Humpday Ballpark Triviola

Heaviest bat? 42 oz IIRC?

I tried swinging a replica once, and it was like swinging a splitting maul.

No but...

...you are correct that he swung a mean piece of lumber!

Tommy

Re: Humpday Ballpark Triviola

He got more "pitch" on his bats than most of his era?

Dan.

Is "era" a pun here? :)

Re: HMMMM....

Not sure what you are after here so here goes, as my dad always told me " you just gotta get your two cents in" Actually, I was always trying for four cents, : ' >.

Babe's ratio of times up bat to homers is quite high, as in the highest??????

Thanks for the question,

Dale

WAG...

just a guess, but was he the first to put his name on one?

Four possibilities but

first, I thought I was immune to obscure, unrelated, sports "celebrity" fandom but your St. Louis Field Manager is the brother of my cousins' wife. Who'd a thunk that a Pittsburgher like me would care about a St. Louis team because I know a guy from West Virginia. It's strange that I would care (here comes a wood link) and root for the team that had the best record in baseball two years in a row. I hated to see his disappointment last year. Weird! Forget the American League. Good luck Cards. Anyway on to Ruth--

1. Heavy bat (as mentioned)

2. Hickory bat not Ash

3. Used a bat as a cane on occasion after his cancer diagnosed

4. Signed his bats.

Humpday Hint...

It's not a statistic related answer. (Which is unusual for baseball!)

Tommy

I would be remiss if...

I didn't also point out that the Bambino, by the time he retired in 1935, used his bat to miss more pitches in baseball than anyone up to that time (he achieved 1330 strikeouts). The record stood for quite a while but he has since been bested in this dubious category by a lot of guys.

3 WAG

Pine Tar--Rosin--Knob on end of handle

3rd Swing Makes Contact!

The Bambino is credited with the shape/design of the modern day bat. He was the first to have a knob turned on the end of his bat.

Ken slides into home...safe!

Tommy

Re: 3rd Swing Makes Contact!

I didn't Google either. I'm old enough to remember when he did it!!

Re: Tommy...

you really brought back dreams for me, a field of them : " >, if you will.

Babe and Ty Cobb was before my time, but they would be two I'd would of love to of seen play. Which right up there but at opposite ends of the playing field, another dream would of been able to see the Beatles play together. Again, actually before my concert days when they quit touring.

Dreaming is nice,

Dale