In the off season, Babe Ruth spends some time with neighborhood kids, November 29, 1924. He told them how he started out in an orphanage and rose to become the legend he already was.
Mayor LaGuardia throws out the first ball at Yankee Stadium, April 22, 1943. The visiting team was the Washington Senators. This officially opened the Yankees' 1943 season.
On January 5, 1920, the New York Yankees announced that they had purchased the contract of Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox. #OnThisDay #MLB #Baseball #NYYankees #Yankees