On this date in 1921....

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Posted By: john/z28jd

...Babe Ruth became the all-time home run king passing Gavvy Cravath with his 120th career homer,at least according to the newspapers now(read todays this date in baseball history) and back then.Of course we all know better and know that Roger Connor was the all-time leader at that point with 138,followed by Sam Thompson with 127 and Harry Stovey with 122.

Its also funny that when Babe Ruth broke the single season home run record with 29 in 1919,they interviewed Buck Freeman who's record he broke about how Freeman felt.He held that record of 25 for 20 years.Buck's response shouldve been "It felt like watching Ned Williamson again back in 1884 when i was a 12 year old boy when he hit 27 home runs for the White Stockings" Of course Buck kept that secret to himself and took the recognition.

Its amazing how little about the old days was known right after it happened.One things for sure,Tommy McCarthy OJ cards would be worth about 1/4th of what they are if they kept better track of the past