The player who was physically closest to Ruth in that moment was Cubs catcher Gabby Hartnett. Hartnett later stated that Ruth did not in fact call his home run. Instead, he said that Ruth bellowed, “That’s only two strikes,” while pointing at the Cubs dugout.
the story I got was he was pointing towards the pitching mound. If you put all the facts together as far as it being a heated series with a lot of trash talking going on as well as interviews with players on the field in later years.....well he didn't call shit. Bottom line is that back in the day just digging in inside the batters box would have resulted in a little chin-music .Doing what he supposedly did and in their back yard would have gotten him drilled no question
When legend becomes fact, print the legend. The film clealry shows him pointing to the left, not straight out. to center. Charlie Root said he would have drilled it in his ear if he pointed to center. I've read that the newspapers the next day said nothing about him pointing to center. But the story got started and Ruth went with it in that clip he narrated.
@Oceanpacifica1968 After the fact, he went with the story because it was a good one. Per Bill James, there was nothing about it in the apeprs the enxt day. The story was created after that and Ruth went along. He may have even verbally predicted a home run. But he clealry didn't point to center, where he hit it.
i think he called it but i can see how people didnt think he called it cuz he might have said i called it just to make it famous and he could have been pointing and talking to the pitcher telling him to shut up but i think he called it
he did call it! in the vid he said "im goin to hit the next pitch right past the flagpople " and u can clearly see him pointing ot centerfield at 1:38.
That's complete BS. Ruth was not looking at the dugout to tell them it's only two strikes--that's not how you signal two, you hold two fingers up TOWARD the person or persons, with the fingers pointing up, vertically, not pointed in a completely different direction––where you're going to hit the next pitch . Clearly, Ruth was looking at them and POINTING OUT to center field. No other explanation makes sense.
That's complete BS. Ruth was not looking at the dugout to tell them it's only two strikes--that's not how you signal two with the fingers, you hold two fingers up TOWARD the person or persons, with the fingers held vertical, not pointed in a completely different direction than the person you're addressing. Clearly, Ruth was looking at them and POINTING to center field. No other explanation makes sense.
Btw...there was a Ruth tribute video out on (I believe?) HBO @15yrs ago, where they showed the whole sequence of Ruth pointing before the home run pitch (in motion, NOT in still frames) and he's clearly (you can even see his mouth moving) yelling at the Cubs' bench and pointing directly towards the pitchers mound. I wish I could find the Gabby Hartnett interview, but it was many years ago (I'm 59) that I read it quoted somewhere. It seemed to make sense, but the "called shot" is a better story.
The bench-jockeying in this series was intense. According to an interview with Cubs' catcher, Gabby Hartnett, when Ruth was pointing outward, he was yelling at the Cubs' players, primarily at Burleigh Grimes, loudest of the Cubs' bench-jockeys and game four's likely pitcher, shouting, "you'll be out there tomorrow", and was simply pointing towards the pitcher's mound. Hartnett also said if Root had ever thought Ruth was trying to call his shot, he would've "stuck the next pitch in his ribs."
Let's just say he did because his finger pointing pre-empted SOMETHING! I'M GONNA HIT THIS FOR YOU, PUNKS ON THE BENCH OR YER GONNA GET IT OR i'M GONNA HIT THE NEXT PITCHED BALL RIGHT PAST THE FLAGPOLE. RUTH SIAD LATER HE WAS THINKING, "YOU LUCKY S.O.B."
Lou Gehrig batted .529 with 3 homers and 8 runs batted in for this series.Many baseball experts consider Gehrig `s hitting performance as the greatest ever for a 4 game series ,but all you ever hear about the 1932 series is Ruth`s "called shot".I think Ruth was the greatest over-achiever in the history of sports and a freak of nature, but he didn`t call his shot.But what he did in that at bat was still amazing.A 491 ft. blast off a perfect two strike pitch low on the outside corner!
Lou Gehrig batted .529 with 3 homers and 8 runs batted in for this series.Many baseball experts consider Gehrig `s hitting performance as the greatest ever for a 4 game series ,but all you ever hear about the 1932 series is Ruth`s "called shot".I think Ruth was the greatest over-achiever in the history of sports and a freak of nature, but he didn`t call his shot.But what he did in that at bat was still amazing.A 491 ft blast off a perfect two strike pitch low on the outside corner!
@brianwells456comcast .....Over achiever is a bit overstated here. However I don't think he would have had as hefty of stats if he didn't have Gehrig hitting behind him
@JRY17 Do you even read the Bible? heaven't you read what Jesus said? If that were true then why would God send his only son to die for us on a cross?
@ACEGAMER120 my point is people look at syuiped stuff like this, and waste way too much time thinking about this kind of stuff. Leaving the most important questions with out thought. Where would you go if you died today? Heaven or Hell?
And in the minds of thinking people, Ruth is great, Bonds played in a stadium with a statue of his Godfather out front (another great) and hit his HRs into a cove named after Mc44(another great). No evil there. Bonds was great before the steroids. Would have been a 500-500 man without them But I'd like to see him hit 73 or even 60 with a real strike zone (shoulder-to-knee) and no body armor.
He hit all those HR's, won 94 games as a southpaw, threw 9 shutouts in one season (still the AL record for lefties), led the league in innings pitched and ERA (beating out Walter Johnson), threw a record 29 consecutive innings of shutout ball in WS play, hit three HRs in a WS game TWICE, plus two more in the game depicted above. The year after this film, at the age of 39, he pitched one final time, going the distance, and winning. Nah, he wasnt a great athlete.
@andrewr62 I def agree w/ you... If anything he was pointing to the dugout / fans and VERBALLY said something along the lines of hitting a homerun on the next pitch, and with that came all rumors and hype behind it all. You will always have a never ending debate on whether it happened or not...WE WILL NEVER KNOW!!!!!!!!!
It doesnt matter if he called it or not. I remember when McGuire broke the single season home run record and saw a top ten list of things Babe Ruth would say if he were alive today. My fav one and probably the truest:
"Yeah I'd like to see McGuire hit 60 home runs drunk off his ass"
@Roller11111 yeah and i'd like to see ruth hit 73 home runs if he went through all that bonds did.ruth took steroids but since ruth is white and bonds is black,ruth is forgiven because in the minds of people white is good and black is evil.
