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Banzai Babe Ruth Wins Seymour Medal

Babe Ruth Central would like to congratulate author and BRC friend and fan, Robert Fitts, who recently won the prestigious Seymour Medal for his book, “Banzai Babe Ruth”. Dr. Harold Seymour was a legendary baseball historian and the medal is awarded in his honor to the author […]

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Happy Birthday Babe!

Today is Babe Ruth’s birthday. Born on February 6th, 1895, he would have been 118. All Babe Ruth and baseball fans, be sure to toast the Babe today. Baseball wouldn’t have been the same without him!

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Upcoming Events: 26th annual Babe Ruth Birthday party

If you’re going to be in the Detroit area the weekend of February 2nd, be sure to stop by Nemo’s Bar (1384 Michigan Ave, Detroit) for the 26th annual Babe Ruth Birthday Party. Hosted by one of Ruth’s biggest fans, Tom Derry, the event is a great […]

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A Sad Day For Baseball: Another Great Passes

Earlier today, Babe Ruth Central wrote about the passing of Hall of Famer and Baltimore Oriole manager, Earl Weaver. Tonight, BRC is sad to announce the loss of another Hall of Famer, Cardinal great, Stan “The Man” Musial. Musial spent his entire 22-year career ((1941-1963) with St […]

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Hall of Famer Earl Weaver Passes

Baseball lost one of its best and most colorful managers today. Earl Weaver, a St. Louis native who managed the Baltimore Orioles for his entire professional career (1968-1982; 1985-1986), has passed away at the age of 82. He managed a total 2,540 games and won 1480 of […]

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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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