Babe Ruth · every age

What was Babe Ruth doing at 39?

Sent to reform school at 7, hit 60 home runs at 32

1. c. 1934

   Circled the world with a barnstorming tour of the Far East

   In the 1934-35 offseason, with his wife. He wanted to manage the Yankees; the job never came.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Jul 13, 1934

   700th career home run

   In his last full season with the Yankees.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

Portrait: Photo: Irwin, La Broad, & Pudlin (1920), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source