@firebirdgomez Your an idiot. They didnt have steroids. Does babe look jacked to you? No he looks kind of chubby. He was 6'2" and 215 pounds. If you did a little research before you ran your mouth you wouldnt look like an idiot. Steroids started in the 80's not the 30's
@firebirdgomez dude lay off the drugs and alcohol, no way Ruth was on steroids he would be muscular and secondly the use of steroids began in the 1950's; AFTER RUTH STOPPED PLAYING AND DIED!!! Oh and isn't Bonds being accused of sterioids use? Also Bonds should not play the race card, guys like Hank Aaron and Willie Mays got to deal with that ALOT more than Bonds for sure.
Here's the thing that isn't mentioned in this video. Before 2 of his homeruns in that game, he pointed. One was him calling the homerun and the other was him jesturing towards the other teams bench.
how do you argue best athlete of all time when comparing two differant sports its two completly differant things its like saying who s better a stunt pilot or a race car driver however he is the greatest baseball player off all times look at the numbers
The pitcher has thrown a too close pitch to Ruth. He steped to the mound and said , according to Gherig who was in the waiting circle,, another one and ill make you swallow the ball. Wally Pith in the dogout said he called the shot
definetly not the greatest athlete of all time, yeah right, he wasnt a good athlete at all, but he was the best baseball player of his time. In those days you didnt have to be the greatest athlete to be a good, or even great baseball player. In fact i think baseball requires the least athletic ability, of the four major sports, to this day. The more and more i see the week footage of the babe calling his shot, the more and more i have to believe that he didnt call his shot.
definetly not the greatest athlete of all time, yeah right, he wasnt a good athlete at all, but he was the best baseball player of his time. In those days you didnt have to be the greatest athlete to be a good, or even great baseball player. In fact i think baseball requires the least athletic ability, of the four major sports, to this day.
Bottom line is THIS.....He WAS mouthing off to the Cubs and the fans and THAT DUGOUT...he raised his arm...''two stikes or...HEY HEY...'' HE WAS TELLING THEM EXACTLY WHO HE WAS.....PERIOD.
NEXT PITCH...HE SHOWED EM who was and what he DOES........HOMERUN!!!...AND HE INTENDED THAT....
''called shot?" YES....CALLED FROM A VERY CONFIDENT POSITION....thank GOD FOR THAT FILM...it came from heaven 20 years ago.
i think he called his shot with his voice and his bat, but only pointed to the dugout/fans around the dugout. Do I have enough cojones to do this in a softball game? i dont know........we'll see
@whatdupdoh no then ur living a lie. Would be cool but he didnt call any homer. What it also does is try to make it seem as though he was better than he really was
Dude he called his shot man i went to the hall of fame in coopestown when i had a baseball tournameent in dreams park and yes i saw the movie thing and he does point it
@kingufokid yeah you're funny man, realistically the greatest athlete is Usain Bolt, i mean you could be the best boxer or best rower but the reality is that not everybody plays those sports. All 6.7 billion people in the world can run, and Usain Bolt is the best runner in the world, he is number one out of 6.7 billion. The arguments are endless. It's stupid to think that you could declare one man the best athlete.
@EweTubee I think it takes more than just running real fast in a circle, to take the crown of best athlete in the world, what about a man who's avoiding 350LB giants from taking his head off every down, meanwhile trying to matriculate the ball 100 yards for 7. Everydown could be life changeing, or better yet life ending. So in my opinion, you got to give the crown to either Joe Montana, Peyton Manning, or Tom Baby, I mean Tom Brady...lol
he called the shot asshole my famaily owns a restraunt an a girl who works there married hal renith and if you dont belive me ask a laide named amarie at jhons place restaronthe main street old foge pa and if you dont belive her fuck you
Yes he did! look at the full film and forget what he did at the start of the bat, see what he did at the last moment, but at the very last thing he did and you'll see that he did said "that's 2 and I'll hit the next one and that's a called shot! forget the point to the Cubs at the start but again se the last thing. if you can find the full film, you'll see!
It doesn't matter whether it's real or not. It's baseball legend & one of the things that makes baseball great. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.
look the truth is babe ruth was very great but however during that game the centerfield game light went out and the babe pointed to it and simply pointed to the centerfield stands and the crowd went crazy so he stopped what he was saying and happen to hit a homer! think about it if you hit as many homeruns as babe would you that cocky and call your shot! I wouldnt! But think what you want im not going to change your oppinion but just think about it!
Also field configurations have changed this person went back into records of all his at bats and looked at balls of his that went just foul or where deep flies or something that would have been home runs today and wrote a book called the year Ruth hit 100 homeruns or something like that plus steroids hadn't even been invented then
Ya but there was no where near the kind of training they have today they didn't keep in shape and have special diets and they didn't work on they're form Ruth didn't even start hitting full time until he came he went to the Yankees he came into the leuge a pitcher that would never happen today he did it all on natural ability if he where born today with the way sports are now he would blow every record away
Fuck Babe Ruth. And all of those HOFers like Mantle, Williams, Berra, etc. They would not even be playing on a single A ballclub in todays baseball era. You think Babe Ruth could hit a Stephen Strasburg or Roy Halladay? Yeah right. That fat pos wouldnt come close. Overrated. There all overrated. I wouldnt even consider baseball achievements until the 1970s and on. Before that, it was just stupid.
Strasburg fucking sucks compaed to babe ruth. He's not even in the same breath and never will be. You are a complete moron if you think Berra, Williams, Mantle, and others are bad.
Besides, how the fuck can someone say Babe Ruth is overrated? I seriously don't think I've ever heard that one before.
@lcgroves11191 Are you fucking kidding me? Are you even a baseball fan? Ruth hit 714 Hrs off of beer, hot dogs, and whores not steroids, creatine, or other p.e.ds. These guys are true ballplayers who played for the love of the game. Played with a dead ball and still managed to out swing all these modern players. Those old players didn't even have the same resources as players now and could produce those numbers.
