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10-24-2011, 12:22 PM
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Hi Ted- I thought of that too, that he may have felt Ruth couldn't hit his best pitch and challenged him. The Called Shot is one of baseball's most enduring myths, and we will probably never know for sure what happened at that moment.
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10-24-2011, 01:01 PM
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Barry
If this event was real, and not a myth, Charley Root would never, ever admit to it.
Here's what Gabby Hartnett (in his first World Series) said of Ruth's "called shot"...... "I don't want to take anything away from the Babe, but he didn't call the shot. He held up the index finger of his left hand, looked at our dugout, not at center field, and said, `It only takes one to hit it.'" For what it's worth, existing film seems to back Gabby's account." WHATEVER......Ruth's HR traveled 490 feet and was the very last HR that the Babe hit in World Series play. TED Z
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10-24-2011, 01:09 PM
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A cool story either way...490 feet is a wallop!
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10-24-2011, 01:54 PM
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Last year, Hunt sold a Babe Ruth "Called Shot" scrapbook with player autographs and hand-written accounts of what happened: Link
In that scrapbook, Ben Chapman wrote: "No he did not call his shot, but he could have, he was the greatest."
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10-24-2011, 04:56 PM
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Great story! Yes, the called shot was amplified for cementing ruth's great dominance and magical heroics. I am fortunate to have a relative that has long sinced passed away in the early 90's, johnny mize, who is a hall of famer that shared many great stories with my father and other relatives and friends. He said there was no comparable player to ruth, not even close. He did say that a healthy mantle would have been interesting to see! Many people forget about ruth's still existing pitching records! This story about ruth's called shot has always been one of the greatest sports stories ever.
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10-24-2011, 06:29 PM
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10-24-2011, 06:58 PM
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Ruth's shot
Back when Joe Sewell was alive and signing through the mail, I wrote him and asked him if Ruth's called shot story was true. He replied that, yes the Babe called his shot before hitting the home run. If I can find the letter, I'll scan it and post it here.
Last edited by Bigdaddy; 10-24-2011 at 06:59 PM. Reason: sp
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