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The 1932 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1932 season. The 29th edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion New York Yankees versus the National League champions Chicago Cubs. The Yankees won in a four-game sweep.
Babe Ruth's called shot is the home run hit by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. During his at-bat, Ruth made a pointing gesture before hitting the home run to deep center field.
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (0) " Babe Ruth's called shot " was the home run hit by Babe Ruth in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series , held on October 1, 1932, at Wrigley Field in Chicago .
Babe Ruth's game-worn New York Yankees "called shot" jersey from the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs sold for $24 million on Sunday.
The 1932 major league baseball season began on April 11, 1932. The regular season ended on September 25, with the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League , respectively.
On May 30, 1932, the Yankees dedicated a monument to their former manager, Miller Huggins. Huggins was the first of many Yankees personnel granted this honor. The monument was placed in front of the flagpole in center field at Yankee Stadium. an area which eventually became "Monument Park", dedicated in 1976.
Sep 6, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo (48) watches from the dugout a video tribute to him before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
The 35th edition of the World Series, it matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs. The Yankees swept the Series in four games for their seventh championship overall and record third straight (they would win four in a row from 1936 to 1939, and five in a row later from 1949 to 1953).