Record #:

9083

Author(s):

Terrell, Bob

Abstract:

Babe Ruth was in the twilight of his career when he came to Asheville with the New York Yankees to play exhibition games against the Asheville Tourists of the Class B Piedmont League on April 7 and 9, 1931. Huge crowds turned out to see him. Babe and the Yankees had come to Asheville twice before, but he had been unable to play. Rain washed the games out in 1926. Terrell recounts the 1925 visit when Babe's stomachache and reports of his death garnered more news than the games.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 2, July 2007, p27-28, il

Subject(s):

Ruth, George Herman (Babe), 1895-1948