Ruth was a shell of his former self, struggling to stay afloat with the Boston Braves. And he made three outs his first three times to the plate, but in his last at bat ever in Wrigley Field, Babe Ruth stepped up to the plate against Cubs reliever Tex Carleton.
Tex grooved one, and Babe showed he still knew what to do with it, knocking the ball into the bleachers for a home run.
Babe was removed from the game after that homer, and tipped his cap to the Wrigley fans one last time. He retired from baseball just nine days later.
By the way, the Babe's in the news today too. His 1920 jersey just sold for $4.42 million, a record for an item of sports memorabilia.
