Full Count Vintage Baseball Card Forum
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.
Full Count Vintage Baseball Card Forum


A forum dedicated to the discussion of vintage baseball cards! Please register with your real name or known handle and your current email address. We hope to provide a relaxed, friendly, ad-free atmosphere for everyone to discuss our great hobby.


This day in baseball...

Full Count Vintage Baseball Card Forum :: Off-Topic :: The Bullpen

Go down

This day in baseball... Empty This day in baseball...

Post by sabrjay Thu Sep 25, 2014 4:04 pm

take from John Thorn's FB post...

"
On this date in 1919: Babe Ruth’s record-breaking 28th home run sailed over the right-field grandstand at the Polo Grounds, home at that time to both the Giants and the Yankees. It was reported in the New York Times of September 25, 1919 as the longest drive anyone in attendance had ever seen. “Several seasons ago Joe Jackson hit a home run over the top of the right field stand but the ball landed on the roof. Ruth’s bang yesterday cleared the stand by many yards and went over into the weeds in the next lot.” Jacob Ruppert noticed, and soon moved to buy him for his Yankees.
sabrjay
sabrjay
Dunderhead
Dunderhead

Posts : 7818
Trader Points :
This day in baseball... Left_bar_bleue25 / 10025 / 100This day in baseball... Right_bar_bleue


http://fullcountforum.com/

Back to top Go down

Back to top

- Similar topics

Full Count Vintage Baseball Card Forum :: Off-Topic :: The Bullpen

 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum