Babe Ruth was the best thing to ever happen to baseball.

@charliewhiffenpoof7366

2 жыл бұрын

All of sports really, best athlete ever

@charliewhiffenpoof7366

2 жыл бұрын

Because he represented every man who ever had a dream

@hondo6025

4 ай бұрын

He was the Beatles.

@martinmahern7268

4 ай бұрын

Even a Yankee hater like me loves the Babe.

@richardcrowe1429

3 ай бұрын

After John Rocker maybe 😂😂😂

It's crazy that this was 90 years ago. I love seeing their hair and makeup.

That was so cool! Had no idea this film exhisted. First time I heard his voice. Pretty good actor too.

@manofiske3318

2 жыл бұрын

" exhisted " ? lol _existed_

@manofiske3318

Жыл бұрын

@@blainew79 Now, think about what _your_ particular "reply" represents, not only in the overall scheme of things but within the narrower, more provincial, world of a 'Social Media' website's "comments section".

@garymorris1856

5 ай бұрын

I agree, it was fun to watch.

@wvu05

4 ай бұрын

He played himself in _The Pride of the Yankees,_ starring Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig.

@terminat1

3 ай бұрын

@@blainew79 Spelling, not grammar.

" I have to speak to my manager " * asks wife for permission *

I love how Babe laughs when the big girl goes down

@stevstevhoov8288

4 жыл бұрын

DON'T WORRY , HE DID THAT ONE TOO

@cameronavirus772

4 жыл бұрын

@MANCHESTER UNITED then stop watching baseball and go worry about your trash sport

@ladistar

4 жыл бұрын

Robert Klugh oh shit savage lol

@michaelbarlow6610

3 жыл бұрын

@M . There is no such thing as "the most important sport" because there is nothing that makes one sport " more important" than any other sport! A sport can be more popular than another sport in terms of either participation or attendance by ticket purchasers or viewership on television, but no sport is "more important" than any other sport!

@kennybluet5527

3 жыл бұрын

@M 100 years later and we're still talking about Babe Ruth. So the soccer player we're talking about today from 100 years ago is who?

George Herman Ruth was legendary at the way he handled both bats and broads. His "manager" permitting him to teach women how to play ball was totally there on script, otherwise, her heart would be broken. His second wife mandated his diet away from excess food and females, stretching his baseball career to its length.

@graciemaemarie11jones16

5 ай бұрын

bitches? forget it

@gettinoveritgettinoverit1062

Ай бұрын

🐦 🪰 ⚾️ 🧢

Solid GOLD for a Baseball man like me! So American! This is amazing old footage.

@jeremybear573

3 ай бұрын

American as cherry pie 🥧

@bench-clearingbrawl7737

3 ай бұрын

Both of my grandfather’s used to play baseball in a small ranch in Mexico in the 1930’s. Baseball has been played in Mexico since baseball began. I wouldn’t say baseball has only been popular in America

@eric-ph

3 ай бұрын

@@bench-clearingbrawl7737 ya,mexico and japan(i believe cuba too) are also baseball nuts

@magdahernandez6370

27 күн бұрын

​@@eric-ph Latin America is koo-koo for biesbol. Statistically there are more L As in the MLs than any other ethnicity. Jim Thorpe>=Babe.

Babe married a keeper for sure. This video is awesome. Love the comedy in it.

Babe was the best. He was the best left handed pitcher in the AL and a couple years later he was the most dangerous hitter the game had ever seen.100 yrs have passed and NOBODY else has come close to doing that at the major league level. I imagine he enjoyed making this film 😁 Nice looking bunch of ladies

@KC-bg1th

Жыл бұрын

Somebody in the AL is doing that right now, and they also have speed. Babe laid the groundwork, but as of right now, Ohtani is the most complete package of a ball player in history. He can steal, run, hit for contact, and hit for power, and has a cannon for an arm….A 5 tool player that can also pitch at the highest level. I would have agreed with you 5 years ago that nobody has come close, but as of right now you should be watching Ohtani pave his path as the second coming of Ruth. Ohtani is also saving baseball by bringing in an international audience to subsidize the hemorrhaging of baseball fans in America. He’s not an anomaly either, and has been doing it for multiple seasons. If you love Ruth, you’ll love Ohtani. :^}

@TruthDissident

Жыл бұрын

Nobody until Shohei Ohtani that is.

