The Bambino was the greatest.
I’m not so sure that had I been the manager, I wouldn’t have played Babe in RD 3 days out of 4, then let him pitch in regular turn and used the fourth OF in RF on those days.
They played less games and some of the ballparks had larger dimensions. The old Yankee Stadium had a huge centerfield but Ruth would hit some out there as well.
During the McGwire/Sosa run, someone asked an old friend of Ruth’s how many home runs a year would Babe have hit, if he had worked out, ate right, took supplements,etc. He replied, “About 10”.
Bump
Reminds me why I loved baseball in my youth. It’s history, lore, and great/legendary players like the Babe.
He pitched in a career total 163 games, 94 wins 46 losses, 107 complete games, career .228 ERA with 488 strike outs. Yeah, greatest ever. It would be like if Mantle switched to become a really effective knuckleball pitcher after his legs went.
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