Today in baseball, 99 years ago, was the greatest relief effort ever ...
June 23, 1917, Red Sox reliever Ernie Shore replaced an ejected Babe Ruth, who had walked the only batter he faced, and retired the next consecutive 26 batters. The only base runner was thrown out trying to steal second.
http://www.nationalpastime.com
Ruth was ejected for arguing the walk.
This is one of those performances that will probably never be repeated.
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Most people don't know that Ruth was one hellofa pitcher
"The World Series brought the best out in Ruth on the pitcher’s mound. He pitched 29 scoreless innings, a World Series record that would stand for 42 years. His World Series record was 3-0 with a 0.87 ERA"
But it was hitting the home runs that brought the crowds in and that sort of settled that as to his path in baseball.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/232338-babe-ruth-the-pitcher