He was pointing to the Cub bench. They were really riding him called him a big lipped nigger and shit. He was telling the hecklers on the bench only 2 strikes..
Like Root said, if he would of done that I would of beaned him ..
my take on this (and of course, i really dont' know as a 44 yr old), but I figure he did call it, but likely called a lot of other pitches that he never hit out, but b/c nothing happened, they didn't go down in folk lore.....kind of like a guy who predicts his team will win, and if they don't you forget it....if they do, he becomes a legend...LOL
he sure in hell did. he is the best there ever was or will be. if u think he didnt call his shot your dumb cuz he did. thank you babe for making baseball what it is today
He was a child molester this fag, I can't believe people actually Idolize him he was married to a 16yr old and used to fuck teens, so this might be ur hero but he's uncle chester to me.
Have you seen his stats! He is not the best player to ever play the game. He is the most overrated player! Fuck the yanks! Yanks r just good because they buy everybody. Fuck them!
@lhhornet2014 I agree fuck the yankees they just buy everyone, but you're forgettin he was a red sox player too, long before he was a yank. He was easily one of the best of all time
@lhhornet2014 After the black sox scandal of 1919 most people thought Baseball was dishonest and really just mocked the american spirit Babe Ruth pretty much brought them back, that's why he's considered one of the best players to ever play.
Babe was certainly the greatest ball player of his era, but do you really think he'd be hacking 60 homers, even in the longer season, if he were playing today? Unlikely. It's hard to compare eras and say who is the best of all time, but he was certainly the greatest of his era, and perhaps others. But that's up for debate. ;)
cdubmeyer shutup and Babe Ruth Didn't Call his hot he was pointing at the bench saying thats only 2 strikes use the facts..............Sorry Babe ol' buddy
I don't think so. Nice story though. He wasn't pointing over the wall. If he did, good for him. Babe was the man, but I don't think he pointed for a homerun.
I'm a lifelong Yankee fan but I don't know if he actually called the shot. I think the rowdy crowd in Chicago and the lip service he got from the bench riled him up. I think he was pointing to the Cubs bench giving them a piece of his mind.
Mantle is my 2nd favorite player of alltime. BUT, Ruth brought baseball back from the dead. Ruth hit more homeruns than the entire AL in one season, Not to mention the man could pitch. Look up his stats. Hank Aaron had 2,500 more at bats than Ruth. If Ruth put out those stats with 20 less games in a season that should explain his greatness. His number should be retired throughout baseball because he was the best. Ruth will always be #1 in Yanks history. Its up to the individual who's next.
Ruth is the greatest baseball player ever without a doubt. Anybody who says otherwise is a complete idiot. All of Ruths records, all of his greatness was only from God given talent. No steroids, no HGH, no performance enhancers. You know what Ruths performance enhancers were? Hotdogs and beer. Look at his frame, lol. One of the most out of shape atheletes of all time and he could hit balls just as far and farther than any ball player since....
@msfthebeast no then ur living a lie. Would be cool but he didnt call any homer. What it also does is try to make it seem as though he was better than he really was
well babe ruth affectionatly known as the greatest hitter to ever play baseball did something noone had done before. in the fifth inning of game 3 in the 1932 world series he pointed to the center field stands and proceeded to hit the home run. there is documented evidence of this but the person who posted this video and says no he didnt is a complete dumbass
i remember reading somewhere ( i cant remember ) but babe talked to that pitcher that he hit the supposed called shot off of and the pitcher asked him if he really called his shot and babe said of course not but i gave the fans something to talk about. I dont know if this is true or not but i dont beleive he pointed at the stands. He most likely pointed at either the pitcher or some mouthy fan.
The story about Ruth callin his shot didn't even appear on the news or in the pares untik about 10 days later like someone just made it up. Charlie Root said Babe never called it. On his deathed he told his daughter I was a great pitcher and I'm mostly going to remembered for being involved in an incident tat never even happened. Did Babe call his shot? I seriously have my doubts.
So kingufokid, your argument is not based on this footage but on supposed footage that you have seen that nobody has seen for the last 70 something odd years? And where did you see this footage? Oh yes you alone have access to CIA archives. Can you solve the Kennedy assassination and find out where Jimmy Hoffa is "if you ever get access again?" He says he did it. The footage shows him doing it. Stop making an ass of yourself with wild claims of international baseball conspiracies and grow up.
i saw the real footage on a reality tv show. it was taken by some fan in the stands. other people saw it to. bu not many. and they just showed it once for some reason. im not here to argue im just telling you the facts and what i saw
how do u think that was filmed...LMFAO ROFL....you made my day. i bet your black...black people usually have the wrong info about almost everything lol
The actual footage can be seen if you search "sportscentury ruth 3/4" at about the 7:45 mark. There are multiple gestures by Ruth, the big one which looks directed at the cubs players AND a smaller one which everyone overlooks at about 8:59 where Ruth points towards center field and holds his hand there for a second. Maybe that's when he was calling it. Maybe both sides are right, first he taunted the cubs, and then he called the shot.
I've seen the footage many times, here's my unbiased opinion. He definitely pointed emphatically, no one can deny that. It wasn't the dramatic bat raise that people reenact, but he looked fiercely into he Cubs' yelling dugout and pointed towards center field with conviction. Most likely, meaning something like, "Oh yeah, watch this one you loud mouths!" Whether he was calling a homer no one knows, but he was blatantly challenging them. That's why he yelled at them as he rounded the bases.
lol, a millions of ppl witnessed this historic day, and you actually disagree with it, i say ur fucking retarded, u werent there u saw a tape, that also could of been edited in any way...
no sorry your wrong. i saw the actual tape that was taken by the fan in the stands. its very rare. and he was calling balls and strikes on his hand. it was confused by 2 seperate games. that he made that same sort of jestor with his hands. yes i do do know the facts and the truth.
na he didn't call it that was clearly him with 2 fingers representing 2 strikes if the was gonna call it wouldn't it make more sense to use only 1 finger???
of course he called the shot u dumbass!! why do u think everyone keeps talking about it!! do u think there crazy and there making it up!! go ahead and delete this comment u jackass.
i forget to mention. im one of the few people who actually saw the real video of him doing it. he was calling balls and strikes in his hands. he wasnt calling the shot. people must realize people got 2 games of him doing these things confused with one game. he was not calling his shot. i dont have that film but i should have gotten it when i has the chance. dam im pissed for not recording it
Whether he did or not, I will always believe it.
mlr2107 4 months ago
Worlds longest comment!!
ijacobstork 5 months ago
I called my shot all right. RealBabesGhost@twitter.com
RealBabesGhost 5 months ago
Whatever ... he was a great hitter !
lepaul26 5 months ago
The player who was physically closest to Ruth in that moment was Cubs catcher Gabby Hartnett. Hartnett later stated that Ruth did not in fact call his home run. Instead, he said that Ruth bellowed, “That’s only two strikes,” while pointing at the Cubs dugout.
