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 of Ruth Maryland first Victim’s Advocacy Office in the Baltimore City District Court. House Of Ruth launches its Teen Dating Violence Prevention Initiative, a community-based program geared towards teaching adolescents and young adults about healthy relationships. Sandi Timmins, Executive Director Holly Edington, President, Board of Directors; VP Human Resources, Corporate Office Properties Trust Dorothy Lennig, Director, Legal Clinic Lisa Nitsch, Director, Counseling, Education and Outreach Mary McGeady, Director, Finance and Administration Terri Wurmser, Director, Programs The House of Ruth Maryland has a 24-hour hotline that provides counseling and referrals to victims of domestic violence, abusers and concerned family and friends and support and