New York Yankee Babe Ruth shaking hands with teammate Lou Gehrig after crossing home plate during Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, as unknown umpire looks on at Wrigley Field.
Original data provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Babe Ruth of Yankees after homer in World Series, 1932
Corrected date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
The only World Series played during Ruth's time with New York that had the Yankees facing a National League home team wearing pinstripes was the 1932 series against the Cubs. The only game in the 4-game series where Ruth hit a home run (he and Gehrig both hit two that day) was in Game 3 on October 1 in Chicago (Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011).
