They aren't really thinking hard enough. They want the arm to "point" to center field. That isn't needed. If he points to the dugout & says "He your asses back inside, I've got 1 more strike & that's all I'm going to need, just you wait & see." That's a called shot. PERIOD. He is telling them a home run is coming this at bat by counting the strikes left. We are debating SEMANTICS. The dude did it. Babe is the GOAT.
EXACTLY. EXACTLY. Well-said! The whole "pointed at CF" bit was just newspaper embellishment and I cannot believe so many people are completely stuck on that part of the story and they completely miss seeing the obvious. The Babe told the Cubs he would hit it on the last strike, verbally and by gesture, in front of 40,000 witnesses - then proceeded to do it. (I am quite certain none of the Cubs thought he was telling them he was gonna hit a ... single!) 🤣
This incident is widely regarded as the 'called shot' game. If we assume that what you're saying is true, we should change its name to 'predicted shot'. Calling a shot is different than predicting you will do it. Calling a home run is more specific in terms of the direction you will hit it at or which particular moment. Predicting a home run is more general - "i will hit a home run today, it may or may not happen this at-bat but it will happen tonight & you will know it when it happens,". To put it simply, predicting you will hit a ball out is less sexy, less dramatic, than calling for a home run at that particular moment in time, along with the general direction you will hit it at.
He motions to the dugout then motions out to cf n says imma hit the next one past that flagpole Then he takes a strike n says thats two I got one more .. BOOM! 💥🔥⚾️
Listen to the respect and admiration The Babe gets from ballplayers. It proves how freaking special and amazing he truly was. That's why he's the undisputed GOAT. #1.
Maybe, maybe not. There’s no definitive proof. As a lifetime Yankee fan, I believe it. As a side note, one night in a softball game, I hit a single, double, and a triple before coming to bat for the last time. My teammates were yelling at me to hit a home run in order for me to hit for the cycle, which I have never seen in a softball game. I was not a power hitter and knew I would probably not hit it out, but remembering this story about the Babe calling his shot, I stepped out of the batter’s box, looked over at the dugout and jokingly pointed to the left field fence with my bat. I have to admit that the wind was blowing strongly out to left field, and that night I was hitting as well as I had ever hit . On the second pitch, I got one up in the air and with that wind assisting the flight of the ball, it carried over the fence. My teammates went wild, and mobbed me when I got back to the dug out. I couldn’t believe it myself. It was just a snapshot in time, because I never hit a ball over the fence again. My thanks to the Babe for inspiring my joke which came true.
I have seen moments in Yankee history that mirror what you described. If you Believe It, It Will Happen, and It Does! It's Magic! 😇 There are Angels in the Outfield.
Yep, Hollywood and the media really tried to tell a b.s. story. If you go watch his final game in 1935 where he belts 3 home runs, he still glides like a gazelle. Ok, he's big. But he's not obese or disgusting. He's still built like an ox. Pure man strength. Also, ballplayers and regular people were not that big/fat/strong in comparison to him, due to the great depression. Babe ate well. And drank booze. He was a healthy boy. There was nothing "pot bellied" about him. I've seen UFC fighters in much worse shape than he was.
Can't believe someone paid $28 million for the jersey he was wearing that game. Even if i had the money & a huge Babe Ruth fan, i can't imagine shelling out that much for something whose veracity was questionable, or debatable at best. And that's even after taking into account films, photos, newsreel reports & eyewitness accounts of not only those who were there in the stands, but the players who were on the field with him! It's not the same as a historic home run ball or a game worn pair of shoes (like Jordan's sick game sneakers). You're paying for the legend of the story connected to the jersey, a story that may or may not have happened. To each his own, i guess.
There is a recording of Lou Gehrig on a radio show after the World Series concluded and he said that Babe called his shot. Lou was standing in the ondeck circle at the time so I'm sure he could hear it. Then when Lou got up he also hit a home run.
What was he going to say... that Babe was lying? There is no way in 1932 that a pitcher would of stood for that and not put the next pitch in his ribs. Babe Ruth or not
The pitcher’s objection is explained by the film. Babe pointed when he was turned around walking back to the mound. This also makes sense in terms of timing. Once the pitcher is on the mound, pointing like that is just going to leave you open to get quick pitched and/or it will throw off your swing. He pointed. Video shows it. Some of the Cubs players and fans were too humiliated to admit it. No real controversy.
Hollywood of course exaggerated it. But Ruth did stand there and tell them all, "here it fkn comes." And BOOM, bye bye! It's 100% a called shot. This guy had the biggest balls. Think about it. This was no ordinary game. This was the freaking World Series, against an enemy team, on enemy turf. For the news to even come out of Chicago that he called his shot is proof enough he did. This was so big, even the Cubs and die hard Chicago fans knew exactly what happened. It was too special to not talk about. And if you ever played competitive sports in your life, you know exactly what he was saying.
Fake News....AGAIN !!.... Ruth DID point to the fence on BOTH gestures before the last gesture !! He was yelling that he was going to hit that home run. The catcher had his back turned in the film !! I KNOW what Ruth said because a retired Yankees scout named Ken who I delivered the newspaper to was THERE....and he HEARD the Babe predict the home run !! Babe Ruth was the greatest baseball player of all time.....and to this day......he IS baseball ITSELF !!
When he extended his arm he is clearly pointing to the dugout, not center field. Then he holds up 2 fingers indicating 2 strikes, again not pointing to center field.
@@Grizzlied555 he is clearly pointing at the dugout. His arm is coming across his body instead of being out in front of him like it would be if he was pointing to center field.
@Grizzlied555 it definitely was not. If it was you wouldn't be able to see it as well as you do. Tell you what, grab your phone and put it behind and off to the left like the camera is in the video and then stand up like you are a left handed batter. Stick your arm out like you're pointing at the dugout and then point towards center field. Tell me what you find.
What did the catcher, the umpire and the pitcher HEAR that day at that very moment ? Were they ever asked ? - What did Babe Ruth actually say at that moment when HE pointed HIS finger forward ? Maybe Babe Ruth said something like " I am going to fix you " - to the pitcher ? I say HE called HIS home run shot after HE had cursed out the pitcher - !
I've searched for some info with no luck but in some of the big ball games back then look like they added seating in the outfield. 9:20 Looks very short and the right fielder looks like he's almost standing on the warning track. I saw one game where the added a few bleachers and just roped off the area for a home run. Anyone know if that was the case here?
Yeah, I actually saw somethign right after I posted this and they were throwing mid High 80s into the 90s. I can't delete comments on my phone so, it stands in eternity lol
It's a Great Story, Written in 1932 during the Great Depression. This film is evidence that proves He was Yelling at The Cubs Dugout? The Rest is just a creative journalist writing with poetic freedom for ⚾ & the legend that became Babe Ruth!
They aren't really thinking hard enough. They want the arm to "point" to center field. That isn't needed. If he points to the dugout & says "He your asses back inside, I've got 1 more strike & that's all I'm going to need, just you wait & see."
That's a called shot. PERIOD. He is telling them a home run is coming this at bat by counting the strikes left. We are debating SEMANTICS. The dude did it. Babe is the GOAT.
Yeah, I can't believe these guys are hung up on direction. He said he was going to hit one, and hit one, he did!
He did point, but not to the dugout.
EXACTLY. EXACTLY. Well-said! The whole "pointed at CF" bit was just newspaper embellishment and I cannot believe so many people are completely stuck on that part of the story and they completely miss seeing the obvious. The Babe told the Cubs he would hit it on the last strike, verbally and by gesture, in front of 40,000 witnesses - then proceeded to do it. (I am quite certain none of the Cubs thought he was telling them he was gonna hit a ... single!) 🤣
This incident is widely regarded as the 'called shot' game. If we assume that what you're saying is true, we should change its name to 'predicted shot'.
Calling a shot is different than predicting you will do it. Calling a home run is more specific in terms of the direction you will hit it at or which particular moment. Predicting a home run is more general - "i will hit a home run today, it may or may not happen this at-bat but it will happen tonight & you will know it when it happens,".
To put it simply, predicting you will hit a ball out is less sexy, less dramatic, than calling for a home run at that particular moment in time, along with the general direction you will hit it at.
He motions to the dugout then motions out to cf n says imma hit the next one past that flagpole
Then he takes a strike n says thats two I got one more ..
BOOM! 💥🔥⚾️
He called it.
Best home run ever
I agree with Reggie. He's jawing with the Cubs dugout. Still a great feat in sports history.
Listen to the respect and admiration The Babe gets from ballplayers. It proves how freaking special and amazing he truly was. That's why he's the undisputed GOAT. #1.
Awesome!
Maybe, maybe not. There’s no definitive proof. As a lifetime Yankee fan, I believe it. As a side note, one night in a softball game, I hit a single, double, and a triple before coming to bat for the last time. My teammates were yelling at me to hit a home run in order for me to hit for the cycle, which I have never seen in a softball game. I was not a power hitter and knew I would probably not hit it out, but remembering this story about the Babe calling his shot, I stepped out of the batter’s box, looked over at the dugout and jokingly pointed to the left field fence with my bat. I have to admit that the wind was blowing strongly out to left field, and that night I was hitting as well as I had ever hit . On the second pitch, I got one up in the air and with that wind assisting the flight of the ball, it carried over the fence. My teammates went wild, and mobbed me when I got back to the dug out. I couldn’t believe it myself. It was just a snapshot in time, because I never hit a ball over the fence again. My thanks to the Babe for inspiring my joke which came true.
I have seen moments in Yankee history that mirror what you described. If you Believe It, It Will Happen, and It Does! It's Magic!
😇 There are Angels in the Outfield.
They say he was "pot-bellied and at the end." In 1932 he batted .341 with 41 HR, 137 RBI, 130 BB (led league) and 489 OBP (led league).
Ruth only became really heavy at the end of his career.
@@gljm Even so you can see the pictures of him in 1935 with the Braves. He's a little overweight but still strong as an ox.
Yep, Hollywood and the media really tried to tell a b.s. story. If you go watch his final game in 1935 where he belts 3 home runs, he still glides like a gazelle. Ok, he's big. But he's not obese or disgusting. He's still built like an ox. Pure man strength. Also, ballplayers and regular people were not that big/fat/strong in comparison to him, due to the great depression. Babe ate well. And drank booze. He was a healthy boy. There was nothing "pot bellied" about him. I've seen UFC fighters in much worse shape than he was.
Some of baseball's best hitters in history had pot bellies. Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, George Brett, to name a few.... They were 'power hitters'.
@@TVeres-3dRm Also, they aren't "pot bellies." They are just relaxed, when it's time to swing those muscles under a small layer of fat kick in.
Lou Gehrig confirmed that Ruth called His HR in the 1932
World Series!
Can't believe someone paid $28 million for the jersey he was wearing that game. Even if i had the money & a huge Babe Ruth fan, i can't imagine shelling out that much for something whose veracity was questionable, or debatable at best. And that's even after taking into account films, photos, newsreel reports & eyewitness accounts of not only those who were there in the stands, but the players who were on the field with him!
It's not the same as a historic home run ball or a game worn pair of shoes (like Jordan's sick game sneakers). You're paying for the legend of the story connected to the jersey, a story that may or may not have happened. To each his own, i guess.
FOR ME IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER , EITHER YES OR NO HE STILL JACKED ONE OUTTA THE YARD. SO , YES HE CALLED THE SHOT . CASE CLOSED. BOSN
There is a recording of Lou Gehrig on a radio show after the World Series concluded and he said that Babe called his shot. Lou was standing in the ondeck circle at the time so I'm sure he could hear it. Then when Lou got up he also hit a home run.
