On February 27, 1935, after 15 seasons with the New York Yankees, Babe Ruth‘s career with the Bronx Bombers came to an end when he was released by the team. Ruth went on to sign with the Boston Braves as Vice President, assistant manager, and active player for $20,000 and a share in the team’s profits. That April, he drew the largest Opening Day crowd in the Braves’ history and would continue to be a major crowd attraction until he retired that June.
He always looks strange in that Braves uniform.
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Very strange. Yankees, of course. Red Sox, not as readily as NY, but it’s easy to remember his time with them. Braves? I overlook this part of his career all the time.