Babe Ruth finishing fourth in the National League in both 1933 and 1934, but the team drew poorly at the box office. Unable to afford the rent at Braves Field, Fuchs had considered holding dog races there when the Braves were not at home, only to be turned down by Landis. After a series of phone calls, letters, and meetings, the Yankees traded Ruth to the Braves on February 26, 1935. Ruppert had stated that he would not release Ruth to go to another team as a full-time player. For this reason, it was announced that Ruth would become a team vice
2006 Major League Baseball season in the BALCO scandal, surpassed Babe Ruth for second place on the career home runs list. <section begin=postseason /><section end=postseason /> ±hosted the MLB All Star Game The following players reached major home run milestones in 2006: 2006 in baseball 2006 Major League Baseball season The 2006 Major League Baseball season ended with the National League's St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series with the lowest regular season victory total in a non-strike season in history. The American League continued its domination at the All-Star Game by winning its fourth straight game; the A.L. has won nine of the last