▁best ▁been ▁a ▁double . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁advanced ▁age ▁and ▁decre ased ▁mob ility , ▁Ruth ▁st umbled ▁after ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁the ▁out field . ▁The ▁short stop ▁ran ▁out , ▁retrieved ▁the ▁ball ▁and ▁threw ▁the ▁ball ▁home ▁to ▁bare ly ▁stop ▁Ch io zza ▁from ▁an ▁inside - the - park ▁home ▁run . ▁Many ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁believed ▁ ▁that ▁the ▁u mp ire ▁felt ▁sorry ▁for ▁the ▁ag ing ▁star ▁and ▁called ▁an ▁obviously ▁safe ▁Ch io zza ▁out ▁at ▁home ▁plate . ▁After ▁Ruth ▁realized ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁slow ▁that ▁Lou ▁almost ▁made ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁on ▁an ▁ordinary ▁base ▁hit , ▁he ▁stood ▁for ▁a ▁minute , ▁fol ded ▁his ▁glo ve ▁and ▁walked ▁off ▁the ▁field ▁into ▁the ▁club house . ▁The ▁B abe ▁knew ▁he ▁was ▁done ▁and ▁he ▁officially ▁retired ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁Ch io zza ▁re called ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁life ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁wished ▁Ruth ▁had ▁retired ▁on ▁a ▁high ▁note ▁after ▁hitting ▁the ▁three ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁Pitts burgh ▁rather ▁than ▁waiting ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁next ▁series ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Tr aded ▁to ▁Gi ants ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Lou ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants , ▁for ▁George ▁Sch are in ▁and ▁c ash , ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁utility ▁inf iel der ▁and ▁out f iel der ▁by ▁the ▁Gi ants