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George Herman “Babe” Ruth was born February 6, 1895 at 216 Emory Street, a Baltimore row house that is now just a long fly ball from Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The property was leased by Babe’s maternal grandfather, Pius Schamberger, who made his living as an upholsterer. By the late 1960s, the property and adjoining three row-house structures had fallen into disrepair and were scheduled for demolition. Hirsh Goldberg, press secretary for Baltimore’s Mayor Theodore McKeldin, launched a successful campaign to save and restore the Birthplace, which opened to the public as a national shrine in July, 1974. The not-for-profit Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation, Inc. was formed to govern the operation. Exhibits depicting the Historic House and life and times of Babe Ruth were installed with the help of Babe’s widow, Claire; his two daughters, Dorothy and Julia; and his sister, Mamie, who was also born at 216 Emory Street. In 1983, the operation expanded to become the official museum of the Baltimore Orioles, the team that signed Ruth to his first professional contract. At that time, the Foundation began formally operating as the Babe Ruth Museum. In 1985 the Mayor of Baltimore, William Donald Schaefer, designated the Museum as the official archives of the Baltimore Colts, who had departed the previous year for Indianapolis.
Did you "catch" this Mother's Day video? Adley shares a birthday with Babe Ruth! But did you know that Babe's first position was a catcher?
Hey, Baltimore Orioles! We have to get these two over to the Babe Ruth Birthplace for a visit!!
Adley Rutschman was not about to talk about the day he was born. But his Mom had other plans. 😂
Happy Mother’s Day, Carol!
Full Ask Mom playlist 👉 https://bit.ly/35LBPNn
How do you stack up to JO? 📏📏 (bonus points if you know who the tallest NFL player is)
Executive Director, Shawn Herne, shares one of his favorite artifacts from the museum's collection - Jonathan Ogden's jersey.
Baltimore Orioles
“You’d be hard to find a community that wasn’t touched by the Negro Leagues.”
We’re proud to celebrate the heritage of the Negro Leagues today on Negro League Baseball Day in Maryland.
It's no secret that this is one of our favorite things...but do you know the story behind it?
From Our Archives: The story behind the Super Bowl V Lombardi Trophy.
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Listen to Joe Spear and Janet Marie Smith give some insight into the design of Camden Yards on this episode of Stories from the Archives!
A compilation of Baltimore Baseball Minutes featuring Joe Spears and Janet Marie Smith speaking about the architecture and design of Camden Yards.
Rest in Peace, Don Shula. Pictured here are Earl Morrall, John Unitas, Don Shula, and Bob Griese. The inscription reads "To John, Thanks for the great memories. Don Shula."
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
A must-have for baseball teams...check out what's in this case!
Executive Director, Shawn Herne, shares one of his favorite artifacts from the museum's collection - a Baltimore Orioles sunglasses case.
CHRIS DAVIS’ HOME RUN BALL FROM ‘NO FANS’ GAME IN 2015
On April 29, 2015 the Baltimore Orioles hosted the Chicago White Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The game was played before no fans, a first in the 145-year history of Major League Baseball. The genesis of this most remarkable situation occurred 17 days earlier, on April 12, when 25-year-old Freddie Gray, an African-American man, was arrested by Baltimore police. He sustained life-threatening injuries in police custody that day, and succumbed to those injuries on April 19.
Over the next week Baltimore erupted in violence. On April 25th riots broke out around Oriole Park, and fans attending the Orioles/Red Sox game were locked in the stadium until police were able to secure the area. Games scheduled against the White Sox on April 27 and 28 were postponed, but the game on the 29th had to be played because of scheduling problems and provisions in MLB’s collective bargaining agreement.
The Orioles, working with city officials, determined to move the 7:05 start time to the afternoon for security reasons, and to play the game before no fans. National reporters in town to cover the Freddie Gray incident swelled the number of media in attendance that day to capacity, with the Baltimore Sun reporting that the press box was standing room only.
Members of the Babe Ruth Museum staff were among dozens of fans watching the game from Camden Street, just outside their Sports Legends Museum offices.
