Babe Ruth only pitched five times once he became a New York Yankees legend, but one of the games took place on June 13, 1921, as he started, went five, and got the win. He also hit the first pitch he saw that day for the first homer ever into the Polo Grounds center field bleachers. He also homered again, and struck out Ty Cobb in a 13-8 Yankee victory.
On June 13, 1948, the Yanks retired Babe Ruth‘s No. 3 on what would be the Babe’s final visit to the “House That Ruth Built.