@@blainew79 Now, think about what _your_ particular "reply" represents, not only in the overall scheme of things but within the narrower, more provincial, world of a 'Social Media' website's "comments section".
Babe was the best. He was the best left handed pitcher in the AL and a couple years later he was the most dangerous hitter the game had ever seen.100 yrs have passed and NOBODY else has come close to doing that at the major league level. I imagine he enjoyed making this film 😁 Nice looking bunch of ladies
Somebody in the AL is doing that right now, and they also have speed. Babe laid the groundwork, but as of right now, Ohtani is the most complete package of a ball player in history. He can steal, run, hit for contact, and hit for power, and has a cannon for an arm….A 5 tool player that can also pitch at the highest level. I would have agreed with you 5 years ago that nobody has come close, but as of right now you should be watching Ohtani pave his path as the second coming of Ruth. Ohtani is also saving baseball by bringing in an international audience to subsidize the hemorrhaging of baseball fans in America. He’s not an anomaly either, and has been doing it for multiple seasons. If you love Ruth, you’ll love Ohtani. :^}
Both of my grandfather’s used to play baseball in a small ranch in Mexico in the 1930’s. Baseball has been played in Mexico since baseball began. I wouldn’t say baseball has only been popular in America
The palm trees tell me that this was likely filmed at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles (not to be confused with Chicago's Wrigley Field), home of the old Hollywood Stars PCL team. The original Home Run Derby show from the 1950s was filmed there too, I believe.
I was thinking the same thing. That was wrigley. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Field_(Los_Angeles) I’m Trying to identify the 2nd field by and center field the big building in right field
@@jasonwilliams4159 The Hollywood Stars played at Gilmore Field on Fairfax Ave by the L.A. Farmer's Market. Wrigley Field, in South Central Los Angeles, was the home of the PCL's Los Angeles Angels.
This film was made several years before the first major League night game but shadows on the field distinctly look like they are of light towers. And a little known fact is the Cubs were ready to install lights before the second world war but then donated the materials to the war effort. But the question is why did they then wait until 1988 to become the last team to have lights instead of being one of the first. But I must comment on this this film as I have always been fascinated by the Babe. He died 2 years after I was born and I would have loved to see him play. Thanks so much for posting this film.
I dunno. How hard is it to hit against pitchers who pitch a complete double header? And the fielders aren't charged with errors because they aren't expected to make plays with the individual finger mitts they used back then. Can't take stats seriously until the 50's rolled around.
@@Jaysin31 Show me the stats about pitchers who threw complete games of a double-header. A single complete game pitched was more common in Ruth's time, that's true. He pitched several and held a World Series record for scoreless innings for 40 years (shutouts, too). The game is completely different now so it makes no more sense to compare a player from the 1920's to now than it does to compare a Duesenberg to a Camry. It all boils down to comparing a player to their peers and Ruth was among the greatest pitchers and hitters of his time.
@@newerafrican Dutch Levson(1926), Urban Shocker(1924), Dave Davenport(1918), Ray Collins, Ed Summers, Frank Owen, George Mullin, Ray Collins, to name a few. All at least 17 innings and one pitched 19. And those are only the players who pitched complete games. There are countless others who pitched less than complete games. And I promise you these guys weren't even close to throwing 90+mph.
@@Jaysin31 Agreed that the game has changed and relief & specialty pitching now is part of that. Ruth himself holds the record for the longest postseason complete game victory of 14 innings. However, pitchers didn't have to throw 90 mph to be effective. Batters didn't wear batting gloves or wear any kind of protective shields and the brushback pitch was part of the game. As I said, you can only compare the older era players to their peers, and Ruth was certainly at the top of his class.
This is so much fun to watch. I saw someone in the comments section place it in the early 1930s filmed in L.A.. I have always lived in ST. LOUIS and have read The Babe use to like playing golf at a course in north county here when the Yankees came in to town to play the American League St. Louis Browns. Even though I am a Cardinals fan I would have liked seeing some of the old Browns games just to see the great Yankee teams and players more.
@@RetroManHarv Thanks for the info. Although a southside person I went to college at UMSL in the 1970s close by it. Maybe UMSL was where it was located?
You know, one thing that this film showed is that the Babe wasn't the clumsy oaf on the base paths like the newsreel footage not at proper speed makes him out to be.
He was considered fast for his era. What I like it shows he was intelligent, people tend to forget this fact. When they see name Babe, they assume he was like a child...he wasn't.
If you look for the classic show "Home Run Derby", filmed in Wrigley Field, California, you will notice a similarity with the ball field featured in the beginning of this bit. I think they are the same place.
This guy was a rock star before rock ever existed. You can just tell he had a mischievous side that couldn't be contained and I bet he was a blast to hang out with.
Women were playing in collage baseball during this time. Women's barnstorming teams did exist. It was popular. There was even a limited Women's professional league during 1890's. Not much is known about it though and only one or two teams are known. Most famous of these were Boston Bloomer's.
The greatest ever. Nobody come a close 2nd. I love how the trout fans think he’s better and he will be lucky if he hits 500 homers when he’s done. 714HR 342AVG & stole home 10X
That's a danged good golf swing. Looks like Ruth could hit the ball a mile with that huge turn. Probably could've been a pro golfer if he'd dedicated himself to it and had good touch.
@Lighthouse in the Storm you are spoiled by the heavily made up women who alter their face images on you tube. I live and get around a lot. I see a lot of women and it is very rare that I see wholesome beauty like those above. Maybe if they had more current looks and heavy makeup you would find them more attractive. Remember the woman you see is not the woman you wake up to the next day nowadays.
Must be old Wrigley Field in Los Angeles . It was a great old park like Chicago's Wrigley and maybe could have been in the major league . The manager is his real wife Claire Hodgson , er Ruth .
Of course, everyone is really wondering how many of these chicks ended up on the receiving end of some special one-on-one drilling... uh, I mean, "coaching" from the legendary Bambino in the clubhouse after the on-field foreplay.
Ms. Ruth would never give the ok... this would be like putting Led Zeppelin or Motley Crue in a room full of groupies, lol. Babe was quite the skirt chaser, and these women are into baseball, and think the Bambino is "just grand"...
@M . There is no such thing as "the most important sport" because there is nothing that makes one sport " more important" than any other sport! A sport can be more popular than another sport in terms of either participation or attendance by ticket purchasers or viewership on television, but no sport is "more important" than any other sport!
George Herman Ruth was legendary at the way he handled both bats and broads. His "manager" permitting him to teach women how to play ball was totally there on script, otherwise, her heart would be broken. His second wife mandated his diet away from excess food and females, stretching his baseball career to its length.
Thank you for this amazing footage! Wow! I love it. What a thrill it would be to find video of Babe Ruth’s first career grand slam, May 1919 footage, with an excellent no-hitter Pitcher… I would really, really, love to see that play. 👍🏻 Thanks, again! ❤️
That's the same ballpark used for the series home run derby which lasted 1 season I believe in 1959. Also same producer as the original Dracula from 1931. So cool.
That park was Wrigley Field in LA. I thought it lasted 2 seasons. Hank Aaron won his match several weeks in a row. It was a home run or nothing on Home Run Derby! Never missed it.
@@martinmahern7268 I'd seen some episodes during rain delays, and then one of those really obscure channels aired it about seven or eight years ago. So amazing to see so many great players, and even some solid ones who are sadly mostly forgotten.
@@wvu05 I was around 10 then. I knew just about every starter on every team, which was much easier then, because of baseball cards and box scores in the paper. Big Milwaukee Braves fan.
