1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁attend ance ▁at ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁Ford ▁Fr ick , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁League . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁White ▁House , ▁president ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁pressed ▁a ▁button ▁that ▁lit ▁up ▁C ros ley ▁Field , ▁where ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 2 0 , 4 2 2 ▁fans , ▁s izable ▁for ▁a ▁last - place ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁came ▁out ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Lou ▁Ch io zza ▁tied ▁an ▁N L ▁record ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁ass ists ▁in ▁a ▁ 9 – 1 ▁win ▁over ▁Boston . ▁ ▁Lou ▁supplies ▁end ▁for ▁B abe ▁Ruth ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁were ▁playing ▁against ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bra ves ▁at ▁Baker ▁Bowl , ▁the ▁old ▁cra cker - box ▁park ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Philadelphia ▁National s . ▁B abe ▁Ruth , ▁playing ▁left ▁field ▁at ▁age ▁ 4 0 ▁for ▁the ▁Bra ves , ▁had ▁been ▁through ▁for ▁years ▁but ▁was ▁still ▁being ▁explo ited ▁for ▁his ▁name . ▁Just ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁series , ▁the ▁B abe ▁hit ▁three ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁Pitts burgh . ▁Ch io zza , ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁been ▁brought ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁M emph is ▁Ch icks , ▁hit ▁a ▁short ▁fly ▁ball ▁down ▁the ▁left ▁field ▁line ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁ordin arily ▁at