European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday april 28, 19b9 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary bomb no voted baseball s Numero Uno who is inc greatest baseball player in history babe Ruth. Says who says n pack of stars and stripes or them mailed is baseball s greatest players Ever ballots thai appeared in this space three weeks ago. Twenty five voted Ruth no. Ino cd her player came close on ihis120th anniversary of pro baseball s beginning. Not even Willie Mays who. Drew eight Voles. Or hark Aaron. Who Drew four. Yep the Best is inc babe the Bam Bino he Sultan of swat the mightiest. Yankee of them All. Why is Ruth so special count the reasons. I. He s the Only player who pitched and my on a Haft of Fame level. Re searcher Bill James gives Ruth the highest value of any player at any position. 2. While pitching for the Boston red sox from 1914 to 1919, Rush went 93-44 with a 2.28 came run average. You want amazing the Man led the1 so to a world series was in 1918. Seventy one years later the sox arc still seeking one.3. Ruth was absolutely the greatest hitter no other batsman combined ii Power and average. His 714 Home runs and .342 average Are impressive enough. Then consider he averaged 46 homers and 143 runs hatted in Ever season. -4. After leaving Boston for Newyork in 1920, Ruth established the Yankee dynasty which lasted half Century. Yankee to accommodate his fans which is Why it s called the House that Ruth in choosing babe As the Best stripes readers Dis play a grasp of baseball history. They Don t forget the Gretic Nusl because be died 41 l cars ago neither do they forget other oldies Lor the greatest Lea m of All time. Here s. The team stripes. first base Lou base Rrogers Lorn by. Third base Brooks Rubl Nunn shortstop -1 Lonus Wanner. Aft Field to Cobb. Center Ekht Willie a Field babe hut h. Catcher Johnny hitter pc pfc Juc Kenn. Right Huni cd Pitcher by
