Baseball‘s Best

Baseball‘s Best

The Hall of Fame Every year hundreds of thousands of people visit Cooperstown, New York. What makes this quiet little town so special? It is the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, a museum that honors more than two hundred of the greatest stars who ever played the game. Each of these home-run hitters, record breakers, and World Series winners has a story that got him where he is-in the Hall of Fame. Here are five of those stories-thrill- ing, incredible, and absolutely true.

The Babe Calls His Shot It's the third game of the 1932World Series. The mighty New York Yankees have come to Chicago to play the Cubs. The Yankees have already won the first two games of the Series. The Cubs must win today if they are to have any chance at all of becoming world champs. Fifty thousand loyal Cub fans pack Wrigley Field. They know that the Yankees and their fans heckled and embarrassed the Cubs in New York. Now it's their turn. The Chicago rooters have prepared a nasty welcome for the Yankees and especially for the greatest Yankee of them all-Babe Ruth.

George Herman Ruth has been playing major-league ball since 1914. As a pitcher, Babe helps hurl the Boston Red Sox to two world championships. But what really catches everyone's attention is his hitting. Babe can sock a baseball out of sight! When Ruth is traded to the Yankees, he moves from the pitcher's mound to the outfield and takes New York City by storm. So many fans want to see him play thatafter a few years the team builds a new, bigger ballpark. In the very first game there the Babe drills a game-winning homer into the upper deck. No wonder everyone soon starts calling Yankee Stadium " The House That Ruth Built. "