What Inspires Me? The Babe Going Out With a BAAAAAAAM!
On May 25, 1935, at Forbes Field, Babe Ruth didn’t hit one home run—he hit three!
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He belted the first one into the lower deck.
The second homer landed in the upper deck.
The third blasted clear out of the ballpark.
Ruth went four for four that game, hitting three home runs and driving in six runs.
As the Boston Globe put it, “Babe Ruth’s final home run was a moonshot!”
“Twice he cleared the playing field with home runs which have been made in the same manner by ordinary sluggers. The third time, in the seventh inning, he caught hold of one of Guy Bush’s slow curves, and with one mighty swipe sent it clear out of the ballpark 50 feet over the right field stands, the first time the ball had ever been knocked out of the park in that particular spot.”
Back to the game: The game was a history maker for The Babe, but not for The Braves. The Pirates won 11-7.
Five days later, on May 30, 1935, Babe Ruth played his final Major League Baseball game.
Babe Ruth retired with a career record of 714 home runs, 2,213 RBI, 2,062 walks and a lifetime .342 average. His pitching record in 10 seasons was 94-46, with 107 complete games.
