55 year old Walter Johnson pitching to 47 year old Babe Ruth.

[Nevilledog]

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Spiro Agnew’s Ghost
@SpiroAgnewGhost
79 yrs ago today, August 23, 1942, two baseball immortals reunited at Yankee Stadium to raise money for World War II bonds. This footage was discovered on reels a friend purchased from the estate of Frankie Crosetti of 55 year old Walter Johnson pitching to 47 year old Babe Ruth.


5:43 PM · Aug 23, 2021

[rurallib]

1. GREAT FIND

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2. To those who don't know, Frankie "the Crow" Crosetti wa

the Yankees shortstop during the 1930s, and continued to play into the late 40s. He was then the Yankees third base coach for years, known for not shaking players’ hands after a home, except in rare cases, like Roger Maris’ 61st.

[brush]

3. Well, damn. Thanks for sharing.

[Pas-de-Calais]

4. Johnson had a very unique pitching style

In this reel it seemed a combo of over the top/side armed. Looks lethal as heck to me

[Archae]

5. Yeah, I read somewhere that Johnson only threw a fast ball.

And if that didn't work, he threw it faster.

[Captain Zero]

6. Looks like a fast pitch for a 55 yr old

nt

[Nevilledog]

8. Catcher probably enjoyed not having to call pitches....lol

[Wounded Bear]

7. Cool stuff! Thanks for the link...nt