The list of players in major professional sports to achieve the feat is short.
1929 - The Boston Braves play their first Sunday home game ever, losing to the Pirates 7-2. 1935 - Dizzy Dean faces 40-year old Babe Ruth as the Cardinals take on the Braves at Braves Field.
Washington Nationals rookie Jacob Young continued to make a strong impression by wrapping up an incredible series against the Miami Marlins. Young ran
One of the greatest ballplayers of any era, Gibson was denied a shot at the majors until it was too late. In Ken Burn’s documentary Baseball, Negro League legend Buck O’ Neill described a sound that he heard from only three batters: Babe Ruth, Bo Jackson and Josh Gibson.
And what a chase it was One of the most iconic moments in American sports history - well, it was more than a moment - was when Yankees Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle dueled in 1961 to break Babe Ruth’s single season home run record of 60.
1928 - Boston Braves pitcher Charlie Robertson has his glove removed from the game by umpire Charlie Moran after the Brooklyn Robins complain that the ball is acting strangely.
We have all heard the quote from Babe Ruth that says, “Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.” Anyone who has had the pleasure of being in the presence of R.E.
The Los Angeles Dodgers know they have a good roster. Manager Dave Roberts reiterated that when he addressed the club on Wednesday before the first official workout of Spring Training.
The New York Yankees are no strangers to the 500 home-run club. In fact, the Yankees have the charter member — Babe Ruth. Ruth hit 714 home runs for his career and was the all-time leader until Henry Aaron overtook him (and then Barry Bonds overtook Aaron to lead all hitters with 762 home runs).
Texas Rangers playoff hero Adolis García sure looked like Babe Ruth during the run to the World Series championship. Now they will forever be linked. García won the Babe Ruth Award as the 2023 postseason MVP, as voted on by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
A Babe Ruth rookie card is expected to fetch more than $10 million at auction in the near future. The card, which portrays Ruth as a 19-year-old on the Baltimore Orioles was present on the set of the "Today Show" on Tuesday morning.
On Aug. 11, 1929, New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth became the first player to eclipse 500 career home runs. Ruth was already baseball's all-time home run leader to that point, and by a comfortable margin.
Last night in Anaheim, Shohei Ohtani, baseball's modern two-way sensation, passed Babe Ruth in career strikeouts.
Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been fortunate enough to display his unbelievable talents at nearly every ballpark in Major League Baseball, most recently on his trip to Yankee Stadium in their road series against the New York Yankees.
It's been nearly a century since George Herman Ruth, better known as "The Babe," last picked up a baseball bat in a Major League game. However, artifacts related to the Yankees' legend are still in high demand.
Using WAR to help us rank them, let's look at the top 24 players in the history of the New York Yankees.
Do you ever go to the corner store and find that you've bought the wrong brand? You get home and unload your shopping bag only to find you've bought Great Value ketchup instead of Heinz.
61 years ago to the day of publication, New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris hit his 60th home run of the Major League Baseball season, tying Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.
According to journalist Sarah Langs, only one player has led the league by more than 18 home runs in a season: Babe Ruth.
Rutschman has played in less than 80 games during his Major League Baseball career, but the Baltimore Orioles catcher is already third in a statistical category that is led by none other than Babe Ruth.
The Seattle Mariners hope to jump start their offense when they begin a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim on Monday night.
In getting his 10th victory against the A's, the Japanese star joined Babe Ruth as the only player in MLB history to record 10 home runs and 10 wins in the same season.
If you're looking to cash in on that box of cards you have in the attic, there are some details to know when it comes to understanding that being old isn't necessarily the only element determining a card's worth.
Pro athletes who are also great golfers The idea of spending your retirement on the golf course is popular among professional athletes–and not just golfers coming off the PBA.
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