@TruthDissident

Жыл бұрын

​@@KC-bg1th Ohtani is the most incredible talent I've seen. And that's saying something considering the Babe & Barry.

@marksauce2383

4 ай бұрын

Shohei's got a looooooonnnnnnggg way to go to catch the Babe. 😮

@markfrost2707

3 ай бұрын

@@KC-bg1th not in history..SINCE Ruth...SINCE Ruth. Babe was also one of the best pitchers in his early era

What a great little ditty. Wow. So glad that I found this. History. Babe was great in this!

How great it is to be able to watch this in 2022

Man, this is priceless!

The wifey bits tho... Classic. Definitely never stopped him...... The old school playful tone of the whole intermural spirit... "Strrrrr....uh.....Ball!!!" "Hey Betty, what are you doing tonight??" ☺😊😀😁😂😂😂😂

His golf swing is beautiful. Truly a natural athlete.

That was great. 90 years ago and fun to watch!

@davemiller7633

2 жыл бұрын

The old pre ww2 stuff is gold

How cool to spend a few minutes with the real Babe Ruth. Absolutely the one and only GOAT, no contest. To be the greatest hitter of all time and one of the premier pitchers of his era is a feat that will never be matched

@WyattShipp

2 жыл бұрын

Not if Shohei Ohtani has anything to say about it

@morrisheinersz2005

2 жыл бұрын

@@WyattShipp He doesn't.

@lloydkline1518

Жыл бұрын

Babe ruth still got major league bomasenall records books in his hands; especially homeriuns

@lawrencelewis2592

Жыл бұрын

@@WyattShipp He's good but he ain't Babe!

@metaphoria3

Жыл бұрын

Ohtani def in the convo but Babe is still head n shoulders above especially when you consider he invented the hr and the stadium

That was pretty good (side by side) technology for the 1930s. (with Ruth’s baseball & golf swing)

@markdavis9148

4 ай бұрын

I noticed the same thing, and he had a pretty good golf swing too

“Fancy Curves” Hahaha gotta love that guy

The Babe also had one of the nicest swings of his time.

Wow he is a hell of an actor. I also just love the way people used to have conversations back then.

Oh,mr. Ruth! Great etiquette and manners back then! Oh babe! Awesome movie and classic!

Thank you for this amazing footage! Wow! I love it. What a thrill it would be to find video of Babe Ruth’s first career grand slam, May 1919 footage, with an excellent no-hitter Pitcher… I would really, really, love to see that play. 👍🏻 Thanks, again! ❤️

The palm trees tell me that this was likely filmed at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles (not to be confused with Chicago's Wrigley Field), home of the old Hollywood Stars PCL team. The original Home Run Derby show from the 1950s was filmed there too, I believe.

@jasonwilliams4159

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. That was wrigley. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Field_(Los_Angeles) I’m Trying to identify the 2nd field by and center field the big building in right field

@chrisjaybecker4395

3 ай бұрын

@@jasonwilliams4159 The Hollywood Stars played at Gilmore Field on Fairfax Ave by the L.A. Farmer's Market. Wrigley Field, in South Central Los Angeles, was the home of the PCL's Los Angeles Angels.

@yankees29

3 ай бұрын

Home run derby was such a good show!

The original Benny Hill there at the end with that chase scene....

Geez, this is hilarious. I am in my early 70's and sorry I never saw this in the 50's or 60's..!

He sounds exactly how he looks. I had never heard his voice before this.

