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Happy Holidays From BabeRuthCentral.com

Wishing all Babe Ruth and Baseball fans out there the very best during the Holidays! Only 4 short months till the 2013 Season kicks off! Below is a You Tube video (“Babe Ruth as Santa Clause – 1947 Newsreel”, uploaded by schea), that perfectly demonstrates Babe Ruth […]

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BRC Fan Contribution – Babe Ruth Holiday Card

A few months ago, we received an inquiry regarding a special holiday card that a fan had in his possession. Tis’ the season, so we thought we’d share with our BRC friends. The image below is of a holiday greeting card with Babe in golf attire, sitting with some […]

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Babe Ruth’s Boss Gets Inducted

This week in Babe Ruth News: Colonel Jacob Ruppert, former owner of the New York Yankees, was elected to join the Hall of Fame this week as part of the Pre-Integration Era ballot. He was joined by 19th-century catcher Deacon White and Hank O’Day, an umpire during […]

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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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Babe Ruth Inspirations: “Every Strike Brings Me Closer to My Next Home Run”

In addition to being famous for his amazing home run and baseball playing abilities, Babe Ruth is also recognized for saying some well-known, motivational quotes, including: “Every Strike Brings Me Closer to My Next Home Run”. We are happy to offer the Babe Ruth Inspirations Tshirt line, […]

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1934 Japan Barnstorming Trophies

In 1934, after the season was complete, Babe Ruth visited Japan with some other baseball greats of the era (Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gomez, Charlie Gehringer, Earl Averill among others). The event was an 18-game matchup against Japan’s Big-Six University League as a way to promote […]

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Babe Ruth Inspirations: “Never Let The Fear of Striking Out Get In Your Way”

In addition to being famous for his amazing home run and baseball playing abilities, Babe Ruth is also recognized for saying some well-known, motivational quotes, including: “Never Let The Fear Of Striking Out Get In Your Way”. We are happy to offer the Babe Ruth Inspirations Tshirt […]

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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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There Is No Debate… Ruth for President! (Limited Edition T-Shirt)

Bring some fun to election season this year with the ‘Ruth for President’ t-shirt from BRGoods. We’re sure that both Democrats and Republicans alike can appreciate this mock campaign-style tee. This limited edition shirt is available in the BR Store now, but remaining quantities are extremely limited. […]

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