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On a day in late September and in the final game of the regular season, New York Yankees great Babe Ruth would set what many believed was the most unbreakable record in all of baseball history. 

His 60th home run of the season. 

Ruth, 32 at the time, was just one homer away from topping his previous record of 59 set in 1921. 

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On Sept. 30, 1927, Washington Senators lefty Tom Zachary walked Ruth in the first inning. He singled in the fourth and sixth and the odds of him hitting No. 60 seemed unlikely. But in the eighth inning, Ruth came up to the plate and knocked one out to right field.

Babe Ruth displays the famous follow-through as he clouts his record 60th homer of the 1927 season against the Washington Senators at Yankee Stadium on September 30. Tom Zachary was the pitcher and catching is Muddy Ruel. (Getty Images)

"Sixty! Count ‘em, 60!," Ruth reportedly shouted after the game, via the National Baseball Hall of Fame. "Let’s see some other (player) match that." 

On Sept. 26, 1961, Yankees outfielder Roger Maris would tie Ruth’s record and just five days later when he hit the record-breaking 61st homer in a game against the Boston Red Sox.

At the time, Maris’ record was marred by controversy with some wanting to uphold Ruth’s record, which was set during a 154-game season. Maris set the record after the American League expanded its schedule to 162 games.

Fordham vs. Waynesburg football game at Randall's Island. (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

On Sept. 30, 1939, Fordham University played in the