"The Babe" Says Goodbye

Today, in 1934, Babe Ruth played his final game at Yankee Stadium. A crowd of 2,500 people came to see Ruth make his final swings in Yankee Stadium. Ruth would retire a year later at the age of 40 as a Boston Brave. It goes without saying that Babe Ruth is a legend in baseball. He broke into the league in 1914 at age 19 as a member of the Boston Red Sox. As a member of the Red Sox, Ruth hit 49 home runs, 230 RBIs and had a batted with a .308 average. That was accomplished over the course of six years. However, what people most know "The Babe" for his career with the New York Yankees. In his 15 years as a Yankee, Ruth hit with an average of .349, drilled 659 home runs and drove in 1,971 RBIs. Ruth also won 4 of his 7 World Series rings as a Yankee and made two All-Star appearances with the team. Ruth currently sits 3rd on the career home run list with 714. Ruth is second on the list of most RBIs in a career, driving in more than 2200 runs. His achievements on the diamond got him named the greatest baseball player of all time by Sporting News, the greatest of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated. On this day, 74 years ago, those Yankee fans not only saw the dwindling of a career, but also the end of an era. Sources for this article: http://www.todayinsport.com/day/september/24 http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml http://www.baberuth.com/ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/rb_menu.shtml Photo courtesy of http://ossports.homestead.com/BabeRuth/baberuth.html