We could hear the players’ on-field chatter, the TV and radio play-by-play and commentary. We grasped the surreal nature of the spectacle from our perch just beyond Monument Park in right-centerfield.
In the bottom of the first Orioles first-baseman Chris Davis clouted a three-run homer onto Eutaw Street. The ball bounded to rest outside of a men’s restroom. I knew that Orioles’ staffer Bill Stetka was attending the game, and called him to see if he could retrieve the Davis ball. He did, and the ball became part of our collection, an important artifact from a dark, yet significant, day in the history of Baltimore…and its baseball team.
Written by Mike Gibbons, historian and Director Emeritus at the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum
Since today is Babe Ruth day it seemed like good timing to give you a little sneak peek of what we have been working on....a podcast that will give you a glimpse into our audio archives. Episode 1 features memories of the Babe!
A compilation of Baltimore Baseball Minutes featuring memories of Babe Ruth. From the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum Archives.
Calling all history buffs, sports fans, or bored Facebook browsers!! Help the Hall of Fame transcribe documents and read fascinating primary sources at the same time (p.s. a historian's dream and you'll make a future researcher very happy! 🤓).
Play a part in preserving baseball history by transcribing historic documents, including letters from Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and more of the game’s legends. It’s a great way to help us out and keep baseball in your life, all while staying #SafeAtHome www.fromthepage.com/national-baseball-hall-of-fame-and-museum/correspondence-collection/start_transcribing
🥍🥍🥍 psst...you won't want to miss this video featuring one of the oldest items in our collection!
From Our Archives: The story behind one of the oldest artifacts in our collection, these Indian Lacrosse sticks.
Safety first! Take a look at these helmets from different eras. 🏈🏈
Executive Director, Shawn Herne, shares some of his favorite artifacts from the museum's collection - three football helmets from different eras.
SABR Games Project
Babe Ruth gives his new bride a special honeymoon present, a home run. It all happened on April 18, 1929 and Chad Osborne tells about the Babe's remarkable game and gift.
https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-18-1929-babe-ruth-celebrates-honeymoon-home-run
Have you checked on your favorite cultural institutions?
American Visionary Art Museum is hosting virtual tours and DIY activities. B&O Railroad Museum has story time, trivia, and prizes. The Baltimore Museum of Industry is sharing children's programming and you can visit the museum online! Have you caught story time at The Fire Museum of Maryland? The The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House has educational resources for all ages! And that's just a few of the great things happening. Head to the Greater Baltimore History Alliance to start finding heritage organizations.
Meanwhile, we’re bringing you videos from our archives and are working on audio content. But we’d like your feedback. Let us know in the comments what you'd like to see.
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In today's favorite things we have NFL shoulder pads from different eras! Which would you rather wear? 🤔
Executive Director, Shawn Herne, shares some of his favorite artifacts from the museum's collection - shoulder pads from two different NFL eras.
#JackieRobinsonDay
Here’s to you, 42.
Richie Martin is sharing the spirit of #JackieRobinsonDay by reading My Little Golden Book About Jackie Robinson by Frank J. Berrios.
Did you catch this episode of Peyton's Places that features the museum?
ESPN+ subscription required.
Stream The Lombardi Trophy (Ep. 9) on Watch ESPN
This morning, we're heading back to the dead ball era with Frank "Home Run" Baker's warmup jacket and cap! Did you know he was a Maryland native?
From Our Archives: Maryland native Frank "Home Run" Baker's New York Yankees warm-up jacket and cap.
Today we're showing you one of the more unique items in our collection, who 👃what it could be?
From Our Archives: Stephen Lang donated movie props from the 1991 Babe bio-pic, including a nose mold and nose prosthetics.
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
“What a marvelous moment for baseball. What a marvelous moment for Atlanta, for the state of Georgia. What a marvelous moment for the country and the state of the world!” Vin Scully, after Hank Aaron broke the all-time home run record #OTD in 1974. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/inside-pitch/henry-aaron-hits-home-run-number-715
The best band in the NFL! 🥁🎷🎺
The Marching Ravens virtually performed a fantastic rendition of the fight song. 🎺 🎶 💜
➡️ https://baltimoreravens.com/fans/marching-ravens/
A century ago, the Orioles won 25 straight to lift a city reeling from the flu pandemic
A century ago, Baltimore had baseball fever. In 1920, the Orioles won 110 games – including the final 25 – to capture the International League pennant. The team’s success buoyed the spirits of a city struggling through the third and final year of the flu pandemic that killed 675,000 Americans.
