Baseball In The 1920's

1920s Baseball History

The “Roaring 20s” were in full swing, and that included baseball. With Coolidge in the Presidency, politics geared more towards business than politics. Prohibition was widespread and this was the time when women gained confidence with their right to vote and flappers were born. In short, it was a time to experiment with the economy soaring after coming back from the involvement with the Great War. Businesses were thriving, the stock market was soaring and baseball was becoming more and more popular. In 1915, some big hitter business men decided to purchase the New York Yankees and in 1920, their investment started paying off, but not without some controversy. Babe Ruth was acquired from the Boston Red Sox for more money than any other previous trade in history. But, as soon as Babe joined the team, he became one of the best hitters of all time. He helped lead the New York Yankees to two consecutive pennants in 1921 and 1922 and then to the world champions in 1923. Their famous stadium was built during the 20s and their first use of Yankee Stadium lead them to win the World Series in 1923. Record crowds were being brought in around this time.

1920s Baseball Players

Baseball in the 1920s was booming, with the help of the baseball players. To name the most known, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Ruth and Gehrig made of part of Murderers Row. They played hard, hit hard and did it well. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig had a combined 107 home runs and 339 RBIs during the regular season. These two seemed unstoppable and they were only helped by two other Yankees, Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri who drove in over 100 runs a piece.

Baseball In The 1920s

“The Golden Age of Sports” was one of which circled around the New York Yankees. And, they deserved all of the attention, for a while. In 1924 the Yankees fell two games short of a pennant and the year after was disastrous. But, in 1926, things started to turn around and made one of the biggest comebacks in history, receiving a pennant, but coming in second to the St Louis Cardinals in the World Series. By 1927, the New York Yankees were shelling out loads of money for their players. But, with players like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, how could you do anything but. Looking back, with all of this history it is not hard to see why baseball in the 1920s revolved around the New York Yankees and why they have the recognition they do today.