Tag: Babe Ruth
Washington’s Last World Series
We are guaranteed to play postseason baseball after last night's win over the Dodgers. Our magic number to win the National League East is...
Babe Ruth’s Final Game and Home Run as a Yankee
Babe Ruth and the Yankees came to town in September of 1934 for one last hurrah. They were to play the Senators in a...
Babe Ruth Runs Into Wall; Knocked Unconscious
Babe Ruth lying unconscious at Griffith Stadium - July 5th, 1924 (Library of Congress)
To continue our baseball...
In Hotel Lobbies: Lou Gehrig Celebrates the New Year in Washington
The Iron Horse himself, Lou Gehrig, was in our city to celebrate the start of a new year in 1929. He was staying at...
Babe Ruth Visits the White House
This is a man who needs no introduction. Babe Ruth was the biggest celebrity in America during the 1920s. On December 7th, 1921, he was...
Babe Ruth Enlists in the National Guard
The most popular man in America, George Herman "Babe" Ruth, arrived with the New York Yankees in May of 1924 to play two games...
Man Arrested After Frantic Drive on Dupont Circle … and Babe Ruth? (1930)
I guess D.C. has always had bad drivers. This one is from December 7th, 1930.
A dizzy clockwise circle of an automobile around Dupont Circle,...
