Looking Back
Ruth became the first player to hit 30, 40, 50 and 60 homers in a single season.
RUTH: Nobody was like the Babe.
On this day in 1927, in the eighth inning of a game against the Washington Senators, Ruth slugged his 60th homer of the season off Tom Zachary.
Ruth is greeted by fans waving their hankerchiefs as he took his position in the ninth inning. That game featured an interesting footnote in that it marked Walter Johnson’s final appearance as a player. Johnson pinch-hit for Zachary and flied out to Ruth.
Ruth was certainly charismatic as we still talk about the man-myth today.
Also, I read where he was kicked to the curb even though he was still probably one of the best hitters in the game and no one would hire him as a coach when he made the rounds.
I wonder why that is.
Ruth was the greatest player ever. First a great pitcher and then the greatest hitter of all time. How many homers would he have hit if wasnt a pitcher all those years?
Ray (2): Hard to say because of the dead era, but enough where he’d have more than Bonds I would hope.-JD