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Originally Posted by Steven Tyler
George Makergurth.
The pitcher was Charlie Root and the catcher was Gabby Hartnett.
Lou Gehrig hit a home run on the next pitch.
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WRONG...the HP ump that day, was Roy von Graflin, an AL umpire, who is in
this famous picture here, trying (and failing) to keep a sh** eating grin off his face. Too bad nobody ever asked HIM about about the goings on between Ruth and Gabby Hartnett...
Magerkurth DID work that Series...he just was not behind home that day.
BTW...Hartnett denied to his dying day that Ruth called it..but he sure looks like SOMEthing happened there....