Record #:

29192

Author(s):

Smith, Elizabeth Simpson

Abstract:

In March of 1914, Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth) hit his first homerun as a professional baseball player in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The homerun occurred during the Baltimore Orioles’ spring training. Fayetteville was also where Ruth acquired his nickname Babe.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 1979, p18, por

Subject(s):

Baseball players