{"id":23487,"date":"2014-03-26T06:50:50","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T10:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=23487"},"modified":"2014-03-26T06:50:50","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T10:50:50","slug":"video-babe-ruth-vs-walter-johnson-and-lou-gerhig-on-the-first-day-of-his-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2014\/03\/video-babe-ruth-vs-walter-johnson-and-lou-gerhig-on-the-first-day-of-his-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Babe Ruth vs. Walter Johnson and Lou Gerhig on the first day of his streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday’s Uni-Watch<\/a> linked to a great post about a fantastic find – old film Babe Ruth<\/strong> batting against Walter Johnson<\/strong>. It was more than that though, as it was June 1, 1925 which was the day that Ruth came back from the “Belly Ache Heard ’round the World.” It gets even better, not only was The Babe back and facing perhaps the greatest pitcher of all time, but in the dugout is a young player who would pinch hit later that day and then play another 2,129 consecutive games. Lou Gerhig<\/strong>‘s 2,130 game streak began the day of this film. <\/p>\n

Before you watch the video, read how Tom Shieber<\/strong> concluded it was June 1, 1925 – Some Very Fortunate Footage<\/a> (Baseball Researcher<\/em>)<\/p>\n