When Babe Ruth Played for South Orange
The Yankee legend and his teammate, Lou Gehrig, played at Cameron Field in 1929.
For many South Orange baseball fans, spring isn’t truly here until the major league players take the field. In 1929, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig took the local field -- yes, Cameron Field. It’s hard to believe that a sport so rooted in tradition was something of a long shot less than a century ago. While the first stars, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Cy Young and Walter Johnson were becoming household names in the 1910s and early 1920s, thanks to radio broadcasts of the games, the sport still suffered from rumors of gambling and graft. When the Chicago White Sox lost the 1919 World Series to the underdog Cincinnati Reds, the game’s reputation was seriously tarnished. Still, the sport’s appeal and talented players attracted fans. The New York …
Marcia Worth
8:34 pm on Friday, September 30, 2011
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