Photos: On this Day, August 16, 1948 — Babe Ruth dies
August 15, 2013
In this undated photo, Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits a home run. Researchers at Washington University say that's no coincidence - the baseball diamond, they say, was built for the southpaw. (AP Photo/File) ( Baseball Lefties )
Babe Ruth is seen in an undated photo. (AP Photo) ( YANKEES BABE RUTH )
Babe Ruth Jersey on Display at National Baseball Hall of Fame from Anonymous Donor. (PRNewsFoto/National Baseball Hall of Fame) ( NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME BABE RUTH JERSEY )
In this September 30, 1936, Works Progress Administration, Federal Writer's Project, photo provided by the New York City Municipal Archives, a man hands a program to baseball legend Babe Ruth, center, as he is joined by his second wife Clare, center left, and singer Kate Smith, front left, in the grandstand during Game 1 of the 1936 World Series at the Polo Grounds in New York. Over 870,000 photos from an archive that exceeds 2.2 million images have been scanned and made available online, for the first time giving a global audience a view of a rich collection that documents New York City life. (AP Photo/New York City Municipal Archives, WPA Federal Writers' Project) ( NYC History In Pictures )
Babe Ruth decides that Dizzy Dean's pitching arm is ripe for the All-Star game in which the Cardinal hurler was slated to be starting pitcher. Ruth meets with Dean in Washington on July 7, 1937. (AP Photo) ( Babe Ruth )
George "Babe" Ruth, brightest star in the American League, was given his unconditional release by the New York Yankees on February 26, 1935 and immediately signed a one year contract as Vice President and assistant manager of the Boston Braves of the national circuit. He is shown after signing with his old boss Jacob Ruppert (right) and his new chief, Judge Emil Fuchs of the Braves in New York. (AP Photo) ( Babe Ruth )
A man photographs a portrait of Babe Ruth at the Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 27, 2013, in Cooperstown, N.Y. Jacob Ruppert, Hank O’Day and Deacon White will be inducted posthumously to the hall on Sunday. The three men represent the Class of 2013 and they've all been dead for more than 70 years, making Sunday's festivities something out of the ordinary. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ( Hall of Fame Baseball )
FILE - In this Oct. 6, 1937 file photo, retired New York Yankee Babe Ruth, second from left, and his wife, left, greet Yankees owner Col. Jake Ruppert at the World Series opener, in New York. Ruppert, longtime umpire Hank O'Day and barehanded catcher Deacon White were elected to the Hall of Fame on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, for their excellence through the first half of the 20th century. (AP Photo/File) ( Hall of Fame )
Babe Ruth, greatest figure of baseballs' modern age, has given up hope of ever returning to the game he glorified for two decades. The Babe, born George Herman Ruth almost 46 years ago, is shown taking life easy amidst countless trophies of his baseball prowess. (AP Photo) ( Babe Ruth )
Babe Ruth poses for the camera, date unknown. (AP Photo) ( YANKEES RUTH )
Red embroidery reads "B Ruth" on the inside collar of a baseball uniform worn by baseball great Babe Ruth during a barnstorming tour of Japan in 1934, as the uniform arrives at the Little League Museum Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in South Williamsport, Pa.. The uniform, considered one of the most expensive sports memorabilia items worldwide, is on loan to the museum. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson) ( Little League Ruth Jersey Baseball )
Babe Ruth crosses the plate with a run, date unknown. Welcoming him to the plate is Lou Gehrig (4). (AP Photo) ( Yankees Ruth Gehrig )
Former New York Yankee Babe Ruth winks in a video at Yankee Stadium during pregame ceremonies in New York on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. The Yankees were scheduled to play the Baltimore Orioles in what is likely the final game at the stadium later Sunday. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) ( Yankee Stadium Finale Baseball )
Julia Ruth Stevens, the daughter of former New York Yankee Babe Ruth, throws a pitch to Yankees catcher Jorge Posada during ceremonies at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. The Yankees went on to play the Baltimore Orioles in what will likely be the last baseball game played at the stadium. (AP Photo/Ed Betz) ( Yankee Stadium Finale Baseball )
Babe Ruth, left, the most colorful baseball player of all time, confers with Allied Artists producer Roy Del Ruth who is producing "The Life of Babe Ruth," Nov. 1947, in the Stork Club in New York. Del Ruth is currently searching for an actor to play the role of the great Bambino. (AP Photo) ( Babe Ruth Film To Be Made 1947 )
AP sports cartoonist Thomas Paprocki is shown with Babe Ruth in an undated photo. (AP Photo) ( Cartoonist And Subject )
A security guard keeps watch over Monument Park in the new Yankee Stadium in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. The Babe Ruth monument, right, was moved into place today. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ( Babe Ruth Monument Yankees )
