February 2025
SABR Series: Babe’s Appearances at Yankee Stadium by Dan Neumann
Join Dan Neumann at the Birthplace on Saturday, February 8th from 12-2PM The story of Yankee Stadium cannot be told without telling the story of Babe Ruth. His home-field exploits during his playing days are well covered, but a study of his later appearances at the Stadium is equally valuable. Each unique its own way, these appearances provide valuable insight into Ruth as a player, a teammate, a celebrity, and an American icon. The Babe left the Yankees after the…
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Virtual Program: Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside by Melissa Ludtke
Join author Melissa Ludtke for a virtual session on Thursday, March 20th from 7PM-8PM. MELISSA LUDTKE is the author of Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside, which tells the story of her much-publicized federal court fight that in 1978 gave female writers the equal access they needed to interview ball players in baseball locker rooms, as men had done for decades. She was a reporter for Sports Illustrated, a correspondent for Time and editor of Nieman Reports…
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