TheRenegadeAssassin 5 months ago
the story I got was he was pointing towards the pitching mound. If you put all the facts together as far as it being a heated series with a lot of trash talking going on as well as interviews with players on the field in later years.....well he didn't call shit. Bottom line is that back in the day just digging in inside the batters box would have resulted in a little chin-music .Doing what he supposedly did and in their back yard would have gotten him drilled no question
pdfontana 6 months ago
When legend becomes fact, print the legend. The film clealry shows him pointing to the left, not straight out. to center. Charlie Root said he would have drilled it in his ear if he pointed to center. I've read that the newspapers the next day said nothing about him pointing to center. But the story got started and Ruth went with it in that clip he narrated.
44032 8 months ago 2
@44032 Ruth HIMSELF admitted he called the shot!!! You is a muthafucka.
Oceanpacifica1968 7 months ago 2
@Oceanpacifica1968 After the fact, he went with the story because it was a good one. Per Bill James, there was nothing about it in the apeprs the enxt day. The story was created after that and Ruth went along. He may have even verbally predicted a home run. But he clealry didn't point to center, where he hit it.
44032 7 months ago
he did call it u mother fucker
megac123ful 8 months ago
It doesn't really matter whether or not he was pointing to the Cubs bench or to center field, he stuck it to the Cubs when they challenged him...
brunty11 8 months ago
didnt call anything. ppl just need folklore like this to believe in
ShirtOffLJay 8 months ago
i think he called it but i can see how people didnt think he called it cuz he might have said i called it just to make it famous and he could have been pointing and talking to the pitcher telling him to shut up but i think he called it
fuckthebruins 8 months ago
isnt it ironic that the Boston Red Sox sold Ruth to the yanks
JohnnyJay33 8 months ago
@JohnnyJay33 im guessin youve never heard if the curse of the bambino
AcousticWashburn 8 months ago
he did call it! in the vid he said "im goin to hit the next pitch right past the flagpople " and u can clearly see him pointing ot centerfield at 1:38.
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That's complete BS. Ruth was not looking at the dugout to tell them it's only two strikes--that's not how you signal two, you hold two fingers up TOWARD the person or persons, with the fingers pointing up, vertically, not pointed in a completely different direction––where you're going to hit the next pitch . Clearly, Ruth was looking at them and POINTING OUT to center field. No other explanation makes sense.
billyboy647 9 months ago
That's complete BS. Ruth was not looking at the dugout to tell them it's only two strikes--that's not how you signal two with the fingers, you hold two fingers up TOWARD the person or persons, with the fingers held vertical, not pointed in a completely different direction than the person you're addressing. Clearly, Ruth was looking at them and POINTING to center field. No other explanation makes sense.
billyboy647 9 months ago
Fuck you
he did
Fuck off
AfroNinja2313 9 months ago
No, in truth, he did not call it. He was responding to the crowd that was tagging him. But it was known then as now, it made great press!
klaatoons 9 months ago
I really think he called it I'm not sure but he was pretty hype after he hit it
kwameburke 10 months ago
why didnt someone just fucking ask him before he died?
Manning2wayne4colts 10 months ago
@Manning2wayne4colts they did- he said to look in the papers, its always in the papers
nygiantsfan3000 10 months ago
i say he did
travis8352 10 months ago
Btw...there was a Ruth tribute video out on (I believe?) HBO @15yrs ago, where they showed the whole sequence of Ruth pointing before the home run pitch (in motion, NOT in still frames) and he's clearly (you can even see his mouth moving) yelling at the Cubs' bench and pointing directly towards the pitchers mound. I wish I could find the Gabby Hartnett interview, but it was many years ago (I'm 59) that I read it quoted somewhere. It seemed to make sense, but the "called shot" is a better story.
peetie44 10 months ago
The bench-jockeying in this series was intense. According to an interview with Cubs' catcher, Gabby Hartnett, when Ruth was pointing outward, he was yelling at the Cubs' players, primarily at Burleigh Grimes, loudest of the Cubs' bench-jockeys and game four's likely pitcher, shouting, "you'll be out there tomorrow", and was simply pointing towards the pitcher's mound. Hartnett also said if Root had ever thought Ruth was trying to call his shot, he would've "stuck the next pitch in his ribs."
peetie44 10 months ago
Let's just say he did because his finger pointing pre-empted SOMETHING! I'M GONNA HIT THIS FOR YOU, PUNKS ON THE BENCH OR YER GONNA GET IT OR i'M GONNA HIT THE NEXT PITCHED BALL RIGHT PAST THE FLAGPOLE. RUTH SIAD LATER HE WAS THINKING, "YOU LUCKY S.O.B."
flyingdutchman913 11 months ago
what website is that on ?
migsssman24 11 months ago
@migsssman24 mlb.mlb.com or just google search babe ruth called shot and you'll probably still find it
Matthew41700 11 months ago
I met Root once and ask him about it. he told me " if he had done that I'd have knocked the SOB down"
jmichaelgaddy 1 year ago
he was just talking shit to the cubs. but nonetheless it was a great moment, they were talking mess to him and he shut them up
bobsdadsbird 1 year ago
He did. I just know he did.
Juicedrinkz 1 year ago
yes...... of course he did...
