A look back at the fifth day of January in sports history and elsewhere. We have popes, presidents and a Babe, among others ...
Babe Ruth's popularity and fame were so widespread that even America's enemies knew of him. Almost a decade after he had bashed his last home run, his presence still was felt. Babe Ruth's record ...
Even though he left baseball in 1935 and died 13 years later, Babe Ruth is still hitting home runs. Documents signed by Ruth, who held single-season and career home run records that stood for ...
He was a worldwide celebrity, an international star, the likes of which baseball has never seen since," says broadcaster Ernie Harwell about Babe Ruth on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series.