11/02/2026
🖤 Did You Know? 💛
100 years ago on October 28, 1926 Babe Ruth played an exhibition game in Iron Mountain at Mountaineer Field!
On the afternoon of October 28, 1926, the Bambino played an exhibition game with area baseball players at Athletic Park on the West Side to a crowd of over 3,000 enthusiastic fans.
Ruth is pictured here with Nello “Fungo” Tedeschi, one of the pitchers for the opposing local team. (Information & black/white photo courtesy of The Iron Mountain Daily News)
Last week a group of Babe Ruth baseball historians gathered at Mountaineer Stadium to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Babe Ruth’s barnstorming game in Iron Mountain. Pictured here they are standing where the Bambino played. (colored photo)