Babe Ruth honored with monument
On April 19, 1949 – 1949: In a pregame ceremony in “The House That Ruth Built,” the Yankees honor the Babe, who died last year. Ruth’s widow Claire unveils a granite monument that is placed next to the ones honoring Lou Gehrig and Miller Huggins in deep center-field in Yankee Stadium.
The inscription says: “George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth. 1895-1948. A great ball player. A great man. A great American. Erected by the Yankees and the New York Baseball Writers, April 19, 1949.”
New York Gov. Tom Dewey and Mayor Bill O’Dwyer participate in the ceremony, attended by 40,075 fans on opening day.
Afterwards, in Casey Stengel’s debut as Yankees manager, Tom Heinrich shows he’s as reliable as ever, hitting a solo homer with two outs in the ninth to give the Yankees a 3-2 victory over the Washington Senators.
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