God I love this game! And the Babe! Amazing

That's the same ballpark used for the series home run derby which lasted 1 season I believe in 1959. Also same producer as the original Dracula from 1931. So cool.

@martinmahern7268

2 жыл бұрын

That park was Wrigley Field in LA. I thought it lasted 2 seasons. Hank Aaron won his match several weeks in a row. It was a home run or nothing on Home Run Derby! Never missed it.

@wvu05

4 ай бұрын

​@@martinmahern7268 It only lasted one. Sadly, the announcer died of a heart attack at the age of 45 after the first season.

@martinmahern7268

4 ай бұрын

@@wvu05 I remember ESPN ran it some years ago. As a kid, I wanted to live in one of those houses behind the left field wall.

@wvu05

4 ай бұрын

@@martinmahern7268 I'd seen some episodes during rain delays, and then one of those really obscure channels aired it about seven or eight years ago. So amazing to see so many great players, and even some solid ones who are sadly mostly forgotten.

@martinmahern7268

4 ай бұрын

@@wvu05 I was around 10 then. I knew just about every starter on every team, which was much easier then, because of baseball cards and box scores in the paper. Big Milwaukee Braves fan.

When he sashayed up to the plate in that wig I lost it.

My childhood idol had long been gone by the late 60s and i was a boy on a team called the Yankees, batting cleaning, wearing his number 3, which is STILL my lucky number to this day...because poor Babe died in his mid 50s a horrible death of throat cancer due to his smoking and chewing tobacco. Same reason we recently lost another one of my idols, Edward Van Halen..the Babe Ruth of rock guitar

@charlieromeo7663

3 ай бұрын

Right there with you. My father saw Ruth play in 1927. A childhood hero for both of us. I became a fan of VH and was fortunate to see them perform 4 times. I was even more fortunate to meet EVH the day after a show in Lakeland, FL in 1981. They were at Disney World and we hung out at their tour bus in the Disney parking lot. He passed out beers, signed our ticket stubs from the show the night before, and handed out VH guitar picks. He definitely was the Babe Ruth of rock guitar.

I loved his voice. He would've been a great announcer.

Love it! Kept me smiling the whole time

Thanks for the upload. Times were simple and wonderful back then. Hopefully times change for the better.

@CuervoBoxingTalk

6 жыл бұрын

Krombopulos Michael How tf do you know?

@Possiblechange

3 ай бұрын

@@CuervoBoxingTalkbecause he could have his opinion back in the day, without keyboard gangsta’s like you trying to act hard

This is both hilarious and neat at the same time. He was a youthful, trim Babe and his personality shines through. And he had a terrific golf swing too! The lady player touching up her makeup after reaching base is priceless!

I have never heard the Babe talk this much. Interesting voice.

Babe Ruth was a Hall of Fame Pitcher. With him being such a great hitter he worked himself right off the Pitchers Mound :)

Even goofing around, the babe has near perfect form on his amazing swing,...

@davemenzimer5721

3 жыл бұрын

Ive got the hots for that 3rd baseman, check that, baseWoman.

@Youngpinevr

3 жыл бұрын

Betty tagged one pretty good there

@Youngpinevr

3 жыл бұрын

@@davemenzimer5721 that was Madelynn I think 🤔Shez a big girllllll 🙆‍♀️

This is AMAZING, glad I found this file, very cool watching the Babe having good fun.

This had to be in the early 30's. Video is a powerful medium. Its really paints an intimate portrait of the man.

@hadmiar8

5 жыл бұрын

1932 according to a Google search.

@itoldjaso

3 жыл бұрын

@@hadmiar8 1931, according to opening credits.

@milesduncan7345

2 жыл бұрын

Well said marco rubio

This film was made several years before the first major League night game but shadows on the field distinctly look like they are of light towers. And a little known fact is the Cubs were ready to install lights before the second world war but then donated the materials to the war effort. But the question is why did they then wait until 1988 to become the last team to have lights instead of being one of the first. But I must comment on this this film as I have always been fascinated by the Babe. He died 2 years after I was born and I would have loved to see him play. Thanks so much for posting this film.