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Lou Gehrig batted .529 with 3 homers and 8 runs batted in for this series.Many baseball experts consider Gehrig `s hitting performance as the greatest ever for a 4 game series ,but all you ever hear about the 1932 series is Ruth`s "called shot".I think Ruth was the greatest over-achiever in the history of sports and a freak of nature, but he didn`t call his shot.But what he did in that at bat was still amazing.A 491 ft. blast off a perfect two strike pitch low on the outside corner!
brianwells456comcast 1 year ago
Lou Gehrig batted .529 with 3 homers and 8 runs batted in for this series.Many baseball experts consider Gehrig `s hitting performance as the greatest ever for a 4 game series ,but all you ever hear about the 1932 series is Ruth`s "called shot".I think Ruth was the greatest over-achiever in the history of sports and a freak of nature, but he didn`t call his shot.But what he did in that at bat was still amazing.A 491 ft blast off a perfect two strike pitch low on the outside corner!
brianwells456comcast 1 year ago
@brianwells456comcast .....Over achiever is a bit overstated here. However I don't think he would have had as hefty of stats if he didn't have Gehrig hitting behind him
pdfontana 6 months ago
To heaven with the Bambino, of course.
ActinDude 1 year ago
he did
CRHenryful 1 year ago 2
he did call his shot
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of course he did :)
tarff26 1 year ago
he was pointing at the pitcher
MLBCentral 1 year ago
Babe Ruth called his shot. He even said it at an interview. And a hater or not you know that Babe Ruth doesn't lie.
GMT1221 1 year ago
he did call his shot we have people who says he did and why would people lie for no particular reason
DrDevil32 1 year ago
@DrDevil32 He reportedly said in a couple of interviews that he did not call it.
murdaville100 1 year ago
@DrDevil32 It makes a better myth to say he called his shot then to tell the truth which is that he didn't.
CountryRoadTrip 1 year ago
@CountryRoadTrip damn straight
screwdabrewcrew 8 months ago
Babe didn't call his shot !!! Jackie Robinson didn't steal home !!!
aniki111 1 year ago
who cares? the man is dead hope he was a Christian.
ProphetRay 1 year ago
@ProphetRay hell is not a place you go if your not a christian
JRY17 1 year ago
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@JRY17 Do you even read the Bible? heaven't you read what Jesus said? If that were true then why would God send his only son to die for us on a cross?
ProphetRay 1 year ago
@ProphetRay So what if he was a Christian?
ACEGAMER120 1 year ago
@ACEGAMER120 my point is people look at syuiped stuff like this, and waste way too much time thinking about this kind of stuff. Leaving the most important questions with out thought. Where would you go if you died today? Heaven or Hell?
ProphetRay 1 year ago
And in the minds of thinking people, Ruth is great, Bonds played in a stadium with a statue of his Godfather out front (another great) and hit his HRs into a cove named after Mc44(another great). No evil there. Bonds was great before the steroids. Would have been a 500-500 man without them But I'd like to see him hit 73 or even 60 with a real strike zone (shoulder-to-knee) and no body armor.
TheBatugan77 1 year ago
He hit all those HR's, won 94 games as a southpaw, threw 9 shutouts in one season (still the AL record for lefties), led the league in innings pitched and ERA (beating out Walter Johnson), threw a record 29 consecutive innings of shutout ball in WS play, hit three HRs in a WS game TWICE, plus two more in the game depicted above. The year after this film, at the age of 39, he pitched one final time, going the distance, and winning. Nah, he wasnt a great athlete.
TheBatugan77 1 year ago
does it even matter? he hit the home run
flashylight56 1 year ago
babe called it your just trying to be a buzz kill
samownsian 1 year ago
Ruth was clearly pointing to the dugout and no doubt answering back to the insults
being thrown at him. Best not to piss off a power hitter.
andrewr62 1 year ago
@andrewr62 I def agree w/ you... If anything he was pointing to the dugout / fans and VERBALLY said something along the lines of hitting a homerun on the next pitch, and with that came all rumors and hype behind it all. You will always have a never ending debate on whether it happened or not...WE WILL NEVER KNOW!!!!!!!!!
frontmann1 1 year ago
It doesnt matter if he called it or not. I remember when McGuire broke the single season home run record and saw a top ten list of things Babe Ruth would say if he were alive today. My fav one and probably the truest:
"Yeah I'd like to see McGuire hit 60 home runs drunk off his ass"
Roller11111 1 year ago
@Roller11111 yeah and i'd like to see ruth hit 73 home runs if he went through all that bonds did.ruth took steroids but since ruth is white and bonds is black,ruth is forgiven because in the minds of people white is good and black is evil.
firebirdgomez 1 year ago
@firebirdgomez Was there such a thing as steroids back then?
jpoodle 1 year ago
@firebirdgomez Your an idiot. They didnt have steroids. Does babe look jacked to you? No he looks kind of chubby. He was 6'2" and 215 pounds. If you did a little research before you ran your mouth you wouldnt look like an idiot. Steroids started in the 80's not the 30's
sumerstellargaze 1 year ago
@firebirdgomez dude lay off the drugs and alcohol, no way Ruth was on steroids he would be muscular and secondly the use of steroids began in the 1950's; AFTER RUTH STOPPED PLAYING AND DIED!!! Oh and isn't Bonds being accused of sterioids use? Also Bonds should not play the race card, guys like Hank Aaron and Willie Mays got to deal with that ALOT more than Bonds for sure.
Roller11111 3 months ago
Here's the thing that isn't mentioned in this video. Before 2 of his homeruns in that game, he pointed. One was him calling the homerun and the other was him jesturing towards the other teams bench.
lionslicer9999 1 year ago
i say yes just listen to what he said!!!!!!
dougLEGEND 1 year ago
yes. yes he did call it.
GMT1221 1 year ago
I wouldn't be surprised if he was flippin' the bird to them as he was rounding the bases.
