The Day Walter Johnson and The Babe came to the OC

[bababui]

The year the Big Train stopped in Brea, and brought the Babe - Los Angeles Times

Careful examination of an old photograph and a street map determined this had to be the spot -- or at least near the spot.

It's all tract homes now, the memories buried beneath cul-de-sacs just downslope from the intersection of Brea Boulevard and Lambert Road, but something special happened here a long time ago.

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[1998 Yankees]

Thanks. This brought a smile:

Brea resident W.E. Griffith, who attended the game, years later recounted to The Times that Ruth "hit a foul ball that bounced off a car and hit a boy in the head. He started bawlin' and Ruth walked over to him, handed him a silver dollar and said: 'Don't cry kid -- here.' "

May be apocryphal, but certainly sounds very Ruthian indeed.

[thevat]

Pretty cool story.
I have always been fascinated by the barnstorming era; does anybody know any good books regarding barnstorming; I saw one on amazon, but it didn't have any reviews.