Babe Ruth's called shot
Much-debated moment in baseball history, the home run was hit by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
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1932 World Series
Four-game sweep by the American League champions New York Yankees over the National League champions Chicago Cubs.
By far its most noteworthy moment was Babe Ruth's "called shot" home run, in his 10th and last World Series.
John Paul Stevens
American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010.
A lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, Stevens was 12 when he attended the 1932 World Series between the Yankees and the Cubs in Chicago's Wrigley Field, in which Babe Ruth allegedly called his shot.
Chicago Cubs
American professional baseball team based in Chicago.
The '32 series against the Yankees featured Babe Ruth's "called shot" at Wrigley Field in game three.
New York Yankees
American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
This series was made famous by Babe Ruth's "Called Shot" in game three of the series at Wrigley Field, a fitting "swan song" to his illustrious World Series career.
Gabby Hartnett
American professional baseball player and manager.
During the course of his career, Hartnett took part in some of the more memorable events in Major League Baseball history including; Babe Ruth's Called Shot during the 1932 World Series, Carl Hubbell's strike-out performance in the 1934 All-Star Game and Dizzy Dean's career-altering injury during the 1937 All-Star Game.
Home run
Scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.
A notable back-to-back home run of that type in World Series play involved "Babe Ruth's called shot" in 1932, which was accompanied by various Ruthian theatrics, yet the pitcher, Charlie Root, was allowed to stay in the game.
The Babe Ruth Story
1948 biographical film of Babe Ruth, the famed New York Yankees slugger.
During Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, Babe gets a call from the father of a dying child and promises the father that when he goes up to bat, he will call the third shot and the ball will land at a certain spot; all of this will be for the boy.
Major League (film)
1989 American sports comedy film produced by Chris Chesser and Irby Smith, written and directed by David S. Ward, that stars Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, James Gammon, Bob Uecker, Rene Russo, Margaret Whitton, Dennis Haysbert, and Corbin Bernsen.
After getting a pitch thrown at his head for taunting Duke by pointing towards the outfield, clearly making a reference to Babe Ruth's famous called shot, Taylor signals to the dugout and Lou relays the signal to the third-base coach.
Charlie Root
American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago Cubs between 1923 and 1941.
He threw the pitch that Babe Ruth allegedly predicted he would hit into the seats in the 1932 World Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago (see: Babe Ruth's called shot).
Wrigley Field
Major League Baseball stadium located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois.
That placement by the Chicago-based Curtiss Candy Company (which is now under Nestle), coincidentally positioned in the line of sight of "Babe Ruth's called shot", proved fortuitous when games began to be televised in the 1940s—the sign was also in the line of sight of the ground level camera behind and to the left of home plate.