It's TRIVIA time....Babe Ruth

[tedzan]

A subtle, but very effective, decision by Babe Ruth during his 22-year career. Can you tell us what this decision was ?

HINT.... this decision resulted in the Babe achieving what is seldom achieved in most Baseball players' careers.



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[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by tedzan

A subtle, but very effective, decision by Babe Ruth during his 22-year career. Can you tell us what this decision was ?

HINT.... this decision resulted in the Babe achieving what is seldom achieved in most Baseball players' careers.



TED Z

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I know it isn't what you're looking for, and it's not really subtle, but when he changed from being a pitcher to a hitter it ended up changing baseball!

[Peter_Spaeth]

He switched to a shorter bat, I have read somewhere.

[5-Tool Player]

He switched to a "lite" beer. : )

[butchie_t]

He ate 4 hotdogs before a game instead of 5.

B.T.

[oldjudge]

I don't know if he switched to shorter bats but he definitely switched to lighter bats as he got older.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

I know it isn't what you're looking for, and it's not really subtle, but when he changed from being a pitcher to a hitter it ended up changing baseball!

David

I like your answer, it certainly is true.

But, it's my understanding that Ruth switching from Pitching to a full-time Hitter/Fielder was the Yankees decision (especially Mgr. Miller Huggins).

Continue giving this quiz some thought....I think you may come up with the answer I'm looking for.


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[Casey2296]

George Herman "Babe" Ruth is the only one who holds this distinction in the history of Major League Baseball.

[jingram058]

He claimed that the secret of his success and longevity in baseball were the result of his decision to put his pants on starting with them inside out. He would sit down, with his socks on, and begin pulling the pants up from the bottom left leg first, then right leg. He claimed that he made the decision to don his pants in this manner starting with his trade to the Yankees. "Secret of the Pants", by Paul Gallico, New York Daily News, October 3, 1927.

[tedzan]

Hey guys

Think in terms of mathematics.



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[king11]

In 1930 and 1933, Ruth opted to pitch the last game of the season...and he won both starts. This meant that he had a winning record as a pitcher in three separate decades - the teens, twenties, and thirties.

[GasHouseGang]

A lot of people thought Ruth was going to burn himself out. After "The Bellyache Heard ‘Round the World" Ruth realized if he wanted to continue playing ball into his thirties, he needed to do something different. He showed up at Artie McGovern’s gymnasium and committed himself to McGovern’s strict regimen of exercise, diet, and rest. Six weeks later, by the time he was ready to head south for spring training, Ruth had lost 44 pounds and shed almost nine inches from his waistline. The Babe never let himself get seriously out of shape again. Not exactly mathematical, but he showed the value of exercise and diet.

[jingram058]

Well, it could be anything. The answer is whatever you want it to be. Too obscure to resolve.

[molenick]

If the answer is mathematical, maybe he decided to adjust the angle of his swing (from level to more of an uppercut)?

[irishdenny]

He started to wearing the # "3"

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by gashousegang

a lot of people thought ruth was going to burn himself out. After "the bellyache heard ‘round the world" ruth realized if he wanted to continue playing ball into his thirties, he needed to do something different. He showed up at artie mcgovern’s gymnasium and committed himself to mcgovern’s strict regimen of exercise, diet, and rest. Six weeks later, by the time he was ready to head south for spring training, ruth had lost 44 pounds and shed almost nine inches from his waistline. The babe never let himself get seriously out of shape again. Not exactly mathematical, but he showed the value of exercise and diet.

David M.....you are the "TRIVIA King" !


The majority of Baseball players' hitting statistics diminish as their careers approach their end. Babe Ruth's hitting stats improved.

During December of 1925, Ruth met with Artie McGovern who operated a New York City gym. The Babe started a rigorous physical
training regime at this gym. Every winter there-after, Ruth continued this fitness program. By the start of the 1926 season, Ruth's
weight was down to 205 lbs; and, in 1926 his fitness program started paying dividends.

If you do the MATH.....and compare Ruth's performance in his later years 1926 - 1933 with his previous years, you will see that he
out-performed his earlier years.

Ed Delahanty or Ted Williams were ballplayers whose Batting performance improved as they got older. Can you name any others ?







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[Peter_Spaeth]

Barry Bonds.

[EddieP]

Since his “Bellyache heard round the world “ was the impetus of this trivia question, then it is only reasonable to show Babe when he was hospitalized for it:

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by tedzan

David M.....you are the "TRIVIA King" !

I can't believe I finally correctly answered one of your trivia questions! Woohoo!

