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
John and Ruth Rose House 1742 on land he acquired from the town's first colonial proprietors. It is possible that the rear ell was built even earlier, in 1738. Rose was active in local civic affairs, serving as a town selectman. His house was later owned by Ebenezer Smith, a local tavern operator who also served in the American Revolutionary War. John and Ruth Rose House The John and Ruth Rose House is a historic house at 944 Main Road in Granville, Massachusetts. It was built about 1742 by John Rose, one of the first colonial settlers of the area, and is a good example