Baseball, just like other massively celebrated sports, has its share of memorable moments. Ask members of the media, baseball executives, players, and historians themselves: here are some that will probably go down in baseball and sports history as some of the best and most glorious.
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Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier: Robinson’s debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers in Major League Baseball back in 1947 faced racism in and out of the field, as it came eight years before the recognized start of the Civil Rights Movement.
Red Sox selling Babe Ruth to Yankees: Without this historic sale, the Yankees wouldn’t have Murderer’s Row, the so-called “called shot” (more on this later), four World Series titles from 1923 to 1932 and the deadly Lou Gehrig-Babe Ruth combination, to name a few.
Babe Ruth’s called shot: Back on Oct. 1, 1932, Babe Ruth’s team, the Yankees, battled it out with the Chicago Cubs. Ruth hit a three-run homer, but the opponent came back and tied the score at 4-4 following four innings. In the fifth, Ruth stepped into the box: following the first pitch, a called strike, he pointed. The angle of his arm remains debatable to many, and then a couple more times he gestured. With the count 2-2, he slammed the ball over the center field wall for a homer and then broke into his home run trot. The Yankees bagged the victory 7-5. Did he call it? Ruth is long gone but everyone still practically argues about it.
Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day: This took place July 4, 1939, or two months after his final game, between games of a doubleheader versus the Washington Senators. Gehrig received numerous plaques and gifts, his number four was announced retired immediately, and he gave his famous speech that will reverberate for decades to come.
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