This is 3008 N. Grand Blvd, St Louis, MO.
Across the street from Sportsman Stadium, 1926 World Series, Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals. Sportsman Park was torn down 1965-ish, and Wells Motors location is also gone.
Lotta vacant land there today, so this part of city may be a little "depressed".
Babe smacked one outta the park and through Wells' window. Probably 400+ feet .. a mighty poke back then -- before baseballs and athletes got juiced.
Sportsman Stadium below, behind third base, looking toward right field "Pavilion" (the roof over the lower seats vs. two-tier grandstand to the right of the foul pole).
The street (N. Grand Blvd) is running just beyond the RF wall, and Wells Motors just across the street with its smashed window..
ASIDE. Somewhere in the 1920's, the Babe knocked one out of the old Tiger Stadium (
torn down 20 years ago) in Detroit (Michigan at Trumbull).
Similar, urban situation as in St. Louis -- Trumbull Avenue was right over the outside wall of the ballpark, businesses along it.
Not a doubt he hit it out.
Over the right field roof (i.e.,
over the double deck roof [not just ONTO the roof - that was done 30+ times], only 5-6 guys (e.g., Ted Williams, Mantle, Norm Cash) EVER did that
ON THE FLY).
Allegedly, the ball sailed on the fly over Trumbull, and landed on a perpendicular street, Plum Street, and was found by a cab driver ON Plum Street. 700+ feet away after the roll down Plum (a paved, level street).
Forgive me for my primitive artwork. The old Tiger Stadium and a map.
The
red line is Babe's shot in the 1920's and bouncing down Plum.
Green box, is the light tower Reggie Jackson hit a homer in the 1971 All-Star Game (vid below) at Tiger Stadium. -- it was leaving the building too had it not hit that light tower.
Second pic shows approximately where home plate at Tiger Stadium was and where the Babe's shot over RF roof was found by a Detroit cabbie.
