man with the barrel-shaped body and pipestem legs came up to bat. It

was the third game of the 1932 World Series between the Chicago Cubs

and the New York Yankees. The score was 4-4 in the fifth inning. Cub

pitcher Charlie Root threw one strike, then another. Grinning, the

batter stepped back and seemed to point to the distant center-field

bleachers. Root pitched, the big man swung, and the ball soared into

the bleachers for a home run. The hitter was Babe Ruth, probably the

most revered of baseball players. Ruth's legendary pointing gesture

whether it ever happened or whether he even intended it captured the

imagination of baseball fans, as did everything about this great

The Babe's achievements loom larger in the record

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Babe Ruth, Ruth Built, Red Sox, World Series, Charlie Root, School George, City Aug, Busting Bambino, York Yankees, Boston Braves, world series, york yankees,