BABE RUTH·1927

Nineteen twenty-seven was the year the country counted to sixty with him. Babe Ruth played 151 games for a Yankees club that went 110 and 44, took the pennant, and took the World Series. He hit .356 with a .486 on-base and a .772 slug — 192 hits, 158 runs, 60 home runs, 164 driven in, 137 walks. In the Series he went 6-for-15 with two homers and seven ribbies. Some seasons are loud. This one rang the bell.

60 HOME RUNS

In 1927 he hit 60 home runs.

.356 AVG

In 1927 he hit .356.

164 RBI

In 1927 he drove in 164 runs.

Babe Ruth, New York AL, 1920. Bain Collection / Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).