What was he going to say... that Babe was lying? There is no way in 1932 that a pitcher would of stood for that and not put the next pitch in his ribs. Babe Ruth or not
The pitcher’s objection is explained by the film. Babe pointed when he was turned around walking back to the mound. This also makes sense in terms of timing. Once the pitcher is on the mound, pointing like that is just going to leave you open to get quick pitched and/or it will throw off your swing.
He pointed. Video shows it. Some of the Cubs players and fans were too humiliated to admit it.
No real controversy.
When I was in Little League I pointed right to the spot where I grounded out on the next pitch!
Hollywood of course exaggerated it. But Ruth did stand there and tell them all, "here it fkn comes." And BOOM, bye bye! It's 100% a called shot.
This guy had the biggest balls. Think about it. This was no ordinary game. This was the freaking World Series, against an enemy team, on enemy turf. For the news to even come out of Chicago that he called his shot is proof enough he did. This was so big, even the Cubs and die hard Chicago fans knew exactly what happened. It was too special to not talk about. And if you ever played competitive sports in your life, you know exactly what he was saying.
Fake News....AGAIN !!.... Ruth DID point to the fence on BOTH gestures before the last gesture !! He was yelling that he was going to hit that home run. The catcher had his back turned in the film !! I KNOW what Ruth said because a retired Yankees scout named Ken who I delivered the newspaper to was THERE....and he HEARD the Babe predict the home run !! Babe Ruth was the greatest baseball player of all time.....and to this day......he IS baseball ITSELF !!
When he extended his arm he is clearly pointing to the dugout, not center field. Then he holds up 2 fingers indicating 2 strikes, again not pointing to center field.
@@silverguard8105He is clearly pointing to center. It cannot be seen any other way.
@@Grizzlied555 he is clearly pointing at the dugout. His arm is coming across his body instead of being out in front of him like it would be if he was pointing to center field.
@@silverguard8105 Wrong. It is out in front of him.
@Grizzlied555 it definitely was not. If it was you wouldn't be able to see it as well as you do. Tell you what, grab your phone and put it behind and off to the left like the camera is in the video and then stand up like you are a left handed batter. Stick your arm out like you're pointing at the dugout and then point towards center field. Tell me what you find.
What did the catcher, the umpire and the pitcher HEAR that day at that very moment ? Were they ever asked ? - What did Babe Ruth actually say at that moment when HE pointed HIS finger forward ? Maybe Babe Ruth said something like " I am going to fix you " - to the pitcher ? I say HE called HIS home run shot after HE had cursed out the pitcher - !
Maybe he was pointing to the Cubs dugout but the meaning is the same.
Sure the Babe called it - Lou Gehrig said he did - case closed.
Babe had superior eye-hand coordination. Enough said. 'Merica!
I've searched for some info with no luck but in some of the big ball games back then look like they added seating in the outfield. 9:20 Looks very short and the right fielder looks like he's almost standing on the warning track. I saw one game where the added a few bleachers and just roped off the area for a home run. Anyone know if that was the case here?
Those are all chicago fans saying he didnt do it. Lol.
Yup, Reggie has bled Cubbie blue for decades.
Too bad this guy wasn’t there to film Wilt Chamberlain’s 100th point game!
Joe DiMaggio’s son at the end er lol
They weren't throwing 90-95 mph in 1919. Maybe 75- 80 mph
1932*
@@nickanderson7693 ridiculous
Yeah, I actually saw somethign right after I posted this and they were throwing mid High 80s into the 90s. I can't delete comments on my phone so, it stands in eternity lol
Oh, yes they were. But you couldn’t record it properly for another 30+ years.
18:30
John Goodmans swing is horrendous, yikes.
Lookalike
Jackson is correct. It was banter. Nothing in the video shows anything close to a predicted home run. Nothing.
It's a Great Story, Written in 1932 during the Great Depression. This film is evidence that proves He was Yelling at The Cubs Dugout? The Rest is just a creative journalist writing with poetic freedom for ⚾ &
the legend that became Babe Ruth!