Babe Ruth three-run home run off Charlie Root in the first inning, but soon revived, and the Cubs tied the score at 4–4 in the fourth inning. When Ruth came to the plate in the top of the fifth, the Chicago crowd and players, led by pitcher Guy Bush, were screaming insults at Ruth. With the count at two balls and one strike, Ruth gestured, possibly in the direction of center field, and after the next pitch (a strike), may have pointed there with one hand. Ruth hit the fifth pitch over the center field fence; estimates were that it traveled nearly
The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs over 60 many times. The author's research concludes that Ruth would have hit well over a thousand home runs in his career. The book is in three major sections. The first section is called "Part 1: The Career". The second section is "Part Two: The Analysis". The third section is "Part Three: The Facts". The career section is devoted to year by year recaps of Babe Ruth's career. It starts in 1914 and runs through Ruth's final season in 1935. Each chapter features personal highlights and picks out the longest home runs Ruth hit. "The Analysis" section presents arguments about