Babe Ruth’s first and last contracts with the New York Yankees are heading to auction. Goldin Auctions has included the items as a part of their October Legends Auction which starts on October 6th. Babe’s first contract with the Yankees actually occurred in 1922 with an annual […]
Read more →100th Anniversary of Babe’s First Professional Home Run It’s been pretty busy as of late and we almost let a key 100th anniversary Babe Ruth milestone pass by without acknowledgement! On September 5, 1914, at Toronto’s Hanlan’s Point Stadium, rookie Babe Ruth with the Providence Grays minor-league […]
Read more →Apparently the LA Dodgers got into the mix in commemorating Babe’s 100 years in Major League Baseball. On September 9th, the Dodgers hosted Babe Ruth Bobblehead Day. What does the Babe have to do with the Dodgers you may ask? He actually was first base coach for […]
Read more →A few new Babe Ruth-related memorabilia items that have made the news that BabeRuthCentral was interested in sharing with our fans: 1. John Lackey is clearly very attached to the number 41. After joining the St Louis Cardinals last month, Lackey gave teammate Pat Neshek an authenticated […]
Read more →Recently, a fan shared some of their writing with us. Anita Williams is a poet working on her next collection of poems, some of which incorporate sports legends such as Babe Ruth. Anita was good enough to share her poem with BRC and other Babe Ruth fans: […]
Read more →2 weekends ago, the newest members of the most elite baseball club were welcomed by fellow members and fans alike. Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas and managers Joe Torre, Tony Larussa and Bobby Cox were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Over 50 past inductees […]
Read more →On July 11th, the Babe’s grandson, Tom Stevens, was hosted by the city of Nettuno, Italy at their annual Allstar baseball game. Tom was presented with a plaque commemorating the Babe’s major league debut with the Red Sox, 100 years ago to the day. The Babe pitched […]
Read more →CBS Interviews Baseball and Yankee Historian Marty Appel on Babe Ruth In addition to interviewing Babe Ruth’s daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, CBS also interviewed baseball and Yankee historian and author, Marty Appel, regarding some of the history and impact of Babe Ruth, as well as some of […]
Read more →Babe Ruth’s Daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, Shares Memories of “Daddy” With CBS Julia Ruth Stevens, Babe Ruth’s 97 year old daughter (soon to be 98), recently spoke with CBS Evening News in commemoration of Babe’s anniversary of entering Major League Baseball on July 11th, 1914. She delivered […]
Read more →This Day in Babe Ruth History: July 11th, 1914 Hey Babe Ruth fans, in a year of many Bambino milestones, today is a particularly important day in Ruth history. Today marks the 100th anniversary of Babe Ruth’s first appearance in Major League baseball. In early July […]
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