownership continued to sell their star players to the Yankees. Eventually, the Red Sox reached on the verge of becoming a New York minor league team. Yankees vs. Red Sox went on to become the Greatest Rivalry in Sports because it contained every element required for a great rivalry.
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Who eventually scored on the play on a double to the gap in left-center that cleared the bases and triggered a 5 run rally. They eventually won the game 7-6 in 11 innings. Where is What is a true statement. What had a sex change and became known as Where in the mid 1970's. She died in 1988 of lung cancer in Truth-Or-Consequences, New Mexico. 3rd Baseman I Don't Know went on to have a solid career. Lifetime stats showed he hit 221 Home runs and drove in 782 in a 15 seasons, collected 3 world series rings with the New York Yankees, and played in 4 All-Star Games. He later on managed in the minors and also won 2 league titles there. Short Stop I Don't Give A Darn bounced around the majors playing for several clubs finshing with the Washington Senators in 1948. Left Fielder Why wrapped up a Hall of Fame career in 1958 for the Milwaukee Braves where he teamed with a young Henry Aaron in forming one of the most feared hitting tandems ever seen in the National League. Also hit .333 in the World Series that year. Career stats show 3,091 hits 427 home runs and over 1,300 career RBI. Entered the Hall of Fame in 1964 on his second try at entry. Center Fielder Because had a career ending injury in 1943 after slamming into the wall in Wrigley Field trying to catch a line drive off the bat of Andy Pafko. Catcher Today was optioned to the minors immediately following the game mentioned in the question and never returned to the majors. He did manage 3 teams in the majors however, and had moderate success coming within 2 games of the World Series in 1965 with the San Francisco Giants. Pitcher Today also had a Hall-of-Fame career. He ended a 22 year career in 1963 with the Chicago White Sox with a record of 283-160 with an ERA of 3.29. Also was the winning pitcher of the 1949 All-Star Game and drove in a run with a squeeze bunt in the 7th inning. Elected to the Hall in 1974 on his 6th try. The right fielder remains unnamed to this day since he was banned from baseball for life for gambling on games. Even his name has been removed from all baseball records.