ReeseMac 1 year ago
how do you argue best athlete of all time when comparing two differant sports its two completly differant things its like saying who s better a stunt pilot or a race car driver however he is the greatest baseball player off all times look at the numbers
flyerfan3284 1 year ago
The pitcher has thrown a too close pitch to Ruth. He steped to the mound and said , according to Gherig who was in the waiting circle,, another one and ill make you swallow the ball. Wally Pith in the dogout said he called the shot
belte38b 1 year ago
he was a fat drunk...
darrylhaynes 1 year ago
definetly not the greatest athlete of all time, yeah right, he wasnt a good athlete at all, but he was the best baseball player of his time. In those days you didnt have to be the greatest athlete to be a good, or even great baseball player. In fact i think baseball requires the least athletic ability, of the four major sports, to this day. The more and more i see the week footage of the babe calling his shot, the more and more i have to believe that he didnt call his shot.
skullya007 1 year ago
definetly not the greatest athlete of all time, yeah right, he wasnt a good athlete at all, but he was the best baseball player of his time. In those days you didnt have to be the greatest athlete to be a good, or even great baseball player. In fact i think baseball requires the least athletic ability, of the four major sports, to this day.
skullya007 1 year ago
lol by saying 2 strikes he said its tw strikes im sending it lol but thats me hypothesis
johnmag202 1 year ago
Bottom line is THIS.....He WAS mouthing off to the Cubs and the fans and THAT DUGOUT...he raised his arm...''two stikes or...HEY HEY...'' HE WAS TELLING THEM EXACTLY WHO HE WAS.....PERIOD.
NEXT PITCH...HE SHOWED EM who was and what he DOES........HOMERUN!!!...AND HE INTENDED THAT....
''called shot?" YES....CALLED FROM A VERY CONFIDENT POSITION....thank GOD FOR THAT FILM...it came from heaven 20 years ago.
roostertrigger 1 year ago
he called it he said he did he did it babe was honest "honest babe"
springsteen96 1 year ago
i think he called his shot with his voice and his bat, but only pointed to the dugout/fans around the dugout. Do I have enough cojones to do this in a softball game? i dont know........we'll see
MilwaukeeHaakon24 1 year ago
wow! who would be a kill joy and say he didnt call it!?
down two strikes- he points to the outfield- then hits a homerun. Yankees Win! lets just leave it at that! What a memorable moment!
whatdupdoh 1 year ago
@whatdupdoh no then ur living a lie. Would be cool but he didnt call any homer. What it also does is try to make it seem as though he was better than he really was
Oldcartoons571 1 year ago
Dude he called his shot man i went to the hall of fame in coopestown when i had a baseball tournameent in dreams park and yes i saw the movie thing and he does point it
mmnuoz5 1 year ago
@Hoss2913 well i think jim thorpe was and always will be the greatest
kingufokid 1 year ago
@kingufokid yeah you're funny man, realistically the greatest athlete is Usain Bolt, i mean you could be the best boxer or best rower but the reality is that not everybody plays those sports. All 6.7 billion people in the world can run, and Usain Bolt is the best runner in the world, he is number one out of 6.7 billion. The arguments are endless. It's stupid to think that you could declare one man the best athlete.
EweTubee 1 year ago
@EweTubee I think it takes more than just running real fast in a circle, to take the crown of best athlete in the world, what about a man who's avoiding 350LB giants from taking his head off every down, meanwhile trying to matriculate the ball 100 yards for 7. Everydown could be life changeing, or better yet life ending. So in my opinion, you got to give the crown to either Joe Montana, Peyton Manning, or Tom Baby, I mean Tom Brady...lol
skullya007 1 year ago
@kingufokid I agree Jim Thorpe was an all around athlete, amazing
Nitrotech23 1 year ago
kingufokid You must be a sore losing Chicago Cubs fan!
TheSpoiler001 1 year ago
HE CALLED IT! Even Jose Feliciano could see that!
TheSpoiler001 1 year ago
He called it. No discussion. Finished.Done
TheDaleDenton 1 year ago
he called the shot asshole my famaily owns a restraunt an a girl who works there married hal renith and if you dont belive me ask a laide named amarie at jhons place restaronthe main street old foge pa and if you dont belive her fuck you
MrSanto945 1 year ago
Yes he did call it...the greatest athlete of all time
ITILII 1 year ago
@ITILII hes not the greatest athlete of all time nor is he the BEST hitter of all time, he was good but not the best
heAdXsHotzz 1 year ago
Yes he did! look at the full film and forget what he did at the start of the bat, see what he did at the last moment, but at the very last thing he did and you'll see that he did said "that's 2 and I'll hit the next one and that's a called shot! forget the point to the Cubs at the start but again se the last thing. if you can find the full film, you'll see!
irvingm58 1 year ago
he called the shot
dddddmmm777 1 year ago
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weedweed0420 1 year ago
I don't care what he called....He run's like a girl.
slate20 1 year ago
@slate20 yes and hes the greatest baseball player of all time, girly man ;-/
ITILII 1 year ago
It doesn't matter whether it's real or not. It's baseball legend & one of the things that makes baseball great. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.
vozpit 1 year ago
look the truth is babe ruth was very great but however during that game the centerfield game light went out and the babe pointed to it and simply pointed to the centerfield stands and the crowd went crazy so he stopped what he was saying and happen to hit a homer! think about it if you hit as many homeruns as babe would you that cocky and call your shot! I wouldnt! But think what you want im not going to change your oppinion but just think about it!
Hinesco7 1 year ago
@Hinesco7 gamelight ? Wrigley Field didnt even HAVE lights til 1988 !
ITILII 1 year ago
@Hinesco7 never EVER heard this one once, probably made up just now.
mrroboto790 1 year ago
" i say no." haha! did you not hear the babe ruth narration that went along with this video?
slavery4m 1 year ago
Also field configurations have changed this person went back into records of all his at bats and looked at balls of his that went just foul or where deep flies or something that would have been home runs today and wrote a book called the year Ruth hit 100 homeruns or something like that plus steroids hadn't even been invented then
geoff0529 1 year ago
Ya but there was no where near the kind of training they have today they didn't keep in shape and have special diets and they didn't work on they're form Ruth didn't even start hitting full time until he came he went to the Yankees he came into the leuge a pitcher that would never happen today he did it all on natural ability if he where born today with the way sports are now he would blow every record away
geoff0529 1 year ago
Fuck Babe Ruth. And all of those HOFers like Mantle, Williams, Berra, etc. They would not even be playing on a single A ballclub in todays baseball era. You think Babe Ruth could hit a Stephen Strasburg or Roy Halladay? Yeah right. That fat pos wouldnt come close. Overrated. There all overrated. I wouldnt even consider baseball achievements until the 1970s and on. Before that, it was just stupid.
lcgroves11191 1 year ago
@lcgroves11191
Strasburg fucking sucks compaed to babe ruth. He's not even in the same breath and never will be. You are a complete moron if you think Berra, Williams, Mantle, and others are bad.