This is legendary. When America still had its identity.

@xp8969

3 ай бұрын

😂

What separates the Babe from all of the great players all down the years is that Ruth may have been one of the greatest pitchers of all time, as well as one of the greatest sluggers. He spent his early years with the Red Sox as a starting pitcher and was outstanding with a career of 89-46 with a 2.28 ERA by age 24. He pitched in both the 1916 and 1918 World Series, winning a total of 3 games as the Sox won two world championships. After this, and his subsequent sale to the Yankees, he was primarily an outfielder so his bat was in the lineup every day. No other MLB player has excelled at both aspects of the game like Babe Ruth.

@tannerroberts1114

3 жыл бұрын

It didn't take nearly the talent to make the bigs back then as it does today.

@fliegeroh

3 жыл бұрын

@@tannerroberts1114 It's all relative. Athletes back then were not nearly the "physical specimens" they have become in the 21st Century. However, the Babe was competing against the best athletes of his day (the white ones anyway) and his achievements are amazing, even today.

@tannerroberts1114

3 жыл бұрын

@@fliegeroh Yeah, that makes sense.

@rogerwelyki1370

2 жыл бұрын

Ohtoni is doing a fine job do far BUT , the Babe was the best . Hammering Hank is the true homer king now though . Mcguire is a cheater

@fliegeroh

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogerwelyki1370 - Yes, Ohtani is amazing. With the DH, he should be able to continue pitching as well as hitting for a longer period in his career. I think he may one day be spoken of as "the greatest baseball player of all time."

3:23 babe holding girl helping her swing and girl says OH BABE DONT U THINK SHE GOT IDEA NOW lmao babe was kicking it

@areguapiri

3 ай бұрын

Great scene!

Rosie O'Donnell never looked so good

Lmao girls looks like we have go into a huddle and babe comes out with a wig lmao

Can do it all; pitch, catch, hit, and…..act?! Sweet

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Amazing video of the GREATEST Ballplayer to ever live!

@Jaysin31

3 жыл бұрын

I dunno. How hard is it to hit against pitchers who pitch a complete double header? And the fielders aren't charged with errors because they aren't expected to make plays with the individual finger mitts they used back then. Can't take stats seriously until the 50's rolled around.

@Jaysin31

2 жыл бұрын

@alien observer yeah I know. I'm well aware I know nothing except for the facts. Thanks for pointing that out.

@newerafrican

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jaysin31 Show me the stats about pitchers who threw complete games of a double-header. A single complete game pitched was more common in Ruth's time, that's true. He pitched several and held a World Series record for scoreless innings for 40 years (shutouts, too). The game is completely different now so it makes no more sense to compare a player from the 1920's to now than it does to compare a Duesenberg to a Camry. It all boils down to comparing a player to their peers and Ruth was among the greatest pitchers and hitters of his time.

@Jaysin31

2 жыл бұрын

@@newerafrican Dutch Levson(1926), Urban Shocker(1924), Dave Davenport(1918), Ray Collins, Ed Summers, Frank Owen, George Mullin, Ray Collins, to name a few. All at least 17 innings and one pitched 19. And those are only the players who pitched complete games. There are countless others who pitched less than complete games. And I promise you these guys weren't even close to throwing 90+mph.

@newerafrican

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jaysin31 Agreed that the game has changed and relief & specialty pitching now is part of that. Ruth himself holds the record for the longest postseason complete game victory of 14 innings. However, pitchers didn't have to throw 90 mph to be effective. Batters didn't wear batting gloves or wear any kind of protective shields and the brushback pitch was part of the game. As I said, you can only compare the older era players to their peers, and Ruth was certainly at the top of his class.

