{"id":27884,"date":"2022-12-01T18:57:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/?page_id=27884"},"modified":"2022-12-12T15:36:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T15:36:33","slug":"l-histoire-derriere-babe-le-bambino","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/the-history-behind-the-babe\/","title":{"rendered":"The History Behind \u201cThe Babe\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27884\" class=\"elementor elementor-27884\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2af028a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2af028a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;823a59a&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-628a03e\" data-id=\"628a03e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8744d elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"7d8744d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-38104c0 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"The Babe Movie Poster\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd9a8b2\" data-id=\"dd9a8b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4d9ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b4d9ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The History Behind<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c58cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88c58cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE BABE <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9660c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9660c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 17.6px;\">Babe Ruth&#8217;s name has become synonymous with baseball over the years and there have been multiple portrayals of his story in the media. Let&#8217;s take a look at why it was that Babe Ruth became such a powerful figure in baseball history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d95faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d95faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Movie Synopsis<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c1f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14c1f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Released in 1992, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Babe<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stars John Goodman as the famed ball player George Herman Ruth, Jr. more widely known as \u201cBabe Ruth\u201d. Although the movie was criticized for somewhat over-dramatizing aspects of Ruth\u2019s life, this exhibition will explore what parts of the movie stay true to baseball history and where is that history missing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0a3efd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0a3efd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e2c003\" data-id=\"4e2c003\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e6454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93e6454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Before the Babe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad4df0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad4df0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;eafcdff&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04b43fe\" data-id=\"04b43fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6d30a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf6d30a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To understand why Babe Ruth made such an impact when he took to the field, it\u2019s important to understand what baseball was like before Babe Ruth\u2019s time. The era from about 1900 until Babe Ruth\u2019s emergence on the Major League Baseball scene in 1919 was known as \u201cThe Dead Ball Era\u201d. It got this name because the same ball was used for the entire game, often becoming very damaged and worn as the game went on. This wear and tear made it difficult to hit well at all &#8211; let alone achieve home runs. Instead, the game was mostly played in a style which relied on stealing bases, single hit runs, and bunting, resulting in low scoring games overall. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ce6a63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ce6a63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa5a0ba\" data-id=\"aa5a0ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d9555a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d9555a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06e1561\" data-id=\"06e1561\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31624ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31624ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Leather-Baseball-From-1887-National-Baseball-Hall-of-Fame-Collection.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Leather-Baseball-From-1887-National-Baseball-Hall-of-Fame-Collection.jpg 660w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Leather-Baseball-From-1887-National-Baseball-Hall-of-Fame-Collection-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Leather-Baseball-From-1887-National-Baseball-Hall-of-Fame-Collection-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Leather-Baseball-From-1887-National-Baseball-Hall-of-Fame-Collection-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Leather-Baseball-From-1887-National-Baseball-Hall-of-Fame-Collection-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Leather-Baseball-From-1887-National-Baseball-Hall-of-Fame-Collection-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Leather baseball from 1887, courtesy of National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d827a82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d827a82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abcd8a1\" data-id=\"abcd8a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47fc6ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47fc6ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pitchers had a major advantage during this time. Not only were players unable to call for a fresh ball like they can today, but the baseballs of the dead-ball era had no standardized weight or size. Some sources even claim that pitchers made their own balls. Another reason for the name \u201cDead Ball Era\u201d was because these older style balls did not travel far when hit, due to the materials they were made of. It wasn\u2019t until the 1910 World Series that some standardization was introduced. A new type of ball with cork rather than rubber at its center became popular- but even this was not always used. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92a7316 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92a7316\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cb94b9\" data-id=\"3cb94b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d1113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3d1113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bringing Life to Dead Ball<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f46981 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f46981\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84940eb\" data-id=\"84940eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c3ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74c3ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The terms \u201cInside Baseball\u201d or \u201cTight Baseball\u201d were used to describe how baseball was played during the dead ball era, two descriptions that Babe Ruth would dismantle throughout his career.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, was the portrayal in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Babe<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of bustling crowds coming to see Babe Ruth hit home runs an exaggeration? Not at all. Attendance at major league games doubled and in some cases tripled as fans came to enjoy this new style of baseball Ruth was pioneering, where hitting hard and hitting far was the name of the game. While Babe Ruth\u2019s home runs have become something of a legend in baseball, the story began before he was even in the Major Leagues. Although skipped over in the movie, 19 year old Babe Ruth, while playing for the Providence Grays, hit his first professional regular-season home run on September 5th, 1914. This victory was\u00a0 just a taste of what would come once he joined the Baltimore Orioles in 1919. The 1914 home run is an important moment to Canadian baseball fans because it took place at Hanlan\u2019s Point in Toronto, Canada. There is a plaque at Hanlan\u2019s Point commemorating the important historical moment. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebd782c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebd782c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df94973\" data-id=\"df94973\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7ea3e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7ea3e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-in-Toronto-Poster-1-734x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27896\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-in-Toronto-Poster-1-734x1024.jpg 734w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-in-Toronto-Poster-1-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-in-Toronto-Poster-1-768x1071.