plates four himself.
Fenway Park, Boston. 1915. Game 123. Attendance: 28,232.
Babe Ruth, the young southpaw from the Camden section of Baltimore, allows an RBI double to his rookie counterpart Joe DiMaggio Tony Lazzeri, who literally drove rookie Joe to spring training in early 1936, drives in DiMaggio and Gehrig with a 2-run triple. But the Babe himself doubles in Cady the third, and lines a 450 foot home run to right-center in the fifth, good for three more runs. He goes seven and wins his eleventh of the season, bringing the Red Sox to 54-69.
The Babe's victory sparks the Red Sox. They go on a tear, winning six straight from the 1936 Bronx Bombers. The sixth is another win for the Babe, this time in front of 41,000 in the Bronx (1936). This time Yankee freshman DiMaggio takes the Babe deep, a long, loud home run over the 415 sign near the Red Sox bullpen.
Editor's Note: That 415 sign is where Al Gionfriddo would rob DiMag of a 3-run homer in the '47 World Series. That's one that brought usthe famous Red Barber 'back-back-back' play-by-play call, and the shot that saw DiMaggio kick the dirt near second, a rare display of emotion on the field.
But here in 1936, it is the Babe kicking the dirt behind the mound after DiMaggio's two run shot. But the Babe manages a two run single himself. And Duffy Lewis, having a great year, knocks in five with a pair of doubles to lead Boston to a 10-5 win, their sixth straight. The Sox improve to 59-69. The Babe improves to 12-10 on the year, though his ERA rises a bit (2.68).
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