Thanks to Joe Lechner and the TCA sponsored TTML for this introspective tie in with toy trains and history.
For those that are interested check out the below Babe Ruth link:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml
Mike Spanier
PS No , I never saw Babe Ruth but I was always fascinated by his legacy as
one of the, if not, the great baseball player ever.
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When George Herman Ruth made his farewell appearance as a New York Yankee in
Yankee Stadium 75 years ago today, he was widely admired as the greatest
baseball player who ever lived.
Ruth acquired his famous nickname in 1914 when his Baltimore Oriole teammates
began referring to the 19-year-old rookie as Jack Dunn’s new “babe”. As a
southpaw pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (1914-1919), he set a World Series
record of 29 consecutive scoreless innings that stood for 42 years.
After Ruth was sold to the New York Yankees in 1920 for $100,000 (by far the
largest deal in MLB up to that time), he became an outfielder and quickly earned
national fame for his batting prowess. The Bambino led the American League in
home runs for twelve seasons and appeared in ten World Series.
Joshua Lionel Cowen was surely a fan of Babe Ruth’s. Cowen would often invite
his associates to Yankee games, and according to biographer Ron Holland, he was
notorious for betting on every pitch.
Advertisements for the Baby Ruth candy bar have appeared on Lionel trains since
the 1930s. Curtiss Candy Company (which introduced the bar in 1921) denied
naming it after Babe Ruth, but Curtiss sued and won when a competitor attempted
to market a “Babe Ruth Home Run Bar” (with Babe Ruth’s approval). Curtiss