Before the 1925 season, Yankees manager Miller Huggins proclaimed that that year’s roster was the strongest team he’d ever managed. This, coming after he led the Yankees to three straight pennants from 1921-23, including the franchise’s first ever championship.
The 1925 Yankees would not be the strongest team Miller Huggins ever managed. The season was a total disaster. They lost 85 games and finished in seventh place. Why? Many things went wrong, but Babe Ruth missing the first two months of the season certainly did not help.
Check out this weeks A Brief History Yankees podcast, talking about Babe Ruth’s illness in 1925 that caused the legend to hit rock bottom and how he rebounded in the seasons following.