Restored footage from 1920 of legendary baseball player Babe Ruth, playing for the New York Yankees, filmed in slow motion (using a high-speed camera) hitting a home run in Cleveland, Ohio against the Cleveland Indians.
Footage upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology.
Footage originally from: Baseball slow motion pictures–how Babe Ruth knocks a home run, Library of Congress
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Reading the comments it seems like this was not a home run! I am not familiar with the rules of baseball and the original footage stated that this was a home run swing so I trusted that! I hope you enjoy seeing this footage of Babe Ruth nevertheless
Back when being a Yankee meant something…
⛔️ CORRECTION: NOT a home run hit.
Looks more like he had a foul ball look to where his head is angled!
Looks like one heavy son-of-a-gun of a bat. A tree without the branches.
By the way that came off the bat that was far from a homer. Pop foul. Yes i saw that this footage was labeled as such but you shouldnt take anything as true. Especially now
I would love to see homerun that he called his shot
Swings like Hal Morris.
Look at the size of that lumber too btw
Habia visto ese vídeo en blanco y negro. Y verlo aqui a color es tan maravilloso.
Finally i have seen this legend once
BABE RUTH WAS AFRICAN AMERICAN. THATS RIGHT HE WAS A BLACK MAN
I was there. My Dad caught that foul ball while Mom was standing next to him while cradling me in her arms. I wonder how much I can get for the ball? 🤔 Maybe enough to pay for my funeral which could be any day now? 😳
It don't mean a thing if you ain't got the swing.
With all respect. Babe have a bad swing. Bade cannot play in this era with that swing. The fastball of 95, 98, and sometimes 104 mph he will strikeout a 250 times.
But nice to see.
Hello babe Ruth, we see you here , hey its 2025 , great hit !from a new yorker , brooklyn and a yankee fan !!!!!!
He was Dominican
Wow imagine seeing those games, an unknowingly watching the greatest baseball player hitting! Just was a American thing back then hotdogs, popcorn an baseball 💀
Just think of all the hatred that flowed through the masses of People back then it's Neanderthal Living
Love this
I can’t believe he hit that 60mph fast ball
Guy was a beast..
Highest HR per at bat in MLB history..
⚾🧢Babe's swing reminds me of the best swing of all time, Ken Griffey, Jr.
Aw man, I loved seeing Griffey, Jr. swing his bat. I sat right behind him one time and lost my mind.
Doggone hamstrings. Had it not been for his hamstrings, Griffey, Jr. would have been 1 of the top, greatest.
Tremendous! Although I’m pretty sure that was a pulled very high it foul ball…
What a talented black man he was ❤
That ball was fouled off by 100 feet
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I discovered this channel a week ago and I love it. The bringing color to Black and White. The picture quality, "Excellent". For these to be such old films. Thank you for doing this. Great idea, whoever came up with it. 💫
Longest foul ball in MLB history
He popped it up probably into foul territory.
I often wonder if mechanics likw that would work in todays game against todays elite pitchers.
My maternal grand parents were born in 1920. Hard to believe this moment in time that im watching they were just babies and right now they would both be 105 years old.
That was a popup foul
Ruth restored. Foul!!! The camera never lies.