Archive for the ‘Baseball History’ Category

From a Fan: Rare Photos of Babe Ruth in Hot Springs

Recently, a BabeRuthCentral fan reached out to us with some great pictures and a new Babe Ruth story we weren’t aware of. Hot Springs, Arkansas has been well known as a health and recreation resort. From the late 1800s to early 1900s, Hot Springs was one 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 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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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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Miguel and his Triple Crown Performance

2012 has had an excellent wrap-up to the regular baseball season. There were 2 Division winners decided on the final game of the season (congrats to the Yanks and A’s). Probably the most significant event was that baseball has its first Triple Crown winner in 45 years […]

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Today (10/1/12) Is the 80th Anniversary of Babe’s Iconic “Called Shot”

On October 1, 1932, the Yankees were visiting the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field for Game 3 of the World Series. Chicago players and fans were heckling the masterful, but aging, Babe. In the fifth inning on a 2-2 count, Babe hit a home run that no […]

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