Archive for the ‘Remembering The Babe’ Category

Happy Holidays from Babe Ruth Central + Special Offer from BRGoods!

Babe Ruth Central wishes all Babe Ruth fans and baseball aficionados a happy holiday season. To celebrate with our fans, our sister company, BRGoods, is offering a cyber week special – free shipping on any order of Babe Ruth T-shirts, regardless of quantity. Buy 1 or 5 […]

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Babe Ruth’s Thanksgiving in Washington State

BRC was doing some research on their Ruth family library of photos and the origin of some of the pictures was just recently discovered (see the photo and link below). Interestingly enough, the background story for the photos is related to Thanksgiving. In 1926, Babe Ruth visited […]

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Minnesota town celebrates Babe Ruth’s visit 90 years ago

It was 90 years ago that Ruth came to Sleepy Eye, MN as part of a 19-stop barnstorming tour of the western part of the country. It was just after the season and World Series had just wrapped up in 1922 and Ruth had had a challenging year […]

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Part 3 of MLBTV Interview of “Josh and The Babe”

Part 3 of MLBTV Interview of “Josh and The Babe” This is part 3 of a 3 part series in an interview with Brent Stevens and Sean Gibson, great grandsons of Babe Ruth and Josh Gibson. In this part of the interview, the great grandsons share stories […]

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Julia Ruth Stevens helps unveil a plaque commemorating Babe’s visit to Johnny Sylvester

Julia Ruth Stevens helps unveil a plaque commemorating Babe’s visit to Johnny Sylvester in 1926 On June 22nd of 2008, Babe’s daughter, Julia, who was 92, participated in a ceremony to unveil a plaque at the site of Johnny Sylvester’s home (if you don’t know the story […]

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Babe’s Daughter Throws Last Pitch

Babe’s Daughter Throws Last Pitch On September 21, 2008, Yankee fans experienced their last game in the “The House That Ruth Built.” The final home game for the Yankees included a pre-game ceremony that celebrated the history of the great stadium with a focus on many of […]

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“Josh and The Babe” visit 2008 Civil Rights Game in Memphis

“Josh and The Babe” visit 2008 Civil Rights Game in Memphis Watch this news clip of Sean Gibson (great grandson of Negro League Home Run King Josh Gibson) and Brent Stevens (great grandson of Babe Ruth) at the 2008 Civil Rights Game. Sean and Brent talk about […]

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Part 2 of MLBTV Interview of “Josh and The Babe”

Part 2 of MLBTV Interview of “Josh and The Babe” This is part 2 of a 3 part series in an interview with Brent Stevens and Sean Gibson, great grandsons of Babe Ruth and Josh Gibson. In this part of the interview, the great grandsons share stories […]

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Part 1 of MLB TV Interview on “Josh and The Babe”

Part 1 of MLB TV Interview on “Josh and The Babe” In 2007, the great grandsons of home run greats Babe Ruth and Josh Gibson, Brent Stevens and Sean Gibson, sat down with MLBTV recently for an interview. The 2 descendants shared stories about their great grandfathers, […]

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Press Conference With Julia Ruth Stevens After Final Yankee Stadium Pre-game Pitch

Press Conference With Julia Ruth Stevens After Final Yankee Stadium Pre-game Pitch Julia Ruth Stevens was in New York for the final game at the “House That Ruth Built.” She also had the honor of throwing out the final pre-game pitch. Below is a video of the […]

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