| Throughout history there have been many | | | | runs. The St Louis Browns hit 50 home runs as |
| people that I have admired. Thomas Edison, | | | | the runner up to "The Babe" for most home |
| Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Lenny Bruce, | | | | runs that year. In 1927 it was not so |
| George Washington, and Babe Ruth, to name a | | | | different. The Philadelphia Athletics hit 56 |
| few of my favorite people. They have all | | | | homers to rank second to Babe Ruth's 60 home |
| seemed to rise to the top of their field. | | | | runs. The Babe hit more home runs than entire |
| Edison was a top inventor - yes? The Babe was | | | | teams hit in those two years. |
| a top ball player. I'll bet you have not seen | | | | |
| Edison and the Babe linked together like this | | | | There have been players in their sport that |
| before. They both invented. Or should I say | | | | have so surpassed their peers they become |
| The Babe re-invented baseball. | | | | legend. They are awe. For me "The Babe" fits |
| | | | right in with Gretzky and Michael Jordan in |
| One of, if not the best, ballplayer of his or | | | | attaining the highest level of performance. |
| any generation. His accomplishments surpassed | | | | |
| entire team's totals. More about that later. | | | | I loved the Babe Ruth story with William |
| | | | Bendix. As an eight year old that loved the |
| I admired his flair. I loved his grace on the | | | | Yankees and especially Babe Ruth, this movie |
| field. He glided through the game. I loved | | | | was the best. Even the part where he brings |
| seeing the old films of Babe waving at the | | | | the hurt dog to the hospital and misses a day |
| pitcher as he circled the bases on his way | | | | game. Babe Ruth could do no wrong in this |
| home after belting one of his home runs. | | | | classic. The movie has not passed the test of |
| | | | time as I have gotten older. But it was good |
| In some years he hit more home runs than | | | | for me when I was a kid. |
| entire teams. In 1920 "The Babe" hit 54 home | | | | |