2003 Death Barry White, man with velvet voice, ", Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe, ", dies at 58 1997 Event Mark McGwire joins Babe as only players to hit 50 home runs in 2 consec yrs 1991 Death Ralph Marrero, actor (Babe, Johnny Suede), dies in car accident at 33 1976 Event Judy Rankin wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Invitational 1974 Event Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th home run, breaks Babe Ruth's record 1974 Event Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th 1967 Event Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1966 Event Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1965 Event Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron (1954 - 1965) pass Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig hitting 772 home runs while playing together on the same team 1965 Event Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" hits #1 1965 Event Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1964 Event On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth's career strikeout record (1,330) 1964 Event Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1962 Event Betsy Rawls and Kathy wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1961 Event Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth's World Series record of 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, running his streak to 32 1961 Event Roger Maris hits home run number 60 off Jack Fisher, tying Babe Ruth's record 1961 Event Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games 1961 Event Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1960 Event Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1959 Event Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1958 Event Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1957 Event Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1956 Death Babe Didrikson Zaharias, javelin, 2 Gold Medals 1932 Olympics, Silver Medal 1932 Olympics, dies at 45 1956 Death Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics, dies at 42 1956 Event Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1955 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament 1955 Event Betty Jameson wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1955 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open 1954 Event 9th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1954 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA National Capital Golf Open 1954 Event Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1954 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open 1954 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open 1953 Event Little-Bigger League changes its name to Babe Ruth League 1953 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1953 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open 1952 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open 1952 Birthday John Goodman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Dan Conner-Roseanne, Babe 1952 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Fresno Golf Open 1952 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship 1951 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Texas Women's Golf Open 1951 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship 1951 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Richmond Women's Golf Open 1951 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins Orlando Florida 2 Ball Golf Tournament 1951 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open 1951 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open 1950 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship 1950 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA All-American Golf Open 1950 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Western Women's Golf Open 1950 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA 144-hole Golf Weathervane 1950 Event 5th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1949 Event Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth 1948 Death Babe Ruth, Baseball legend (New York Yankees), dies in New York at 53 1948 Event 3rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1948 Event "Babe Ruth Story," premieres, Babe Ruth's last public appearance 1948 Event Babe Ruth's final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th 1947 Event Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias gives up amateur status for $300,000 1947 Event Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win British Women's Amateur Golf Champ 1947 Event Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium and through out United States 1945 Event Mel Ott is 1st in NL to hit 500th home run (joins Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx) 1943 Event Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps and cash 1942 Event Walter Johnson pitches to Babe Ruth in pregame attraction that draws 69,000 for New York - Washington game, raises $80,000 for Army-Navy relief 1942 Birthday James Cromwell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Stretch-All in the Family, Babe 1939 Event NHL Babe Seibert Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3 1938 Event Babe Ruth applies for job of St. Louis Browns' manager 1938 Event Babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season 1937 Event It's revealed Quaker Oats pays Babe Ruth $25,000 per year for ads 1936 Event Babe Ruth turns down Reds to make a comeback as a player 1936 Event 1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame - Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson 1935 Event Babe Ruth's final game at Fenway Park, 41,766 on hand 1935 Event Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player 1935 Event Babe Ruth grounds out in his final at bat 1935 Event Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies 1935 Event Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs. Pirates 1935 Event Babe Ruth's 1st NL game, for Boston Braves, included a home run 1935 Event New York Yankees release Babe Ruth, he signs with Boston Braves 1934 Event Babe Ruth tours Tokyo Japan 1934 Event All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails to Hawaii and Japan 1934 Event Babe Ruth's final game as a Yankee, goes 0 for 3 1934 Event 2500 fans see Babe Ruth's farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium 1934 Event Babe Ruth announces this is his final season as full time player 1934 Event Babe Ruth draws his 2,000th base on balls at Cleveland 1934 Event Babe Ruth hits home run number 700, against Detroit 1934 Event Babe Didrikson pitches an inning in an A's-Dodgers exhibition game Walks 1, hits the next guy, 3rd guy hits into triple-play 1934 Event Female Babe Didrickson pitches hitless inning for Philadelphia A's in exhibition game against Brooklyn Dodgers 1934 Event Babe Ruth signs a 1934 contract for $35,000 ($17,000 