DID YOU KNOW
that baseball legend Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run at Hanlan's Point on Toronto Island?!
On September 5, 1914, 19-year-old George Herman Ruth Jr. (the Babe) tossed a complete game one-hitter, leading his Providence Grays to a 9-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League.
However, despite his pitching performance, it is Ruth's hitting that is remembered today - for the Babe swatted the first professional home run of his amazing career -
in Toronto. It's believed the ball is - still in the lake!
In September 2006 baseball fans
took the ferry to Hanlan's Point
- along with Blue Jays VP Paul Godfrey,
city councillor Pam McConnell, and
representatives from the New York Yankees -
to unveil two Heritage Toronto plaques
honouring Ruth's achievements.
Tom Stevens, the Babe's grandson,
was on hand to thank the city
for recognizing his grandfather's achievements. |
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