MAY 30, 1935: BABE RUTH PLAYS HIS FINAL MAJOR-LEAGUE GAME WITH BOSTON BRAVES

THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY THOMAS J. BROWN JR.

BABE RUTH WAS RELEASED BY THE NEW YORK YANKEES AT THE END OF THE 1934 SEASON. HE STILL WANTED TO GET HIRED AS A MANAGER AND SO HE SIGNED WITH THE BOSTON BRAVES. HIS JOB TITLES WERE VICE-PRESIDENT, ASSISTANT MANAGER, AND LEFT FIELDER. RUTH HOPED THAT HE WOULD BE NAMED MANAGER IF THE BRAVES SKIPPER BILL MCKECHNIE LEFT.1 THE BRAVES WERE A FRANCHISE IN NEED OF A SAVIOR AND THEY WERE ANTICIPATING THAT RUTH’S PRESENCE IN THE LINEUP WOULD FILL THE BALLPARK.