While baseball fans universally remember where Babe Ruth began his legendary career, fewer might recall that it ended in the same city. Ascending with the Red Sox prior to his infamous sale to the Yankees, Ruth descended into retirement in a forgettable half season with the Boston Braves in 1935.
The strange sight of Ruth in a Braves jersey ultimately proved to be little more than a lasting image of a star who held on one year too long. His purpose with the Braves was born more out of commercial value than any realistic expectation of on-field performance (team owner Emil Fuchs saw Ruth as a means to help keep the team out of bankruptcy).