What Happened on July 12, 1927

Historical Events

Baseball Record

Yankees slugger Babe Ruth half way to his MLB record of 60 home runs; smacks #30 of Joe Shaute in 9th inning in New York's 7-0 win over Cleveland Indians at Dunn Field

Baseball Legend Babe Ruth — Baseball Legend
Babe Ruth

Famous Birthdays

Gualberto T. Hernandez, Minister for Health and Environmental Hygiene of the Netherlands Antilles, born in Curaçao
Pavle Merku, Italian-Slovene composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Trieste (d. 2014)

1927 Highlights