TODAY IN HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 30, 1927 Babe Ruth Hits 60th homer of 1927 season. Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the 1927 season and with it sets a record that would stand for 34 years. The 1927 season featured a fearsome Yankees lineup of power hitters known as "Murderer’s Row" that included Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzerri and Bob Meusel. Ruth led the American League in home runs throughout the year, but did not appear to be within reach of his record 59 home runs, set in 1921, until he hit 16 in the month of September, tying his record on September 29. On September 30, in the last game of the season, Ruth came to the plate against lefty Tom Zachary of the Washington Senators in the eighth inning. With the count at 2-1, Ruth launched a Zachary pitch high into the right-field bleachers, and then took a slow stroll around the bases as the crowd celebrated by tearing paper into confetti and throwing hats into the air. Upon assuming his position in right-field for the ninth inning, those seated in the bleachers waved hankies at the famed slugger; Ruth responded with multiple military salutes. During Ruth’s career with the New York Yankees, the team won four World Series and seven American League pennants. After getting rid of Ruth, the Red Sox did not win a World Series until 2004, an 85-year drought known to Red Sox fans as "the Curse of the Bambino." Ruth died of throat cancer on August 16, 1948. His home run record stood until Hank Aaron hit number 715 on April 8, 1974, 39 years later. Thanks for enjoying a fact from Today in History! - Ray
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