Scrolling through the pages of the Houston Post of June 18, 1924, I came upon this gem:
A few things…those might well have been bottles of something stronger than pop, and if he did become a slave to Alka-Seltzer, that addiction took a very long time to take its toll.
While this Harry Cross fellow might have felt reason to gloat for a year or two — the Yankees did not win the pennant in 1924 or 1925, Ruth’s only real off-season until his last — the Bambino still had four pennants, three World Championships, the MLB single-season home run record, and around 475 home runs in his future.
And we have even gotten around to his appetite for women…
Big Pimpin’ Babe from Baltimore
Yes, he died of cancer at 53, but if anyone ever lived up to this Howlin’ Wolf classic, it was Babe Ruth: