Babe Ruth Pitching | Game Footage From His Final Appearance In 1933

Babe Ruth pitching for the last time in his career on October 1, 1933. At 38 years old, Ruth pitched during the final game of the season & for the first time in 3 years. He pitched a complete game & homered in the 5th inning while earning the victory against Red Sox.

[@steveoshea50]

My Dad saw him play RF in Fenway Park in the 1920s. He said his outfield play was amazing back then. No one went from 1st to 3rd on the Babe with that pitcher's arm he had.

[@b-zoneonroku2020]

Babe only pitched 5 games for the Yankees, but he won all of them.

[@kingmanarizona2661]

This was a meaningless game. Ruth asked if he could pitch and why not? A gimmick that might sell tickets for the last game of the season, where the yankees were not in the pennant race. Contrary to popular belief, the yankees with ruth were really never much of a draw in NY. They averaged only 15K fans a game in 1927. In 1933, the yankees had less than 10K fans a game. The depression was hitting hard, and teams were feeling it. The last game drew 20K fans.

[@firstlast4874]

I knew an older gent who was the nephew of Ossie Bluege, who played for the Senators from 1922-39. His uncle told him a story about the Yankees playing a weekend series vs. the Senators at the old Griffith Stadium. It seems that the Senators planned to take Ruth out after the game and make sure he got good and drunk. The plan appeared to be working as the next afternoon, the Babe was hung over and having a horrible game. Until, that is, he got up in the 9th and hit a HR that proved to be the game winner. After crossing home plate, he yelled over to the Senator dugout, "hey boys, where we going tonight?"

[@illinialumni]

Gehrig just stands there when Ruth touches home after the HR, without really acknowledging him! Today that wouldn't go down so well! Love these old videos.

[@Bill-uo6cm]

Babe Ruth was the greatest home run hitter of all time. His home runs were legendary, his name was a perfect match for his accomplishments that no Hollywood producer would have had the imagination to create, and his personality was as huge and as powerful as his swing ... and yes, he also had Hall of Fame pitching talent, that too.

[@davehorton1486]

Ruth didn`t look like an Athlete, but he could do it all, Pitch, Hit, field, and he was a smart Player, and that`s why he was great.

[@Lava1964]

For those fans who want to argue that Willie Mays was the greatest ballplayer of all time, I have a simple question: What were Mays' MLB pitching stats? That's right...he didn't have any. Meanwhile, Babe Ruth was the best left-handed pitcher in the AL in the 1910s and he certainly would have been considered a Cy Young candidate in 1916 if the award had existed then.

[@kecu4929]

No bat flip, no stare down, no homerun swagger around the basses and no 7-step congratulations at the plate... just pure.

[@kensilverstone1656]

Fantastic. The best player in baseball history--maybe in sports history. He's my favorite.

[@whataboutthepotatoes6085]

Cool video. Pretty sure that was Julio Franco's rookie season, too.

[@DashingFloridaManCam]

Looks like his curveball grip. There is a video where he teaches kids his grips. He threw a curve & a knuckleball as well as a fastball. The curveball grip was 2 fingers with a "rollover the top" which this appears to be. All of his pitchers (as far as we know) came from the sidearm position. Although he may have alternated arm angles as needed. He was big on trick throws & would often use them from right field in order to throw behind the runner to get them out at 1B.

[@user-sz6gu6ns9r]

最近ようやく、ベーブールースのピッチャー映像出てきましたね♪無かったから映像残ってないかと思ってました。確かに二刀流ですね♪

[@ahwien]

My maternal Grandparents went on dates to the Stadium at that time. Wonderful post. thank you!

[@OTOss8]

Play at 0.75 speed to get a better sense of the actual speed with which he ran, swung the bat and pitched. Very cool clip.

[@kevinkhoy7171]

Great Footage! Notice, Lou Gehrig never Shook Babe's hand after Home Run?

[@renodavid]

Fun to see the Babe pitch towards the end of his career. I had no idea he ever took the mound for the Yankees. Also, if you watch the video at .75x it looks MUCH better.

[@JaneSmith0709]

How did he have the stamina to pitch 9 innings AND hit a HR at almost 40 years old and that heavy? He was just an amazing athlete.

[@garymorris1856]

And he won the game, and hit one out, he was amazing at rising to the occasion.

[@MrAschiff]

When Ruth reached home plate, he didn't even shake hands with Gehrig. They had a falling out.