When the Babe Came to Town: Stories of George Herman Ruth's Small-Town Baseball Games

By James Rada, Jr.

"Babe" Ruth was a baseball legend. You can find out why in "When the Babe Came to Town." See how the Babe connected with the fans through his many exhibition and barnstorming games."When the Babe Came to Town" is a collection of some of these stories highlighting games that Babe Ruth played in Emmitsburg, Maryland; York, Pennsylvania; Oakland, California and Cumberland, Maryland.

Many residents of these smaller towns unused to seeing Major League baseball games in the days before television. They had only read about Babe Ruth's talent in the newspapers or heard about it on the radio. The Babe came to town and showed them what they were missing as he hit home runs out of the park.

The book also includes photographs of Ruth and information on his stats and records.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Legacy Publishing
• Release date: Nov 15, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393518051

James Rada, Jr.

James Rada, Jr. has written many works of historical fiction and non-fiction history. They include the popular books Saving Shallmar: Christmas Spirit in a Coal Town, Canawlers, and Battlefield Angels: The Daughters of Charity Work as Civil War Nurses. He lives in Gettysburg, Pa., where he works as a freelance writer. James has received numerous awards from the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, Associated Press, Maryland State Teachers Association, Society of Professional Journalists, and Community Newspapers Holdings, Inc. for his newspaper writing. PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed this book, please help other readers find it. Reviews help the author get more exposure for his books. Please take a few minutes to review this book at the site where you purchased it. Thank you, and if you sign up for my mailing list at jamesrada.com, you can get FREE ebooks.

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