The Babe was also a great actor simply because he was such a large personality that he didn’t need to act, he was always the center of attention.

@martinmahern7268

4 ай бұрын

He should have played himself in the movie of his life. William Bendix was terrible at it.

This is so much fun to watch. I saw someone in the comments section place it in the early 1930s filmed in L.A.. I have always lived in ST. LOUIS and have read The Babe use to like playing golf at a course in north county here when the Yankees came in to town to play the American League St. Louis Browns. Even though I am a Cardinals fan I would have liked seeing some of the old Browns games just to see the great Yankee teams and players more.

@RetroManHarv

3 жыл бұрын

Normandy Golf Course is where he'd play when in town.

@larryloveless2967

3 жыл бұрын

@@RetroManHarv Thanks for the info. Although a southside person I went to college at UMSL in the 1970s close by it. Maybe UMSL was where it was located?

Haha, Holy crap, the ending. This is one of the best things I've ever seen.

This is so good, thank you. I love it❤

Such an awesome look back in time

You know, one thing that this film showed is that the Babe wasn't the clumsy oaf on the base paths like the newsreel footage not at proper speed makes him out to be.

@StacieMMeier

5 жыл бұрын

He was considered fast for his era. What I like it shows he was intelligent, people tend to forget this fact. When they see name Babe, they assume he was like a child...he wasn't.

@Manofmagic2007

4 жыл бұрын

He stole home 10 times in his career. More than Rickey Henderson!

@stevstevhoov8288

4 жыл бұрын

THE BABE ROUTINELY HIT 500 FOOT HOMERS ,... the ball was dead,..the bats weighed 40 pounds and the power allies were 460,..he knew the game ,.

some good looking women

@dubbled7286

5 жыл бұрын

5:59 stunning!

@maxand.1462

3 жыл бұрын

Babe Ruth smashed all of them....

Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. That's also where they held the Home Run Derby tv series. A great ballpark.

@jasonwilliams4159

Жыл бұрын

Where was the 2nd field located.

@laserprop

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonwilliams4159 See the Wikipedia article.

This went down to Three Stooges territory at the end. 🤣😁😃

The good old days lol! Before my time but I still miss them!

@noacog4u320

2 жыл бұрын

I don't I'm black lol

@robmangeri777

2 жыл бұрын

@@noacog4u320 lol! I see your point!

@robmangeri777

2 жыл бұрын

@@noacog4u320 we need to figure out some kind of “good new days” then!

Nice to see they had pretty girls back then, too. The Babe must have enjoyed the hell out of making this film!

@betsyduane3461

3 жыл бұрын

Do you think we invented pretty girls?

@stephenleonard7698

3 жыл бұрын

@@betsyduane3461 My mom and her sisters were ALL very pretty!! They just didn’t flaunt it like today!! BTW They all played softball in the late 1940s

@mtp4430

3 жыл бұрын

@@betsyduane3461 It's nice to see they had pretty girls back then 😂 I love that guy's line, as if beauty is some new invention lol

@mtp4430

3 жыл бұрын

@Tom Douglas Sicks You mean to tell me beautiful women have always existed???? That can't be. Are you sure? LOL I thought beautiful women only came into existence after Babe Ruth's time 😂

@PabluchoViision

2 жыл бұрын

I hear Eve was kinda hot.

Now ain't that something? Awesome upload, thnx

If you look for the classic show "Home Run Derby", filmed in Wrigley Field, California, you will notice a similarity with the ball field featured in the beginning of this bit. I think they are the same place.

@rstefanie2622

3 жыл бұрын

you are correct. same ballpark

@marbanak

3 жыл бұрын

@@rstefanie2622 Thanks

Cute -- actual instruction mixed with comedy and a guest star. The side-by-side of the golf and baseball swing was especially interesting.

This guy was a rock star before rock ever existed. You can just tell he had a mischievous side that couldn't be contained and I bet he was a blast to hang out with.