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-in-Toronto-Poster-1-1101x1536.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-in-Toronto-Poster-1-1469x2048.jpg 1469w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-in-Toronto-Poster-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-in-Toronto-Poster-1-600x837.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-in-Toronto-Poster-1.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Babe Ruth and Toronto Print produced by the CBHFM in 1985<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3192c49\" data-id=\"3192c49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fdac40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fdac40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-Hanlans-Point-Plaque-1024x691.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27897\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-Hanlans-Point-Plaque-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-Hanlans-Point-Plaque-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-Hanlans-Point-Plaque-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-Hanlans-Point-Plaque-1536x1037.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-Hanlans-Point-Plaque-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-Hanlans-Point-Plaque-600x405.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-Hanlans-Point-Plaque.jpg 1736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Babe Ruth Plaque at Hanlan\u2019s Point, Toronto, dedicated in 1985<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4e8fe6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4e8fe6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f399f25\" data-id=\"f399f25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a75e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87a75e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Babe Ruth Bat<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8985c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8985c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43c9cb7\" data-id=\"43c9cb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc352b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fc352b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An interesting side story to Babe Ruth, which is often overshadowed in media representations by his dramatic personal life, was his equipment. Babe Ruth was larger than most baseball players at the time, and had a special bat to match his stature. Babe Ruth\u2019s favoured bats were Louisville Sluggers which, although their weights varied over the years, at their heaviest weighed between 38-54 ounces. Because of his larger size, Ruth was able to swing the heavier bats just as fast as other players might swing a smaller bat. However, because of the bat\u2019s increased weight, the ball was more likely to be hit further. Today, Babe Ruth\u2019s preferred bats are still the largest bats used in baseball history, and are highly sought after pieces of memorabilia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc308ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc308ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a2c5d9\" data-id=\"1a2c5d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eca738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3eca738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-54-Ounce-Bat-copy-1024x221.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27898\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-54-Ounce-Bat-copy-1024x221.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-54-Ounce-Bat-copy-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-54-Ounce-Bat-copy-768x166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-54-Ounce-Bat-copy-1536x332.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-54-Ounce-Bat-copy-2048x443.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-54-Ounce-Bat-copy-18x4.jpg 18w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-54-Ounce-Bat-copy-600x130.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Babe Ruth style 54 ounce bat<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3cd485 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3cd485\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-329254d\" data-id=\"329254d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c538747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c538747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After The Credits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6780330 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6780330\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60d9b76\" data-id=\"60d9b76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-718fa22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"718fa22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Babe<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d ends on a decidedly tragic note with Ruth quitting baseball and seemingly walking away forever, the reality was not so. While Ruth might have been done as a player, he was not done with baseball altogether. Ruth wanted to manage a baseball team, and put his knowledge of the sport to use. But this was not to be. Ruth\u2019s reputation for being difficult to get along with had followed him. The closest Ruth got to managing a team was when he briefly coached the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1938. In the end, Ruth found himself having to fill his time with other activities such as golfing and bowling. He was quite talented at golf and participated in charity tournaments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74d5bef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74d5bef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc375c0\" data-id=\"bc375c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d982d9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d982d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-Golfing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27843\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-Golfing.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-Golfing-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Babe-Ruth-Golfing-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Babe Ruth and the former governor of New York, Al Smith, playing a round of golf at the Miami Biltmore, 1930<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e416a5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e416a5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35ae422\" data-id=\"35ae422\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6756ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6756ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite what Ruth\u2019s wife called a \u201cboycott\u201d of her husband by Major League Baseball, Ruth still came back for major events. Ruth spoke at Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day in 1939 and he was also present at the official opening of The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, where he was a member of the inaugural Hall of Fame class.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f16036 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f16036\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e77514\" data-id=\"1e77514\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6dae9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6dae9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Man and Legend<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d514558 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d514558\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d7d751\" data-id=\"2d7d751\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3a605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c3a605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although many media representations such as \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Babe<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d focus on Ruth\u2019s temper and his career downfall, they don\u2019t credit Ruth enough for the major changes his presence made in the history of baseball, difficult personality or not. Aside from completely changing the style of the game by popularizing \u201cpower hitting\u201d, Babe Ruth is credited as being the first real \u201ccelebrity athlete\u201d. 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Let&#8217;s take a look at why it was that Babe Ruth became such a powerful figure in baseball history.\u00a0 Movie Synopsis Released in 1992, The Babe stars [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27884","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The History Behind \u201cThe Babe\u201d - Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Released in 1992, The Babe stars John Goodman as the famed ball player George Herman Ruth, Jr. more widely known as \u201cBabe Ruth\u201d. 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