Babe Ruth Hits 60th Home Run of Season
Ruth at bat in final game of 1927 season
Babe Ruth set many records in baseball history while he was playing. In 1927, by the last game of the season, Babe had matched his own record for number of single season homers. Ruth was intent on breaking his home-run record. By the last game of the season he had tied his record – he needed only one more. Clair Ruth, the Babe’s future wife, was at the game that day and describes the event: "The pennant race was over by September, but Babe was fighting to break his 59 home-run record. He needed 17 to do it in the last month, or better than one every two days. He did it of course. The 60th was made in Yankee Stadium against Washington. Tom Zachary, a left-hander, was the pitcher, and the homer came in the final game." When he hit the ball home, Ruth broke his own record in baseball history, making his legacy even greater, and his records even tougher to break.