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Babe Ruth Quotes

“Don’t ever forget two things I’m going to tell you. One, don’t believe everything that’s written about you. Two, don’t pick up too many checks.” – Babe Ruth

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An Interesting Year for the Baseball Hall of the Fame

It looks like there will be no living inductees to recognize at the Hall of Fame Inductions in 2013. This year, no player received at least a 75% vote by the Baseball Writers Association of America in order to achieve that final, ultimate feather in the baseball […]

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A Pivotal Day in Babe Ruth, Yankee and Baseball History

On January 3rd, 1920, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to Colonel Ruppert and the NY Yankees for $125,000 cash and a $350,000 loan. This deal, which much later came to be known as the “Curse of the Bambino”, changed the fate of the Yankees. […]

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Happy Holidays From BabeRuthCentral.com

Wishing all Babe Ruth and Baseball fans out there the very best during the Holidays! Only 4 short months till the 2013 Season kicks off! Below is a You Tube video (“Babe Ruth as Santa Clause – 1947 Newsreel”, uploaded by schea), that perfectly demonstrates Babe Ruth […]

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BRC Fan Contribution – Babe Ruth Holiday Card

A few months ago, we received an inquiry regarding a special holiday card that a fan had in his possession. Tis’ the season, so we thought we’d share with our BRC friends. The image below is of a holiday greeting card with Babe in golf attire, sitting with some […]

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Babe Ruth’s Boss Gets Inducted

This week in Babe Ruth News: Colonel Jacob Ruppert, former owner of the New York Yankees, was elected to join the Hall of Fame this week as part of the Pre-Integration Era ballot. He was joined by 19th-century catcher Deacon White and Hank O’Day, an umpire during […]

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Babe Ruth Inspirations: “Every Strike Brings Me Closer to My Next Home Run”

In addition to being famous for his amazing home run and baseball playing abilities, Babe Ruth is also recognized for saying some well-known, motivational quotes, including: “Every Strike Brings Me Closer to My Next Home Run”. We are happy to offer the Babe Ruth Inspirations Tshirt line, […]

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1934 Japan Barnstorming Trophies

In 1934, after the season was complete, Babe Ruth visited Japan with some other baseball greats of the era (Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gomez, Charlie Gehringer, Earl Averill among others). The event was an 18-game matchup against Japan’s Big-Six University League as a way to promote […]

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Babe Ruth Inspirations Tshirt Giveaway

We’re giving away a Babe Ruth Inspirations t-shirt of your choice in celebration of the BabeRuthCentral V2.

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Babe Ruth Look-Alike Contest – Followup

A few weeks back we notified all Babe Ruth fans and those that resemble the Babe to make their way to Gallaghers steakhouse restaurant in New York City.   This week they celebrated their 85th year in business, which also happens to be the 85th anniversary of Babe’s 60 home run season, with a […]

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