OT: Just two of the greatest taking some batting practice

[Buythatcard]

Saw this clip on Facebook and had to share the link. Great quality video of Ruth and Gehrig taking batting practice.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXftJC8FOfo&fbclid=IwAR3Z4VkrP09A2pyjJP-RDnlGz1HH4KSzAqI89RwWVC27uvVYWQMt38XR4VQ

[HOF Auto Rookies]

That's awesome

[asoriano]

Love the bat hand off at 2:47

[Buythatcard]

Love the bat hand off at 2:47

You would never see two players sharing the same bat today.

[nat]

You can see NYY #32 and 25 warming up in the background, but the internet seems to think that no one wore those numbers for the Yankees in 1931.

Jimmy Reese wore #25 in 1930, but that's as close as I've found.
32 was shared by: Bill Karlon, Ken Holloway, and Frank Barnes in 1930.

I guess they wore different uniforms for exhibition games?

[HOF Auto Rookies]

You would never see two players sharing the same bat today.


Happens a lot more than you think

[clydepepper]

Looks like just another two non unanimous inductees to me. LOL



Thanks for sharing...slo mo sounds like cows.
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[Chris Counts]

Nearly 200,000 views in just 10 days. Those are pop song numbers. It's nice to see so much interest in the game's history on YouTube.

[phikappapsi]

this is absolutely awesome... but whoever was throwing that BP session was awful. Who throws near Babe's chin for BP(2:12 mark)!?

[Buythatcard]

You can see NYY #32 and 25 warming up in the background, but the internet seems to think that no one wore those numbers for the Yankees in 1931.

Jimmy Reese wore #25 in 1930, but that's as close as I've found.
32 was shared by: Bill Karlon, Ken Holloway, and Frank Barnes in 1930.

I guess they wore different uniforms for exhibition games?

I was also checking out the uniform numbers but they really didn't make much sense. Mayne this wasn't 1931.

[LACardsGuy]

amazing how low they kept their hands compared to modern batters.

[OLDBILL]

Terrific!

[the 'stache]

Just....wow.

[MVSNYC]

So cool.

Good call on the low hands observation. There must be something to that! I also love how you can see, in full glory, how Babe gracefully shifts all his weight forward; it’s not simply taking a big step.