 What is known as a popular hero. One of the papers even refers to me as a superman. But he wasn't the only one capitalizing on Ruth's popularity that year. Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold him to the New York Yankees to finance a Broadway show. But The Babe would be the biggest show in New York. He blasted a staggering 54 home runs that year. More than every team but one. I haven't been able to deliver speeches on the diamond. I've been too busy delivering wallop.