[tedzan]

David

I had a feeling when you first posted here (Post #2), that you would eventually come up with the correct answer.
And, it was a very splendid answer.

Here is a breakdown of Babe Ruth's three major statistics (over his 22-year career)......

1914 -1925

Hits.... 1355

HR...... 309

RBI..... 944


1926 -1935

Hits.... 1518

HR...... 405

RBI.... 1270



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[rats60]

Originally Posted by tedzan

If you do the MATH.....and compare Ruth's performance in his later years 1926 - 1933 with his previous years, you will see that he
out-performed his earlier years.

Ed Delahanty or Ted Williams were ballplayers whose Batting performance improved as they got older. Can you name any others ?



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Roberto Clemente

[frankbmd]

Ted,

Did you not know that Babe's original name was Sue?

Johnny Cash once sang about Babe in his recording "A Boy Named Sue".

Babe was comfortable being Sue, but the Red Sox management balked.

They forced him to change his named from Sue to Ruth.....

and the rest is history.

[brunswickreeves]

There's no doubt Ruth was among the greatest players and hitters of any generation. Many factors influenced this: his amazing ability to compute the incoming pitch, size/stature, exercise regimen, and also the end of the Dead Ball Era in 1920, which provided a greater advantage to the batter. However, digging into the stats, correlation appears here to be causation (but not from more exercise)...with more at bats Ruth's total stats increased. However, as a % of those at bats, Ruth's stats in Hits, HRs, RBI, BA, and Slugging % actually balance out between career 1/2s (1914-1924) and (1925-1935).

Hits as a % of at Bats, and BA were better in the 1st 1/2 of his career. HRs as a % of at Bats was actually equal with less than a 1% difference between career 1/2s. Slugging %, and RBI as a % of at Bats were better in the 2nd 1/2 of his career. However, RBI is dependent on better batting and OBP by teammates...

See attached Excel analysis.

So did Ruth become a significantly better player/hitter as he aged, or did he actually make everyone around him better and he sustained his individual dominance?

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by brunswickreeves

There's no doubt Ruth was among the greatest players and hitters of any generation. Many factors influenced this: his amazing ability to compute the incoming pitch, size/stature, exercise regimen, and also the end of the Dead Ball Era in 1920, which provided a greater advantage to the batter. However, digging into the stats, correlation appears here to be causation (but not from more exercise)...with more at bats Ruth's total stats increased. However, as a % of those at bats, Ruth's stats in Hits, HRs, RBI, BA, and Slugging % actually balance out between career 1/2s (1914-1924) and (1925-1935).

Hits as a % of at Bats, and BA were better in the 1st 1/2 of his career. HRs as a % of at Bats was actually equal with less than a 1% difference between career 1/2s. Slugging %, and RBI as a % of at Bats were better in the 2nd 1/2 of his career. However, RBI is dependent on better batting and OBP by teammates...

See attached Excel analysis.

So did Ruth become a significantly better player/hitter as he aged, or did he actually make everyone around him better and he sustained his individual dominance?

Great info on that spread sheet. Thanks for sharing. great assortment of cards and photos

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Barry Bonds.

Dazzy Vance

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[brunswickreeves]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Great info on that spread sheet. Thanks for sharing. great assortment of cards and photos

Thanks! 33 Ruth's are on wood ($25 ea), cards are 1980 Exhibits ($75 for entire set), Ruth Red Sox pitching staff photo just acquired, and game bat was a given by Portland Sea Dogs. And Excel was 30 mins of time and analysis Love building comprehensive pro forma financial models for start-up investing and exit strategies!

[tedzan]

The number 3 was lucky on this day in May of 1935. Babe Ruth hit 3 tremendous Home Runs at Forbes Field (Pittsburgh).

And, Jessie Owens sets 3 world records on May 25th 1935.












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[Peter_Spaeth]

Ted you once posted that whole article and it was priceless. The writer kept referring to Ruth as the Great Man of Baseball in a style that we no longer see today. It also bears noting that his third and final homerun apparently left the park entirely, a monumental blast. It also bears noting that 87 years later, there is nobody else who fairly could be called the Great Man of Baseball.

[5-Tool Player]

Originally Posted by tedzan

David

I had a feeling when you first posted here (Post #2), that you would eventually come up with the correct answer.
And, it was a very splendid answer.

Here is a breakdown of Babe Ruth's three major statistics (over his 22-year career)......

1914 -1925

Hits.... 1355

HR...... 309

RBI..... 944


1926 -1935

Hits.... 1518

HR...... 405

RBI.... 1270



TED Z

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Ted great information.......Thank You

Never would have guessed