On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run to break Babe Ruth's all-time record. This article, ' A Touch of ...

Oct. 11—WILKES-BARRE — Everybody loves the long ball. Throughout the duration of his legendary career, Babe Ruth was happy to oblige. Baseball's most beloved historical figure hit 714 homers in his ...

Kegan Laman of Dickson City takes his final swings during last year’s Home Run Derby Competition at Kirby Park. In 1926, it is believed that Babe Ruth hit a home run so far that he requested it to be ...

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — On October 12, 1926, Babe Ruth made baseball history right in Wilkes-Barre. During an exhibition game at Artillery Park, he crushed a 650-foot homerun, believed to be the longest ...

The second annual Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat Home Run Derby was held at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 11. Cassidy Bicking Brian Hontz The event honors the 650-ft. home run that Babe Ruth hit at ...

Cassidy Bicking holds the winning homerun trophy and the longest homerun trophy during the women’s Babe Ruth Homerun contest. Left is Mike Slusser and right is Alan Stout. Brian Hontz poses with his ...