File:Babe Ruth at typewriter, probably in Seattle, ca 1927 (MOHAI 502).jpg

George Herman "Babe" Ruth, well-known for being "the captain of the home run industry" and for his swaggering style, hit his 60th home run of the season on September 30, 1927, for the New York Yankees, setting the record for home runs in a season. Much of the Seattle press gave little notice to this event, although The Seattle Times noted that "the probabilities are great that sixty home runs will stand for many years as a busy season's work." Upon Ruth's retirement in 1935, no one had hit half as many home runs as his record of 714 -- a record that stood for almost four decades. In this 1927 photograph, Ruth is sitting at a desk with a cigar and typing. Although likely in a Seattle, the office setting is not known.

Handwritten on image: Babe Ruth. Caption information sources: HistoryLink.org, TheBaseballPage.com. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): January 9, 1927.

• Subjects (LCTGM): Baseball players--New York (State)--New York; Offices--Washington (State)--Seattle; Desks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Typewriters--Washington (State)--Seattle; Newspapers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Cigars--Washington (State)--Seattle; Smoking--Washington (State)--Seattle
• People: Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948