George Herman Ruth, Babe Ruth Babe Ruth the Yankee slugger, photographed as he smacked out his first home run in the Yanks, athletics game at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, April 12, 1932. Ruth Garnered two homeruns and Gehrig also poled two four hits as the yanks defeated the athletic. (AP Photo) (AP)
Babe Ruth (1921) Babe Ruth. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016830268/. (Library of Congress)
Babe Ruth Babe Ruth is shown taking a practice cut prior to the Yankees home opener against the Philadelphia Athletics at Yankee Stadium in New York, April 20, 1932. (AP Photo) (AP)
Ruth More than 50,000 people packed the Polo Grounds in New York, April 23, 1935, to see Babe Ruth make his debut in a National League game in his old home town. Here is manager Bill Terry of the Giants, left, as he and the Babe talked things over before the game. (AP Photo/Muray Becker) (MURRAY BECKER/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Babe Ruth At age 40 with his eye on the right field stands, Babe Ruth taps the plate (upper left); a miss for strike one (upper right); a terrific cut at the ball (lower left) and another miss; strike three and out (lower right) without swinging, April 24, 1935. (AP Photo) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
BABE RUTH IN THE DUGOUT Babe Ruth, vice-president and right fielder for the Boston Braves, sits in the dugout in Chicago before the game against the Cubs on May 21, 1935. (AP Photo) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)