Babe Ruth directs play from the coaching box shortly before being ordered off the field, date and location unknown. (AP Photo) ( Babe Ruth )
Former New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth is featured in a new stamp that was unveiled Tuesday, May 19, 1998 at Yankee Stadium before the Yankees game against the Baltimore Orioles. (AP Photo) ( BABE RUTH STAMP )
An undated photo of Babe Ruth's Hall of Fame plaque at Cooperstown, New York. Ruth was elected in 1936. . (AP Photo) ( RUTH PLAQUE )
A photo of Babe Ruth is displayed outside the new Yankee Stadium before their home opener against the Cleveland Indians on Thursday, April 16, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ( Indians Yankees Baseball )
Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees clouts a towering home run in this undated photo. (AP Photo) ( BABE RUTH )
The scoreboard at Yankee Stadium is shown after New York Yankees Derek Jeter surpassed Babe Ruth on baseball's all time hits list during the second inning of the Yankees baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) ( Red Sox Yankees Baseball )
The Watertown, Mass., police said on January 13, 1929, that the body of a woman who was burned to death in a fire in that town on January 1, 1929 had been identified as that of Mrs. George Herman Ruth, wife Helen of "Babe" Ruth the home-run king of baseball. The slugger and his wife Helen on their farm at Sudbury, Mass. in an undated photo. (AP Photo) ( Helen Woodford Ruth and Babe Ruth )
Mrs. George Herman Ruth, wife of "Babe" Ruth, the Home-Run King was burned to death in a fire which destroyed a house at which she was visiting in Watertown, Mass. on Jan. 11, 1929. Mrs. Ruth and her little daughter watching the Home Run King at one of the World Series games in an undated photo. (AP Photo) ( Helen Woodford Ruth and Babe Ruth )
FILE - This 1919 file photo shows Boston Red Sox player Babe Ruth. Ruth played in the 1918 World Series against the Chicago Cubs that the Red Sox won 4-2. In a 1920 court deposition on display at the Chicago History Museum by Chicago White Sox pitcher Eddie Cicotte, one of the key members from the infamous 1919 Black Sox scandal, he hinted that the White Sox got the idea to throw the 1919 World Series after the Chicago Cubs threw the 1918 World Series. (AP Photo/File) ( Cubs 1918 World Series )
Babe Ruth, right, embittered by his lack of success at landing a managerial berth, last winter announced he’d never attend another ball game. But in company of Col. Jake Ruppert, left, his old New York Yankee Boss, and Grover “Halen, New York World fair manager, he was in the front row as the New York baseball season opened in New York, April 19. The Bambino, who once collected $80,000 per from Ruppert, saw the Giants beat the Boston Bees. Year not provided. (AP Photo) ( Babe Ruth and Col. Jake Ruppert )
The mighty Babe Ruth of home run fame has been known as the Sultan or King of Swat for so long that the townspeople of St. Augustine, Fla., thought it needed streamlining in an undated photo. (AP Photo) ( Babe Ruth )
Bert Blyleven, left, and his wife Gayle visit a Babe Ruth exhibit during his orientation visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Blyleven, who helped pitch the 1987 Minnesota Twins to a World Series and had 287 victories in his Major League Baseball career, was elected to the Hall of Fame in January on his 14th try. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ( Hall of Fame Blyleven Tour Baseball )
Great all-round baseball player, Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, 1895 - 1948) shakes hands with the 29th President of the USA, Warren Harding. After the handshake Babe Ruth hit a home run to help his team, the New York Yankees win the third game of the series with the Wash. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( 98t/21/huty/12425/14 )
UNDATED: AN ILL BABE RUTH OF THE NEW YORK YANKEES BASEBALL TEAM LYING IN HIS HOSPITAL BED AT ST.VINCENT's HOSPITAL AND PHOTOGRAPHED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS ILLNESS. Mandatory Credit: Allsport Hulton/Archive ( 4802516N BABE RUTH ILL )
Helen Woodford Ruth, the wife of baseball legend Babe Ruth, holds his child Dorothy Ruth and sits next to baseball player Nick Affrock. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) ( 97i/36/huty/8144/04 )
circa 1955: A visitor viewing the locker used by American baseball player Babe Ruth, topped with a silver crown trophy at Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, New York. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images) ( 97h/10/huty/6526/51 )
circa 1940: World famous American baseball player 'Babe' Ruth (George Herman Ruth, 1895 - 1948), travelling by train with his wife. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( 97h/10/huty/6633/44 )
1933: American baseball player, Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, 1895 - 1948) playing baseball in a full stadium with a small child. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) ( 97n/23/huty/7213/16 )