Gal who checks her makeup after getting on base at 6:40 is a scene replayed in "A League of Their Own" by Madonna. Otherwise, they aren't exactly the AAGPBL, but easy enough on the eyes! Great footage - thanks for the post!

"Oh Betty, what are you doing tonight?" "Cmon, play ball...what's the idea! Lol!

That was perfect

Esta filmación debe ser después de 1927, ya que en ese año los Yankees adoptaron poner número a los uniformes, y como Ruth era el tercero en el orden, tenía el número 3.

Inventor of the launch angle.

Jomboy needs to do a breakdown of this video

@MrPotteeMouf

2 жыл бұрын

That would be amazing lol

That was delightful. :)

@holeemolee8323. Is that the best retort you could come up with? Wow what a genius you truly are!

12 years ago put up in KZread. N O W !!!## is streamed???? Anyway it is a gem of a film and short-story very cool very cool.

I never knew the shorts were that short back in those days, pretty ladies. I bet the Babe loved doing this, took his time away from a hotdog..

Watch the Babe turn on that pitch down and in, at 7:44

@cz6301

3 жыл бұрын

The way he golfed that it probably STILL hasn't landed.

Loved it!

DIdn't know there was footage of him, speaking even.

@scottaznavourian5791

5 жыл бұрын

talking video came in around the time of the h.is the murderers row teams

@JackieDaytona1776

4 жыл бұрын

He acted quite a bit there is a lot of footage of him

@betsyduane3461

3 жыл бұрын

Tons of it

@franke981

3 жыл бұрын

MooMooPuppy- Yes. Watch “The Pride of the Yankees” with Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig. Babe plays himself and has a lot of lines.

@tompr32214

3 жыл бұрын

He's also in a Harold Lloyd comedy called Speedy.

This is so much fun!

Amazing, thanks !

Is that Marla Hooch?

If you want to see babe Ruth's acting stills check out one of the greatest baseball films ever made, The pride of the Yankees

His manager lol

@justinexplainseverything1554

3 жыл бұрын

LOL, I gotta admit for being 1932, almost 90 years ago, the humor was pretty damn good. Babe seemed like such a sarcastic dude in real life, this role was probably easy for him to play lol. He was basically making fun of how his wife controlled his life and everything. Could you imagine Babe today in 2020??? With social media and all of these different modern things we have today, he would be on the front page of TMZ and every large newspaper probably every day of the week lol. Babe would make what Tiger Woods did look like nothing, as many women as Babe was with.

That ending was great. Hevpulls his wig off lol

Love this!!😂😂😂😂😂

this could not be made in 2021. Him laughing at a bigger girl would call for him to be banned from baseball.... This video is awesome though!

@moohoward

3 ай бұрын

Guess it’s ok to laugh at one who weighs what? Where’s the cutoff

Impressive. The girls kept it a scoreless tie through 8 inning.

Watching the suspension on that Model A when the Babe jumped on it has some historical value. 8:14

Super cool!

Hilarious...the way the world should be!

I love the legs beginning at the 2:05 mark. How about Babe's golf swing at 3:45? Beautiful.

He was ahead of his time. Think about it. All these years later and not only do we have a pitcher who can hit again in the majors but he foreshadowed men putting on a wig and pretending to be women in a woman's sport. Crazy stuff.

That was fun!

Awesome

Nice golf swing too.

He was such a great player, it's like as if he was a myth. If you've never seen his stats, look them up. Very outstanding in any era.

Around this time or at least the earlier 1900’s there was only about 16 MLB teams

@beelzebub9387

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, and they were all major league caliber ballplayers.

@paultheaudaciousbradford6772

2 жыл бұрын

There were more than sixteen major league teams, but there were only 16 major league white teams.

HILARIOUS

Filmed at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles.

he has that distinct base running style

First half shot at old Wrigley Firld in So. Los Angeles?

This had to be in the early 1930s. Babe is wearing New York (A) road uni with number