History of the New York Yankees more impressive facility than anything yet built to house a baseball team." At Yankee Stadium's inaugural game on April 18, 1923, Ruth hit the first home run in the stadium, which sportswriter Fred Lieb named "the House That Ruth Built" as the Yankees would not have needed such a large stadium without the Ruth-driven attendance. Ruth himself had a resurgence after receiving vocal criticism for his 1922 World Series performance. He shared the MLB lead with Cy Williams by hitting 41 home runs in the 1923 season, and had a career-best .393 batting average; his performance earned him the AL
The House That Shadows Built Chaney Sr. segment is one of only two short sequences which survive from "The Miracle Man" (1919). The other clip is featured in one of Paramount's "Movie Milestone" series, "Movie Memories" (1935), showcasing the studios' greatest achievements. This latter clip shows both a segment from the conclave in Chinatown as well as the healing scene which is in "The House That Shadows Built". A nitrate print of "Movie Memories" is reportedly at the UCLA Film and Television Archive but has not yet been preserved. The film moves on to show segments with Paramount players of the 1931–32 season, including George