The National Pastime had never seen a hitter like Babe Ruth.
He led the American League in slugging percentage 13 times, home runs 12 times, walks 11 times, on-base percentage 10 times, runs scored eight times and RBI five times.
Anyone remember this Lipton Brisk Iced Tea commercial featuring Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, and George Steinbrenner, with the voice of Phil Rizzuto.
Old Hoss Radbourn once offered to start every game for the remainder of the season. He started 40 of their remaining 43 games, winning 36 of them. His arm was so sore between games that he “couldn’t lift it to comb his hair”.