12 things you probably don’t know about Babe Ruth

Ruth wasn’t able to put any spectacular finishing touches on his career. In his last game as a Yankee on Sept. 30, 1934, he went 0-for-4 against the Senators in Washington with his wife, Claire, and daughter, Dorothy, in attendance. After flying out to centerfield in his final at-bat, Ruth leaves the field crying. In his very last major-league at bat in 1935 as a member of the Boston Braves he grounded out against the Phillies. In 1938, Ruth was made a coach by the Brooklyn Dodgers, but that was a short-lived arrangement probably meant to create some buzz as much as anything. Reportedly, Ruth took some batting practice swings and hit a few out of the park.