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02771aam a2200421 i 4500 001 658587A8E0D311ED90AABADA37ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230422010320 008 230303s2023 iaua s000 0beng 020 $a 1947305530 020 $a 9781947305533 035 $a (OCoLC)1371654463 040 $a IMD $b eng $e rda $c IMD $d BDX $d UAP $d OCLCF $d IOZ $d SILO 082 04 $a B $a B $2 22 100 1 $a Grover, Timothy, $e author. 245 10 $a Barnstorming Babe : $b a slugger's bumpy trek across small-town America / $c Timothy Grover. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Des Moines, Iowa : $b Bookpress Publishing, $c [2023] 300 $a ix, 128 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 520 1 $a "Babe Ruth could be his own worst enemy. After the 1921 World Series, the Bambino and teammate Bob Meusel began a barnstorming tour in the Northeast. The new baseball commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, had warned them against doing it, citing a ridiculous and seldom-enforced rule. Greed overruled logic, and they did it anyway. Landis responded by suspending both players for the first six weeks of the 1922 season. A year later, Landis had waived the rule. And after losing the World Series in 1922, Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel left the harsh glare of New York for an eighteen-game Great Plains barnstorming tour. Stops included Omaha, Kansas City, and Denver. But also Sleepy Eye, Pratt, and Tarkio.They played in sleet, rain, and snow, traveled overnight on "jerkwater" railroads, and tolerated endless civic celebrations. They hit monstrous home runs, played against formidable Negro Leaguers, and faced some great small-town pitchers. They also visited orphanages, raised money for the American Legion, and created lifelong memories for hardscrabble farmers who would have never otherwise had a chance to see a major league baseball player."--Page [4] of cover. 600 10 $a Ruth, Babe, $d 1895-1948. 600 10 $a Meusel, Robert William, $d 1896-1977. 650 0 $a Baseball players $v Biography. 610 20 $a New York Yankees (Baseball team) $x History $y 20th century. 600 17 $a Meusel, Robert William, $d 1896-1977. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00327019 600 17 $a Ruth, Babe, $d 1895-1948. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00046871 610 27 $a New York Yankees (Baseball team) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00561259 650 7 $a Baseball players. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00828007 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 3 952 $l IAOX771 $d 20240710104055.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20240308010045.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206012342.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=658587A8E0D311ED90AABADA37ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOZInitiate Another SILO Locator Search