Babe Ruth greatest games – Page 2 – Society for American Baseball Research

September 15, 1921: Babe Ruth again breaks his own home run record with #55 at Polo Grounds

Babe Ruth, circa 1921 (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 9, 1921: Injured Babe Ruth wallops his first World Series home run

October 10, 1921: Yankees win 3-1 and regain World Series lead from Giants after Game 5

May 25, 1922: Babe Ruth’s ejection costs him Yankees captaincy

April 18, 1923: Babe Ruth homers in Yankee Stadium’s grand opening, hinting at franchise’s dynastic future

July 5, 1924: Babe Ruth hits the wall, and the wall wins

June 1, 1925: Babe Ruth returns from ‘Bellyache Heard ‘Round the World’

September 24, 1925: Babe Ruth beats White Sox with extra-inning walkoff grand slam

October 6, 1926: Babe Ruth becomes first player to hit three homers in World Series game

October 10, 1926: Pete Alexander saves the day

August 16, 1927: Babe Ruth’s homer reaches the roof at Comiskey Park in Chicago

September 29, 1927: Babe Ruth hits grand slam in second consecutive game for No. 59

September 30, 1927: Babe Ruth hits record 60th home run

October 9, 1928: Sultan of Swat smacks three homers to sink the Cardinals in World Series sweep

April 18, 1929: Babe Ruth celebrates ‘honeymoon’ with a home run

August 7, 1929: Babe Ruth goes deep as Yankees split with A’s at Shibe Park

August 11, 1929: Babe Ruth hits 500th career home run

October 1, 1932: The Babe calls his shot … or does he?

July 6, 1933: A Dream Realized: Comiskey Park hosts first All-Star Game; Babe Ruth homers

October 1, 1933: Lefty Ruth all right in final mound appearance

July 13, 1934: The Babe bashes 700th career home run

May 25, 1935: Babe Ruth smashes three homers in final hurrah

May 30, 1935: Babe Ruth plays his final major-league game with Boston Braves

June 19, 1938: Babe Ruth makes coaching debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers