Babe Ruth's Arithmetic

[TheRazgriz57]

@brianwells456comcast Cool story, bro

[ashland1977]

Not only was he one of the greatest hitters ever, he was one of the best pitchers ever. There is no match. And no steroids either. Sorry Bonds. Thanks for posting this!

[RELubber]

Greatest baseball player, hands down. Its not even close.

[brianwells456comcast]

The Babe having to choke up on the bat to hit against some little dork of a kid?For heaven`s sake somebody destroy this clip and let the Bambino rest in peace.Don`t forget that curse that he put on the Boston Red Soxs !

[NYYankeeVlog]

lol you dont mess with the babe

[fedexhome]

a home run for every 12 times at bat AND a .342 lifetime batting average!

[fruticetum]

Interesting the let the colored boy pitch to Ruth and command the other boys to play the field.

[Oceanpacifica1968]

@fruticetum A damn shame.

[Boelcke1916]

The Babe was the greatest combination ever for a pitcher/hitter. He hit a homerun every 12 times up, which is better than the 16 at-bats it wook for Aaron to hit every homerun on the average. This is not said to denigrate Hank Aaaron, a fine man who deserves his title. I just think it needs to be pointed out what a complete baseball star Babe Ruth was. Remember that Whitey Ford broke the record for consecutive scoreless innings in WS play and the record had belonged to Babe Ruth.

[Ekeeney1]

The Babe was great.He once pitched a 14 inning game too.

[Zboy0112]

bambino

[BonjoviFan08]

babe ruth was one of the best players Ever in history.

[08whitesoxluvr]

love the babe no other player is like em!!!!

[NeoOsiris19]

Television back in the day was so simple, I miss that shit.

[Soulblackman]

I doubt if that was on T.V.

[oldaardvark]

Performance enhancing drugs in the 1920s? I think it was called Jack Daniels.

[sexychrisb]

Best comment I've seen in a while. Thank you for that.

[sloppyoscar]

I like the face Ruth makes at :40 ... funny as hell

[CarmineDude]

lol.George Babe Ruth

[tapiatm]

i did a report on the babe i know more than you about him he was a drunk and he he cheated on his wife 17 times great ball player though

[7beers]

It would have been cool if the principal would have walked in at the very end: teacher sitting on the floor, with a kid in his lap.

[11matt1]

lol

[Bassk8er72]

lmfao thats funny

[juneracheli]

How many athletes are there like Babe Ruth? When I see footage of him it sends chills up and down my spine. There are only a handful of players who are so great and respected it makes everyone around them better. I would put Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and Tiger Woods in that category from the modern era.

[bionicbigfoot]

Read "The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs". He was a lot like the Beatles; he was above even his own hype. Truly transcendent.

[juneracheli]

Thanks for the tip. I will definitely make time to read it.

[bionicbigfoot]

No problem. As a fan of the Bambino, you're gonna love it!! Best I've ever read about his level of play. Enjoy.....!

[sexychrisb]

AMAZING book, yes it's totally recommended.

[Basssinger86]

Ruth, Jordan, Ali, Gretzky and Woods are probably the truly transcendent athletes. No matter what era of there respective sports, they will forever be known. If your a baseball fan and you don't know who Babe Ruth was, then your not a Baseball fan.

[codyroberts13]

this is real cool

[Zarlok2]

Babe ruth is 100% german american you fucking morons.

[goford90]

i love this video!!!!!!!!!

[princetrumpet]

Thanks a million for posting that video. My kids will get a kick out of it as did I. Right on Xcopy. That's what baseball is supposed to do... let us relax for a change and just enjoy.

[GreedoUT]

You tell em, Babe!

[GreatIntellect13]

the babe...

[Xcopy651]

just relax and enjoy the video

[scoonman]

How ironic that an African American child was chosen to "pitch" to Babe in this video in an era where neither he, (or because of the childs age, his father), couldn't have pitched to him in the major leagues.

[AnoukaKC]

yeah, scoonman. good enough for exhibitions and 'batboy good luck charms', a la Ty Cobb's batboy; but not the big leagues. It wasn't the players fault though, it was Commissioner Landis' fault (and Cap Anson). The overwhelming majority of white players wanted integration. As for Babe himself, I believe the black rumors are true. You don't mix German and Irish and get the Babe's face.

[therightstuff90731]

Why you bring up the black and white issue here? You would notice it huh. If you want to hear it. White man's blood was shed from the North (Yankee soldiers)(Ruth on Yankees :) - shed to make your black ass free.

[borrisiomorris]

6x6=36 5x5=25

BABERUTH +baseball and bat=homerun!

[lagamista]

The Boy is my Grandfather! awsome!

[milliondollarmagic]

wow seriously?

[ersatz111]

former negro leaguer Buck O'Neill said he was incredibly damn important to the game and to it's future (pay included) and that he was as great as they say.

[tailback43]

Thank you for the uplifting vid. Babe is so cool.

[webby75216]

He is a joke. No negros in baseball saved his hotdogg eatin ass.

[Knodtreal]

While there were no negros in baseball at the time does not mean that his records wouldn't have existed, the Babe is the Babe- A Legend, like it or not. On a lighter note, I can't wait for Bonds to take the throne as the new hr king!

[7beers]

Shouldn't that be on a darker note?

[Djarra]

Take a read of 'The Year Babe Ruth hit 104 Home Runs' by Bill Jenkingson. This book not only compaiers Babe to modern players, but also points out that in off season Barnstorming games Babe and Lou Gehrig would play against some of the best black players of the day. Even getting themselves barred from some towns for doing so.

[ersatz111]

i'd give a guy who travelled all over the country, and the world, to play baseball and bring popularity to the game DESPITE mlb and his own team threatening and suspending him and attempting to ruin his career only to come back and hit 60 homers and bring glory to a team everyone hated a little bit more respect but that's just me. he respected everyone, and just because he was a tool for ny shouldn't take away from his greatness.

[clucaspik]

Ruth is a natural in front of the camera! Imagine what some of the other players would have been like w/ a movie camera aimed at them. He says his lines and acts like a pro.

Note: The teacher is played by Franklin Pangborn, a popular, fruity-character comic actor who was in a ton of shorts - Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy, etc.

[ersatz111]

i think they got this off some east coast tv doc from 1994 this footage is awesome probably the best thing in that entire documentary

[bollywoodsensation]

I like how Babe challenges the kids and doesn't hold back when he hits. KABOOM! "Hey kids let's play baseball, you guys play outfield while I drill homers into left field!"

[432F01]

Thot Baby Root! Hope he play the Base Boil long time! Make lotsa money.

[y2jayjk]

its good stuff. But watching old videos creep me out a tiny bit for some reason...just because you know everyone in it is no longer alive...and just thinking of their entire lives and thinking back to way back then..i dont know just a mixture, weird.

[stevierayhammett]

babe is the greatest.. long live the sultan of swat.. the maharajah of maul... the GREAT BAMBINO

[ediann]

I really enjoyed this! Babe Ruth was larger than life and very endearing to the children He was loved by all. His legend is everlasting.

Great video. Baseball, arithmetic and the Babe!

[rhythmstick]

Terrific, thanks!

[kandyssurprise]

Outstanding!!

[ChronicCommentator]

Gees this must be rare. Sweet. Thanks for sharin the clip, now i wanna go learn my timetables lol

[Bigalbass86]

I saw this on the Ken Burn's Baseball documentary. Really great

[hailame]

That was kool!!! The legend!!!

Yeah true awesome posting braz

[encierro75]

Very cool! What year was this made?



[7beers]

Good question. Since it's a talkie, it's obviously after 1930. On imdb, there are a number of films with Babe playing himself, and they're all dated 1932, so maybe that's the year.

[br32008]

In the Interviews section of BabeRuthCentral there's actually an interview with Leon Fichman who was in this film called, "Teaching Kids to Pitch". He said it was filmed in 1930.

[7beers]

Cool. Note that it could have been filmed in 1930 and released in 1932.

[br32008]

Good point.

[Winston79]

That's awesome. Thanks for posting it.