Baltimore 0 Newark 8
– Babe Ruth Starting Left Fielder – 0 for 3 at bat sacrifice bunt
In his
last game as an Oriole, Babe Ruth started in left field batting sixth in the
lineup. He was hitless in three at bats,
striking out once, walking once and he also had a sacrifice bunt (the first of his
professional career). The game was
scoreless through five, but the Indians scored 8 runs in the last four innings
for an 8-0 victory, dropping the Orioles season record to 48-27.
After
the game, Babe Ruth accompanied by Eagan and Shore took the train to
Boston. On Saturday, July 11, 1914, he
started his first major league game pitching for the Boston Red Sox versus the
Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park. His
first major league stay was only for two games, as he was sent down to the
minors in August. Now playing for the
Providence Grays he defeated the Orioles twice as Providence took the
International League pennant.
The
Orioles won nearly two-thirds of the games they played with Ruth on the
team. After he and many of Dunn’s star
players were sold, the team lost nearly two thirds of their games in the second
half of the season falling below .500 as the season came to a close.
After the International League
season ended, Ruth returned to the Red Sox for the last few games of their
season. In 1915, Babe Ruth made the Red
Sox major league roster and was a starting pitcher. He never played again in the minors, except
for exhibition games.
