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Originally Posted by JimStinson
"Quickest Thinking of the Year: Pulled by Dizzy Dean the day in June when Babe Ruth made a personal appearance at Sportsman's Park. Diz was supposed to pitch to the Babe. Ruth stepped to the plate, but in his weakened condition, the bat dropped off his shoulder. Sensing danger in the situation, Diz stepped off the mound, strode to the plate and pointed to right field - where the Babe used to clout them. Everybody recognized the gesture immediately." - The Sporting News (1948)
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Sonuva...I just sold an original print of that photo (minus the signature) a couple of months ago. Had I known the whole story behind it, I probably could have gotten more, or more likely, wouldn't have sold it at all. That'll learn me to learn my baseball history better! Thanks for the lesson, Jim.
