The Yankees slugger was struggling massively in April. He now leads MLB in home runs.
Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Barry Bonds are just a few names tossed around when debating who the greatest baseball player of all time is. But now, Josh Gibson is making his long overdue case for the coveted title.
MLB history has featured various controversies. Some question the validity about statistics from the early years of the sport, and rumors even suggest that Babe Ruth hit more home runs that his recorded mark of 714.
Catcher Josh Gibson is now officially one of the major leagues' all-time greats, as multiple media outlets reported Tuesday that Major League Baseball has incorporated Negro Leagues statistics into its records.
1935 - Babe Ruth hits the final three home runs of his career for the Boston Braves in an 11-7 loss to the Pirates. 2007 - Jamie Moyer beats the Braves for the first time in 20 years and two days which breaks Mike Morgan’s record for the longest stretch between victories against a team in Major League history.
Do you want to own the jersey that Babe Ruth wore when he seemingly called his shot against the Chicago Cubs in the 1932 World Series? Great, it will only cost you around $30 million!
The list of players in major professional sports to achieve the feat is short.
1929 - The Boston Braves play their first Sunday home game ever, losing to the Pirates 7-2. 1935 - Dizzy Dean faces 40-year old Babe Ruth as the Cardinals take on the Braves at Braves Field.
Washington Nationals rookie Jacob Young continued to make a strong impression by wrapping up an incredible series against the Miami Marlins. Young ran
The New York Yankees are no strangers to the 500 home-run club. In fact, the Yankees have the charter member — Babe Ruth. Ruth hit 714 home runs for his career and was the all-time leader until Henry Aaron overtook him (and then Barry Bonds overtook Aaron to lead all hitters with 762 home runs).
Texas Rangers playoff hero Adolis García sure looked like Babe Ruth during the run to the World Series championship. Now they will forever be linked. García won the Babe Ruth Award as the 2023 postseason MVP, as voted on by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
A Babe Ruth rookie card is expected to fetch more than $10 million at auction in the near future. The card, which portrays Ruth as a 19-year-old on the Baltimore Orioles was present on the set of the "Today Show" on Tuesday morning.
Of all the home runs in Braves’ history, Babe Ruth’s three home runs in one game for the then-Boston Braves at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field in 1935 was as historic as it was impressive.
On Aug. 11, 1929, New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth became the first player to eclipse 500 career home runs. Ruth was already baseball's all-time home run leader to that point, and by a comfortable margin.
Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been fortunate enough to display his unbelievable talents at nearly every ballpark in Major League Baseball, most recently on his trip to Yankee Stadium in their road series against the New York Yankees.
It's been nearly a century since George Herman Ruth, better known as "The Babe," last picked up a baseball bat in a Major League game. However, artifacts related to the Yankees' legend are still in high demand.
MLB games have been played since the second half of the 19th century. From the moment in which the league started until the new millennium, there might not have been a bigger star than Babe Ruth.
Babe Ruth was a unique baseball star in that he could both pitch and hit effectively at the Major League level. Ruth began his career with the Boston Red Sox in 1914 and was a key part of their success until being sold to the New York Yankees prior to the 1920 season in what supposedly kicked off the “Curse of the Bambino” for Boston.
61 years ago to the day of publication, New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris hit his 60th home run of the Major League Baseball season, tying Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.
According to journalist Sarah Langs, only one player has led the league by more than 18 home runs in a season: Babe Ruth.
Rutschman has played in less than 80 games during his Major League Baseball career, but the Baltimore Orioles catcher is already third in a statistical category that is led by none other than Babe Ruth.
The Seattle Mariners hope to jump start their offense when they begin a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim on Monday night.
In getting his 10th victory against the A's, the Japanese star joined Babe Ruth as the only player in MLB history to record 10 home runs and 10 wins in the same season.
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