Besides, how the fuck can someone say Babe Ruth is overrated? I seriously don't think I've ever heard that one before.
tastybrownies 1 year ago
@lcgroves11191 Are you fucking kidding me? Are you even a baseball fan? Ruth hit 714 Hrs off of beer, hot dogs, and whores not steroids, creatine, or other p.e.ds. These guys are true ballplayers who played for the love of the game. Played with a dead ball and still managed to out swing all these modern players. Those old players didn't even have the same resources as players now and could produce those numbers.
trueathlete15 1 year ago
amazing!
SOyouTHINKurFUNNY 1 year ago
I say he did call the shot people wanna destroy his legacy but he would still be the best player ofall time
madden09guy 1 year ago
He called it!
11chaychay 1 year ago
well if he called it why didnt they get it on cam like the rest of the futige
1bella10 1 year ago 2
of course he called the shot it clearly shows it and he said it
zachman0000 1 year ago
He was pointing to the Cub bench. They were really riding him called him a big lipped nigger and shit. He was telling the hecklers on the bench only 2 strikes..
Like Root said, if he would of done that I would of beaned him ..
holmeed 1 year ago
my take on this (and of course, i really dont' know as a 44 yr old), but I figure he did call it, but likely called a lot of other pitches that he never hit out, but b/c nothing happened, they didn't go down in folk lore.....kind of like a guy who predicts his team will win, and if they don't you forget it....if they do, he becomes a legend...LOL
fastfootedone 1 year ago
of course he did you jackass i agree with baseballaddictor3000,,, why the hell would every one be talking about if he never did?
MrTripleThreads 1 year ago
he called his shot. no doubt. he also laughed at the cubs fans and players while rounding the bases.
treyj143bb 1 year ago
Of course, Ruth called his shot.
Because some things are just too good NOT to be true.
skeilak 1 year ago
he definately called his shot!! RU CRA-Z??? it waz soo e-z 2 tell!
MrLman34 1 year ago
That was cool!!!
bst09rocks 1 year ago
he sure in hell did. he is the best there ever was or will be. if u think he didnt call his shot your dumb cuz he did. thank you babe for making baseball what it is today
NoRThClAy32 1 year ago
He was a child molester this fag, I can't believe people actually Idolize him he was married to a 16yr old and used to fuck teens, so this might be ur hero but he's uncle chester to me.
DANDON323 1 year ago
@DANDON323
ummm ok? Guess he's not the angel you are.
moguy200979 1 year ago
Have you seen his stats! He is not the best player to ever play the game. He is the most overrated player! Fuck the yanks! Yanks r just good because they buy everybody. Fuck them!
lhhornet2014 1 year ago
@lhhornet2014 I agree fuck the yankees they just buy everyone, but you're forgettin he was a red sox player too, long before he was a yank. He was easily one of the best of all time
conman140069 1 year ago
@lhhornet2014 After the black sox scandal of 1919 most people thought Baseball was dishonest and really just mocked the american spirit Babe Ruth pretty much brought them back, that's why he's considered one of the best players to ever play.
ReptarTehDino 1 year ago
I think he called it.
Badfinger1974 1 year ago
You lie!
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Oh, wait...
This IS the Tea Party / Obama thread, isn't it?
smartalek1 1 year ago
he called it
parkerjay100 1 year ago
He SO called it!
MCSJfilms101 1 year ago
babe the greatest ever go yanks
devantesworld 1 year ago
i seent it
oldgays 1 year ago
of corse he called the shot, u cant say no on this when its the most famous homerun in the history of baseball!!!
Samson8171 1 year ago
Babe's homer in this video made such a cool sound. I wish today's bat made the same sound, unfortunately today's bat are to thin and light!
Best player ever!! Hands down!
Harshcore811 1 year ago
Babe was certainly the greatest ball player of his era, but do you really think he'd be hacking 60 homers, even in the longer season, if he were playing today? Unlikely. It's hard to compare eras and say who is the best of all time, but he was certainly the greatest of his era, and perhaps others. But that's up for debate. ;)
il1k3c3r34l 1 year ago
cdubmeyer shutup and Babe Ruth Didn't Call his hot he was pointing at the bench saying thats only 2 strikes use the facts..............Sorry Babe ol' buddy
drubio98 1 year ago
i think he did call his shot because he is the best baseball player in the world
Jvitone2 1 year ago
lol how does it look like he didnt call the shot??it clearly showed him
027connor 2 years ago
Looks like he was pointing to the Cubs bench BUT he could have been saying he was going to hit it out.
impassable 2 years ago
If that still is the real thing, that should solve the mystery.
ensconse 2 years ago
I don't think so. Nice story though. He wasn't pointing over the wall. If he did, good for him. Babe was the man, but I don't think he pointed for a homerun.
realphoenixnative 2 years ago
I'm a lifelong Yankee fan but I don't know if he actually called the shot. I think the rowdy crowd in Chicago and the lip service he got from the bench riled him up. I think he was pointing to the Cubs bench giving them a piece of his mind.
