Rachel G. Bowers, Globe:
The day Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run, he also pitched 12 1/3 innings.
It was May 6, 1915 — 100 years ago today — in a 4-3, 13-inning loss to the Yankees at the Polo Grounds in New York. ...
Ruth's first three career home runs came against the Yankees. His second came again at the Polo Grounds in a 7-1 Red Sox win on June 2. His first home run at Fenway Park came 23 days later, on June 25 against the Yankees, in a 9-5 Boston victory.