Babe Sets New Home Run Record
Clips of Babe Ruth during the 1927 season hitting home runs, mixed with shots of homers from later seasons. Great closeups of Ruth at bat and in the dugout, Lou Gehrig congratulates him crossing plate, lots of shots of spectators going wild in the grandstands, headlines from New York newspapers chronicling Ruth's home runs, pitcher Tom Zachary giving up Ruth's 60th homer, though actual swing and rounding bases taken from 1930's.
Identifier | CLIP-5919 |
Duration | 1 min, 42 sec |
Genre | Documentary |
Date | September 30 1927 |
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