Larry Hawkins says there is no place in baseball like the Asheville Tourists’ McCormick Field.
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Larry Hawkins says there is no place in baseball like the Asheville Tourists’ McCormick Field.
In 1925, Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees were scheduled to play an exhibition game in Asheville. A bellyache and subsequent collapse would put a stop to Ruth’s play that day.