Baseball legend Babe Ruth played his last game as a Yankee in New York on this day in history, Sept. 24, 1934. He was 39 years old.
Only 4,000 fans were on hand for his finale at Yankee Stadium, which was against the Boston Red Sox, noted The Los Angeles Times. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1806, LEWIS AND CLARK RETURN TO ST.
LOUIS AS HEROES AFTER JOURNEY Ruth was walked in the first inning. He was replaced by pinch-runner Myril Hoag, recounted the same source.
No one knew at the time that the day would be his last in pinstripes at Yankee Stadium. Ruth was traded in the off-season. While playing for the New York Yankees, Babe Ruth became baseball's most prominent player and set many records. (CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Remarkably, this day in history is "a double-landmark" day for Ruth — as Sept.