1.0WAMUhttps://wamu.orgWAMUhttps://wamu.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4KzpCuazqv"><a href="https://wamu.org/story/24/02/06/on-babe-ruths-birthday-watch-these-videos-of-the-first-sports-celebrity/">On Babe Ruth’s birthday, watch these videos of the ‘first sports celebrity’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wamu.org/story/24/02/06/on-babe-ruths-birthday-watch-these-videos-of-the-first-sports-celebrity/embed/#?secret=4KzpCuazqv" width="600" height="338" title="“On Babe Ruth’s birthday, watch these videos of the ‘first sports celebrity’” — WAMU" data-secret="4KzpCuazqv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ap18114302485983_wide-dda79b1e6d76563940a034caf152816ef7e9b19d-scaled.jpg25601440Babe Ruth would have been 129 this week. Baseball has changed over the years, but one thing that has endured is fans' fascination with one of the greatest sluggers ever to set foot on the diamond.