Author: Robertson, John G.
Paperback; Illustrations
176 pages
Published: September 1998
McFarland & Company, Inc.
ISBN: 0786405031

Homer-by-homer, this heavily researched work recounts the inimitable Babe Ruths finest season. In that magical 1927 season, Ruth blasted homers off 33 different pitchers and hit at least one against every American League opponent. Two hurlers yielded four homers each to the Bambino, while seven pitchers allowed at least three. Interwoven with this recounting is the story of the budding rivalry between Ruth and teammate Lou Gehrig, as the two Yankees matched homers for much of the season. Fresh statistical analyses are provided and boxscores are included for all games in which Ruth hit a home run.