cut) 1933 Event Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds 1932 Event World Series moves to Chicago, In 5th inning, Babe Ruth waits until he has 2 strikes, points and hits next pitch into center field bleachers 1932 Event New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3 1931 Event Babe Ruth hits his 600th home run, off George Blaeholder of Browns 1931 Event Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season 1931 Event Teenage girl strikes out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee 1930 Event New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers 1930 Event Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee General Manager Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth" 1929 Event Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers off Willis Hudlin of Cleveland 1928 Event Babe Ruth hits home run number 42 and is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace 1927 Event Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits record setting 60th home run, off Tom Zachary 1927 Event Babe Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games 1927 Event New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits record 60th home run of season off Tom Zachry 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 50th of 60 homers 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers 1927 Event 1st home run hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago by New York Yankee Babe Ruth 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 30th of 60 home runs 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 19th and 20th of 60 home runs 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 1st of 60 home runs of season (off A's Howard Ehmke) 1927 Event Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year) 1926 Event Babe Ruth hits 3 home runs in a World Series game, Yankees beat Cards 10-5 1925 Event After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and slaps a $5,000 fine on him 1925 Event Only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out 1925 Event Babe Ruth is finally out of bed, 5 weeks after ulcer surgery 1925 Event New York Yankee Babe Ruth has ulcer surgery 1925 Event Babe Ruth rushed to hospital 1925 Event Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer 1924 Event Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St. Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2 1923 Event Babe Ruth makes a postseason exhibition appearance in a Giants uniform 1923 Event Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a World Series game 1922 Event Babe Ruth is thrown out of a game for 5th time in 1922 1922 Event St. Louis Brown Hub Pruett strikes out Babe Ruth 3 straight times 1922 Event Babe Ruth suspended 1 day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an ump 1922 Event Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel, suspended on October 16, 1921, by Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, return to the New York lineup and go hitless 1922 Event Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52,000 a year New York Yankee contract 1921 Event Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, and Bill Piercy defy Landis ban on World Series 1921 Event Babe Ruth's 1st World Series homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays 1921 Event New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits then record 59th home run 1921 Event Babe Ruth starts streak of an extra-base hit in 9 straight games 1921 Event Babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs 1921 Event Yankees' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs beating Tigers 11-8 1921 Event Babe Ruth becomes all time home run champ with number 120, Gavvy Cravath 1921 Event Babe Ruth arrested for speeding, fined $100, and held in jail until 4 PM 1920 Event Babe Ruth sets then home run season record at 54 1920 Event Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee home run and 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds 1920 Event Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to New York Yankees 1920 Event New York Yankees announce purchase of Babe Ruth 1920 Event New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Red Sox for $125,000 1919 Event Yankees and Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth 1919 Event Babe Ruth's 29th home run is 1st of year in Washington (1st in every park in league in one season) 1919 Event Babe Ruth sets season homer mark at 28 off of Yankee Bob Shawkey 1919 Event Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson's major league mark of 27 home runs 1919 Event Babe Ruth hits his 26th home run off Jack Quinn in New York, breaking Buck Freeman's 1899 home run mark of 25 1919 Event Red Sox Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a game for his 1st of 72 times 1918 Event Babe Ruth's blast over the fence in Fenway scores Amos Strunk, the Red Sox win 1-0 over Cleveland, prevailing rules reduce Babe's Hhome runR to a triple 1918 Event Yankees set record with 8 sacrifices, beat Red Sox's Babe Ruth 5-4 1917 Event Ernie Shore replaces Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth with a runner on, he throws him out and retires all 26 he faces for a perfect game 1917 Event Red Sox Babe Ruth beats Washington Senator Walter Johnson, 1-0 1917 Event Babe Ruth beats New York Yankees, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox 1916 Event Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings 1916 Event Babe Ruth pitches and wins longest WS game (14 innings) 2-1 1915 Event Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut and 1st home run, loses to Yankees 4-3 in 15 1914 Event Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for Red Sox 1914 Event Babe Ruth debuts as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox, he beats Cleveland 4-3 1914 Event Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles 1914 Event Baltimore Orioles' (IL) owner Jack Dunn offers Babe Ruth, Ernie Shore and Ben Egan for $10,000 to Connie Mack, who refuses, pleading poverty 1914 Event Babe Ruth's 1st professional game (as a pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win 1913 Birthday Babe [Mildred Ella] Didrikson, born in Port Arthur, Texas, hurdler, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics 1906 Birthday William Bendix, born in New York City, actor, Lifeboat, Babe Ruth Story, Life of Riley 1903 Birthday Floyd "Babe" Herman, Brooklyn Dodgers' slugger, .324 lifetime average 1902 Event Cleveland's Bill Bradley is 1st ALer to hit a home run run in 4 consecutive games, not duplicated until Babe Ruth does it June 25, 1918 1895 Birthday Babe Ruth, American Athlete, baseball legend 1893 Birthday Roy Del Ruth, director, About Face, Babe Ruth Story, Star Show 1885 Event 11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37 1882 Event 8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40