Al Kaline napping at his home in Baltimore. Rest In Peace to a baseball great!
From Our Archives: Executive Director, Shawn Herne, shares some items from our archives - Gold and Silver Glove Awards. ⚾️
https://youtu.be/mENAYqW1gc4
From Our Archives: Discover the difference between a Gold and Silver Glove Award.
Executive Director, Shawn Herne, shares some of his favorite artifacts from the museum's collection - Baltimore Orioles and Colts "Super Fan" items.
https://youtu.be/cY4J5_5TxdQ
Executive Director, Shawn Herne, shares some of his favorite artifacts in the museum's collection - super fan items!
You know you really miss sports when...
What are you doing to cope with the lack of sports? Let us know in the comments!
Enjoy This BBC Sports Broadcaster Giving The Play-By-Play Of His Dogs Racing To Eat Their Food
Executive Director, Shawn Herne, shares one of his favorite artifacts from the museum's collection - a box seat from Yankee Stadium.
https://youtu.be/GRsleMwUoXg
Executive Director, Shawn Herne, shares one of his favorite artifacts from the museum's collection - an original Yankee Stadium box seat.
Babe Ruth Caught the 1918 Flu—Twice
The story of when the last pandemic hit the Colossus.
Baltimore Orioles
Now streaming #OpeningDayAtHome — 2014 ALDS Game 2 vs. DET. It’s about to get real loud in your house.
Can you ace this Opening Day quiz? 🗒✏️
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-opening-day-quiz-20-trivia-questions-about-one-of-the-best-holidays-in-sports/
We have 20 questions to pass the time on what would've been 2020 Opening Day
There's no place we would rather be today!
Even though we’re apart, we’re in this together.
A great (and unique) Baltimore organization, American Visionary Art Museum is sharing art workshops you can do at home!
On today's virtual visit, here's an easy art project you can do right from home, with everyday household items. Our Director of Education Beka Plum shows us how to make "crayon critter" wax sculptures, with crayons, ice cube trays, and your imagination! Normally, we offer these kinds of workshops at the museum year-round, but right now, we're coming to YOU. Enjoy, and have fun! In the comments section, we’d love to see or hear how your critters turned out. #MuseumfromHome #FridayFeeling #ArtEveryday #ArtEverywhere #community
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Baltimore, MD
21230
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This ball is signed by the manager of each Orioles World Series Champion team. Without looking, can you name the managers and years?
Last night we officially cut the ribbon on our Mt. Rushmore of Maryland Sports exhibit! This exhibit was generously sponsored by former players of the wildly successful Leone’s-Johnny’s amateur baseball organization. Bernie Walter, long-time coach of Leone’s-Johnny’s, cut the ribbon while board member, Bob McKinney, and special guest, John C. Unitas Jr. (Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award), look on. Be sure to head down to the museum to see this exhibit if you haven’t already!
Photos from the 2017 Babe's Birthday Bash. Photos by Michael Gilden.
Today begins our renovation season! Staff and curators are moving offices and artifacts this week. Here's a before video of the museum. Check back in 3 months for the after! We will be showcasing renovation updates on social media. #hyperlapse
Here's the clip from Shawn Herne's visit to FOX 45 to discuss the Indy 500 exhibit at the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards. Admission is only $5 this weekend!
Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards
301 W Camden StEvents at Geppi's Entertainment Museum
301 W Camden St, Fl 2ndHippodrome Foundation, Inc. - HFI
416 W Baltimore St
Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards
301 W Camden St
The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum, Inc.
1601-03 East North Ave
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African
830 E Pratt St
Museum of Baltimore Legal History
110 N Calvert St
SS John W. Brown (Project Liberty Ship)
4601 Newgate Ave
Baltimore Society of Model Engineers
3500 Parkdale Ave
Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame
113 W University Pkwy