As the Major League Baseball season began in the spring of 1922, George Herman "Babe" Ruth, the new captain of the New York Yankees, was the most famous baseball player, and one of the most famous people, in America. A Yankee since his move from the Red Sox in late 1919, Ruth had excelled as a pitcher since he was a boy, but became a national, and global, celebrity for his home run hitting.
Read Full Article »
