From a Fan: “The Babe and My Grandpa” We recently heard from the family of baseball fan, Trent McCann, who’s grandfather sadly passed away recently. Trent’s grandfather unexpectedly met the Babe once and had the opportunity to capture his own personal moment with the Bambino. Trent wanted […]
Read more →A Trip to the Louisville Slugger Museum When you think of Major League Baseball and baseball history, you can’t help but think of Louisville Slugger – the main bat brand for major league players, including the Babe. Louisville Slugger got into the bat-making business back […]
Read more →This Day in Babe Ruth History: February 26th, 1935 On February 26th, 1935, the Yankees traded Ruth to the Boston Braves. Given Ruth’s age and beat up legs and knees, Yankee owner Colonel Ruppert started to look at Babe as a bit of a liability for his […]
Read more →There are countless stories of Babe Ruth’s charitable gestures and activities. Over the years, we’ve heard many personal recollections of the Babe and his positive influence, whether it be his appearances at orphanages and hospitals, the long hours spent signing autographs, or the numerous donations he made […]
Read more →During the weekend of February 7th, BRC was up in Detroit for the annual Babe Ruth birthday party at Nemo’s. While in Detroit, we also had the opportunity to visit the home of Dennis Bielski, the nephew of a man who had a great connection to the […]
Read more →It’s always exciting when a new baseball treasure is found, even if you’re not the owner or recipient of that treasure. It’s even better when it’s a treasure that can be shared or appreciated by others, like old video footage! In this case, the footage is an […]
Read more →Hey baseball and Babe Ruth fans, Babe Ruth’s birthday is coming up on February 6th. It would be his 120th. And to the mark the occasion, Tom Derry of Detroit, MI is hosting his 28th annual birthday party in Babe Ruth’s honor. Tom is one of the […]
Read more →Farewell, “Mr. Cub”, Ernie Banks Mr. Ernie Banks, Hall of Fame shortstop and first baseman for the Cubs has passed away at the age of 83. Banks, known as “Mr. Cub”, was an excellent ambassador for the game of baseball, who was always full of optimism and […]
Read more →As we’re learning from reading Bill Jenkinson’s latest book, “Babe Ruth: Against All Odds, World’s Mightiest Slugger”, Hot Springs, Arkansas has a significant place in baseball and specifically, Babe Ruth, history. We’ll get into more detail at a later time about Hot Springs’ role in baseball history, […]
Read more →Inaugural National Bobblehead Day – January 7th, 2015 In recognition of the first-ever National Bobblehead Day (January 7th), we thought we’d share a sampling of the various Babe Ruth bobbleheads that have been done… and this isn’t even all of them!
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