Babe Ruth faced Satchell Paige

[Butt Rubber]

I found this in an interview with Buck O'neil that once aired on PBS:

Is there one moment in all of baseball you wish you could have seen?


I wish I could have been there when Babe Ruth pointed and hit the ball out of the ballpark in the 1932 World Series. I wish I could have seen that. But I did see something I admired just about as much, with Satchel Paige and Babe Ruth. This was in Chicago, after Ruth came out of the major leagues. He was barnstorming, playing with different teams, and he played us. Satchel was pitching and Ruth was hitting. Satchel threw Ruth the ball and Ruth hit the ball, must have been 500 feet, off of Satchel. Satchel looked at Ruth all the way around the bases and when Ruth got to home plate, you know who shook his hand? Satchel Paige shook Ruth's hand at home plate.

They stopped the game and waited, he and Satchel talking, until the kid went out, got the ball, brought it back and Satchel had Babe Ruth autograph that ball for him. That was some kind of moment.

 

[nail_polish]

im just curiousity to know what position does you play in baseball???

 

[tennis_dog]

how is that relevant to the topic?? what if he prefers to play badminton?

 

[AmerikazMost]

Bank is actually a water polo type of guy.

 

[Get In The Van I Have Candy]

Like I have always said, that fact fuck is the greatest baseball player ever. I wish I could have seen him playing just like watching Michael Jordan playing in his hay-days..

 

[Butt Rubber]

Like I have always said, that fact fuck is the greatest baseball player ever. I wish I could have seen him playing just like watching Michael Jordan playing in his hay-days..

ditto

His Yankeeography was dope, lots of cool footage of him from the 20s and 30s in his playing days

 

[Butt Rubber]

Hey guys, I found out more info on Babe Ruth playing against Negro Leaguers!!

The entire November 1920 Series against a Cuban all-star team - Ruth was 10/29 with 5 runs, 2 singles, 3 doubles, 3 triples and two homers and 6 Ks. Thats a .345 BA and a .862 slugging percentage.
*Ruth went in to pitch one inning, giving up a double to Cristobal Torrienti and striking out the next 3 batters on 9 pitches

1922: against "Cannonball" Dick Redding, Ruth he K'd 3 times and was walked intentionaly.

10/11/1926 - vs the Royal Giants Babe hit two homers over the fence in Bradley Beach NJ. Since the field was considered small, homers were counted as doubles.

10/11/1927 - versus Royal Giants Ruth hit 3 homers and the game was called due to fans mobbing the field, going crazy over Babe's 3rd home run. Lou Gehrig was 2 for 4 with a single and a double.

10/13/1927 - versus Royal Giants in 3 at bats Ruth hits a single and a homer with a K and a walk. Gehrig was 2 for 3 with 2 homers, a walk and a K.

 

[S. Fourteen]

Babe Ruth was one hellava baseball player. He would snap most of you in half like a twig.

 

[Get In The Van I Have Candy]

Babe Ruth was one hellava baseball player. He would snap most of you in half like a twig.

Nah, he would just probably eat us.