{"id":80249,"date":"2023-09-24T00:02:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T04:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/on-this-day-in-history-september-24-1943-babe-ruth-plays-his-last-game-for-the-new-york-yankees-80249"},"modified":"2023-09-24T00:02:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T04:02:22","slug":"on-this-day-in-history-september-24-1943-babe-ruth-plays-his-last-game-for-the-new-york-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/on-this-day-in-history-september-24-1943-babe-ruth-plays-his-last-game-for-the-new-york-yankees-80249","title":{"rendered":"On this day in history, September 24, 1943, Babe Ruth plays his last game for the New York Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Baseball legend Babe Ruth played his last game as a Yankee in New York on this day in history,<\/a> Sept. 24, 1934.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was 39 years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Only 4,000 fans were on hand for his finale at Yankee Stadium, which was against the Boston Red Sox, noted The Los Angeles Times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1806, LEWIS AND CLARK RETURN TO ST. LOUIS AS HEROES AFTER JOURNEY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Ruth was walked in the first inning. He was replaced by pinch-runner Myril Hoag, recounted the same source.<\/p>\n

No one knew at the time that the day would be his last in pinstripes at Yankee Stadium. Ruth was traded in the off-season.<\/p>\n

Remarkably, this day in history is “a double-landmark” day for Ruth \u2014 as Sept. 24, 1919, is the same date that he became baseball\u2019s single-season home run<\/a> record holder, according to the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n

The two milestones were 15 years apart.<\/p>\n

Only 24 years old in 1919, Ruth was both a pitcher and an outfielder for the Boston Red Sox.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was 9-5 and had a 2.97 earned-run average in the 17 games he pitched, according to the same source.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, SEPT. 30, 1927, BABE RUTH SWATS RECORD 60TH HOME RUN, SHOCKS SPORTS WORLD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“He played in 130 games, batted .322 and drove in 114 runs. And on this date, he hit his 28th home run, breaking Ned Williamson\u2019s single-season record. Ruth finished the season with 29 homers,” said The Los Angeles Times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The next year, Ruth would wear a Yankee uniform \u2014 and as a full-time outfielder he smashed 54 home runs.<\/p>\n

On Aug. 11, 1929, as a New York Yankees slugger,<\/a> Ruth became the first player to eclipse 500 career home runs, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n

He was already baseball’s all-time home run leader to that point, and by a comfortable margin, according to multiple sources.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It took until 1940 before anyone joined Ruth in the 500 home-run club, when Boston Red Sox first baseman Jimmie Foxx hit his just over 11 years later, noted ESPN.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Across his first six MLB seasons as a member of the Red Sox, Ruth hit 49 home runs while also spending time as a pitcher.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He exploded once he became a Yankee, though, blasting 467 home runs in the 1920s alone, the same source chronicled.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Ruth was walked more than any batter in history, 2,056 times, according to The Los Angeles Times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 1923, he was walked 170 times \u2014 for another record.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After his 54- and 59-homer seasons of 1920 and \u201821, his intentional walks skyrocketed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“In 13 seasons he was passed more than 100 times,” the same source noted.<\/p>\n

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, MAY 25, 1935, BABE RUTH HITS HIS 714TH HOME RUN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Known as “The Bambino,” Ruth concluded his career with 714 home runs, an individual record that stood until Atlanta Braves outfielder Hank Aaron passed him in 1974.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds took over as the home run king in 2007, and he still has the most at 762, the same source stated.<\/p>\n

Ruth was a member of the inaugural National Baseball Hall of Fame class in 1936.<\/p>\n

He was honored along with Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner, according to several sources.<\/p>\n

The seven-time World Series champion naturally has his No. 3 jersey retired by the Yankees.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first season the Yankees even wore jersey numbers was 1929, the same year Ruth hit 500 home runs, according to Sports Illustrated.<\/p>\n

Ruth died of throat cancer at age 53 on Aug. 16, 1948, in New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His body lay in state at Yankee Stadium for two days. During that time, over 100,000 fans paid their last respects, according to History.com.<\/p>\n

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