circa 1935: Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, 1895 - 1948) American professional baseball player for the 'New York Yankees' training under the watchful eye of Professor McGovern. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) ( 97m/40/huty/8680/07 )
circa 1935: Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, 1895 - 1948) American professional baseball player signs a new two year contract with the 'New York Yankees'. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) ( 97m/40/huty/8680/05 )
circa 1925: Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, 1895 - 1948) of the New York Yankees slides into first base after Bud Clancy of the Chicago White Sox dropped a throw. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) ( 99n/13/huty/13341/31 )
7th February 1935: American baseball star, Babe Ruth (1895 - 1948) arrives at Croydon Airport near London on an Air France flight from Paris with his wife and daughter. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images) ( 00f/43/huty/14859/10 )
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: A bat used by Babe Ruth as a cane in his final appearance at Yankee Stadium in 1948 (L) and a photo of Ruth and the bat (R) were auctioned 23 September, 1999, at Sotheby's in New York as part of the Barry Halper Collection of Baseball Memorabilia. The bat, photo and authenticating letters sold for 107,000 USD, including the commission. This was the first of seven days in which the Halper collection will be auctioned off. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) ( SAWH990924751240 )
NEW YORK - JUNE 21: Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees accepts the 2007 Babe Ruth Home Run Award from Julia Ruth Stevens (2nd-L), daughter of Babe Ruth, as grandson Tom Stevens (2nd-R), and great-grandchildren Amanda (L) and Brent Stevens look on prior to the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Yankee Stadium June 21, 2008 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) ( 80333130JM033_CINCINNATI_RE )
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: A general view of a picture of Babe Ruth in the hallway at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2008 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The 85 year old ball park will be closed after the 2008 season as the New York Yankees move to the new Yankee Stadium to begin the 2009 season. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images) ( D057901012.jpg )
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 03: (L-R) A mural of former New York Yankees Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Thurman Munson shown outside of Yankee Stadium prior to game one of the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers on October 3, 2006 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx Borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) ( 72060897RB013_ALDS_Detroit_ )
A statute of Babe Ruth outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the Baltimore Orioles play the Chicago White Sox on July 29, 2006 in Baltimore. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/WireImage) ( 9659340 )
Babe Ruth Plaza outside the new Yankee Stadium April 2, 2009 in New York. Yankee Stadium opened to the public for the teams first workout. (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images) ( Was2259492 )
BRONX, NY - JUNE 13: The 1923 New York Yankees pose for a team portrait during the 25th anniversary celebration of the opening of Yankee Stadium on June 13, 1948 in the Bronx, New York. The players from (L-R) top row, Hinkey Haines, Waite Hoyt, George Pipgras, Joe Bush, Oscar Roettger, Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, Joe Dugan, Wally Pipp, Elmer Smith, bottom row, Sam Jones, Wally Schang, Carl Mays, Whitey Witt, Fred Hofmann and Mike McNally. They all played a two inning game today. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( Keystone_Archives1.jpg )
17 DEC 1947: BABE RUTH IS DRESSED AS SANTA CLAUS WITH THREE YEAR-OLD JIMMY MCCALL ON HIS KNEE AND JANE GREENFIELD AT HIS SIDE DURING A CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR 65 YOUNG POLIOMYELITIS VICTIMS GIVEN BY THE SISTER ELIZABETH KENNY FOUNDATION IN THE HOTEL ASTOR IN NEW YORK CITY. (Photo by Allsport/Getty Images) ( 3902516N BABE RUTH CHRISTMAS )
21 AUG 1948: BABE RUTH OF THE NEW YORK YANKEES BASEBALL TEAM LIES IN STATE IN THE ROTUNDA OF THE YANKEES STADIUM AS 50,000 PEOPLE PAY THEIR LAST RESPECTS. Mandatory Credit: Allsport Hulton/Archive ( 4502516N 1948 BABE RUTH )
Frank Conti, 53, of Tarrytown, New York, places flowers on the grave of George Herman "Babe" Ruth on September 21, 1961 in the cemetery of the Gate of Heaven at Hawthorne in suburban Westchester County. (AP Photo/str) ( BABE RUTH GRAVE )
Mementos left by New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox fans at the grave of Babe Ruth in Hawthorne, N.Y. on Thursday, October 9, 2003. Twenty miles north of Yankee Stadium, where the Boston Red Sox battled Ruth's New York Yankees for a World Series berth, the Babe's gravesite in Gate of Heaven cemetery has been drawing heavy traffic from both Red Sox and Yankee fans. (AP Photo/Karen Vibert-Kennedy) ( BAMBINOS GRAVESITE )
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