He was a worldwide celebrity, an international star, the likes of which baseball has never seen since," says broadcaster Ernie Harwell about Babe Ruth on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series.

Babe Ruth's popularity and fame were so widespread that even America's enemies knew of him. Almost a decade after he had bashed his last home run, his presence still was felt. During World War II ...

On this day in 1948, using a bat as a cane, Babe Ruth saw his #3 retired at Yankee Stadium. Ruth has his own secret suppliers who could source Scottish whisky throughout the Prohibition era.