Gossage54 2 years ago
Mantle is my 2nd favorite player of alltime. BUT, Ruth brought baseball back from the dead. Ruth hit more homeruns than the entire AL in one season, Not to mention the man could pitch. Look up his stats. Hank Aaron had 2,500 more at bats than Ruth. If Ruth put out those stats with 20 less games in a season that should explain his greatness. His number should be retired throughout baseball because he was the best. Ruth will always be #1 in Yanks history. Its up to the individual who's next.
rstyz 2 years ago
Ruth is the greatest baseball player ever without a doubt. Anybody who says otherwise is a complete idiot. All of Ruths records, all of his greatness was only from God given talent. No steroids, no HGH, no performance enhancers. You know what Ruths performance enhancers were? Hotdogs and beer. Look at his frame, lol. One of the most out of shape atheletes of all time and he could hit balls just as far and farther than any ball player since....
topher81807 1 year ago
He called it. No question bout it
msfthebeast 2 years ago 21
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@msfthebeast no then ur living a lie. Would be cool but he didnt call any homer. What it also does is try to make it seem as though he was better than he really was
Oldcartoons571 1 year ago
i dont fallow baseball can someone tell me what is the situation?
broadcastmyself94 2 years ago
omg...u gotta be dumb as shit
cdubmeyer 2 years ago
well babe ruth affectionatly known as the greatest hitter to ever play baseball did something noone had done before. in the fifth inning of game 3 in the 1932 world series he pointed to the center field stands and proceeded to hit the home run. there is documented evidence of this but the person who posted this video and says no he didnt is a complete dumbass
OHdaddio 2 years ago
I think it's better that no one knows for sure. Makes for a great legend.
IAMtheNewWorldOrder 2 years ago
I say he called it, and you can see he waved off the opposing team going from first to second. yOu idiot
bikerfriendly1 2 years ago
i remember reading somewhere ( i cant remember ) but babe talked to that pitcher that he hit the supposed called shot off of and the pitcher asked him if he really called his shot and babe said of course not but i gave the fans something to talk about. I dont know if this is true or not but i dont beleive he pointed at the stands. He most likely pointed at either the pitcher or some mouthy fan.
xrunefuryx 2 years ago
Watch the actual footage - available if you youtube search ruth sportscentury part 3/4 - and make up your own minds. Starts at about 7:45.
He definitely gestures, the big gesture and then the little one that looks to be the calling at about the 8:59 mark.
27metube27 2 years ago
The story about Ruth callin his shot didn't even appear on the news or in the pares untik about 10 days later like someone just made it up. Charlie Root said Babe never called it. On his deathed he told his daughter I was a great pitcher and I'm mostly going to remembered for being involved in an incident tat never even happened. Did Babe call his shot? I seriously have my doubts.
screwdabrewcrew 2 years ago
AHAHAHA LEARN TO SPELL, FAGGOT
timmeh231 2 years ago
calling, papers, until, deathbed, that. I was tired and I had a few typos, big deal!
screwdabrewcrew 2 years ago
Pues yo digo que sí...
Carllycos 2 years ago
So kingufokid, your argument is not based on this footage but on supposed footage that you have seen that nobody has seen for the last 70 something odd years? And where did you see this footage? Oh yes you alone have access to CIA archives. Can you solve the Kennedy assassination and find out where Jimmy Hoffa is "if you ever get access again?" He says he did it. The footage shows him doing it. Stop making an ass of yourself with wild claims of international baseball conspiracies and grow up.
pixelfr33k 2 years ago
i saw the real footage on a reality tv show. it was taken by some fan in the stands. other people saw it to. bu not many. and they just showed it once for some reason. im not here to argue im just telling you the facts and what i saw
ufoattacks 2 years ago
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YoufckerSubcribe 2 years ago
no dumbass lol....cameras have been around longer than 1933 dude
cdubmeyer 2 years ago
how do u think that was filmed...LMFAO ROFL....you made my day. i bet your black...black people usually have the wrong info about almost everything lol
cdubmeyer 2 years ago
The actual footage can be seen if you search "sportscentury ruth 3/4" at about the 7:45 mark. There are multiple gestures by Ruth, the big one which looks directed at the cubs players AND a smaller one which everyone overlooks at about 8:59 where Ruth points towards center field and holds his hand there for a second. Maybe that's when he was calling it. Maybe both sides are right, first he taunted the cubs, and then he called the shot.
27metube27 2 years ago
By the way, they say it's still the furthest home run ever hit out of Wrigley.
Oh yeah, and Gehrig hit one out on the very next pitch.
27metube27 2 years ago
gehrig, poor fella he died of lou gehrig disease well it wasnt called that until he died from it why do good men have to go :(
fishyboyie 2 years ago
I've seen the footage many times, here's my unbiased opinion. He definitely pointed emphatically, no one can deny that. It wasn't the dramatic bat raise that people reenact, but he looked fiercely into he Cubs' yelling dugout and pointed towards center field with conviction. Most likely, meaning something like, "Oh yeah, watch this one you loud mouths!" Whether he was calling a homer no one knows, but he was blatantly challenging them. That's why he yelled at them as he rounded the bases.
27metube27 2 years ago
lol, a millions of ppl witnessed this historic day, and you actually disagree with it, i say ur fucking retarded, u werent there u saw a tape, that also could of been edited in any way...
blumpkiin 2 years ago
no sorry your wrong. i saw the actual tape that was taken by the fan in the stands. its very rare. and he was calling balls and strikes on his hand. it was confused by 2 seperate games. that he made that same sort of jestor with his hands. yes i do do know the facts and the truth.
ufoattacks 2 years ago
na he didn't call it that was clearly him with 2 fingers representing 2 strikes if the was gonna call it wouldn't it make more sense to use only 1 finger???
nickateen08 2 years ago
he called his shot u panzee ass fuck so go fuck yer daddy in a hole. he called his shot dip shit
rsmoneymaking12 2 years ago
Calm down. Sounds like you're on your period...
roidssuck 2 years ago
of course he called the shot u dumbass!! why do u think everyone keeps talking about it!! do u think there crazy and there making it up!! go ahead and delete this comment u jackass.
baseballaddictor3000 2 years ago 5
i forget to mention. im one of the few people who actually saw the real video of him doing it. he was calling balls and strikes in his hands. he wasnt calling the shot. people must realize people got 2 games of him doing these things confused with one game. he was not calling his shot. i dont have that film but i should have gotten it when i has the chance. dam im pissed for not recording it
kingufokid 2 years ago