Babe's Longest Homer
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N 27° 56.810 W 082° 27.942
17R E 355809 N 3092177
Historical marker on the University of Tampa
Waymark Code: WM2AD9
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2007
Views: 65
At Tampa's Plant Field on April 4, 1919, "Babe" Ruth, playing for the Boston Red Sox against the N.Y. Giants, smacked a 587-foot home run that set a record in a pre-season game. 4,300 screaming fans saw the feat. Famed Evangelist Billy Sunday, an ex-major leaguer himself, who was conducting a tent revival on the Florida Fair grounds nearby, had pitched the first ball of the game, and The Bambino's pace-setting ball was presented to him. Ruth played from 1915-1935. He is regarded as the most popular player and greatest slugger in history. One year he hit 60 homers.
Marker Number: none
Date: 1981
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: The Tampa Historical Society in cooperation with The Italian-American Golf Association, Inc.
Website: Not listed
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