Babe Ruth Birthday Party

Thank you to all the Ruthian Revelers who packed into Nemo's Bar in Corktown last night for the World’s Largest Babe Ruth Celebration.
The great Babe would have turned 131-years-old on FebRUTHary 6th.
Fans of baseball’s most famous slugger traveled from all over the country to attend Detroit’s Best Winter Party.
Babe Ruth’s grandson Tom Stevens joined us once again for an evening of beer and hot dogs.
Babe’s great-grandson Brent Stevens was also in attendance with his friend Stu Dressler.
Brent and Stu sold and signed copies of the new book they published with their friend Kelly Bennett called “Out Of The Mouth Of Babe.”
We were honored to have Joyce Stearnes Thompson join us again at Nemo’s.
Joyce is the daughter of Detroit Stars Hall of Famer Norman “Turkey” Stearnes.
Turkey was one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
And Wally Pipp returned again to celebrate with us at the ultimate Hot Stove League Party.
He is the grandson of Wally Pipp, who was a two-time American League home run champion, and friend and teammate of Babe Ruth.
Our good friend Ike Blessitt was also in the house last night.
Ike was a member of the Eastern Division Champion Detroit Tigers in 1972.
We want to thank Neal Rubin of the Detroit Free Press for his outstanding article on our party that was published on Thursday.
Neal captured the spirit of our event, and also of the adventurous side of Ruth when he visited Detroit.
The amazing Bob Anderson (BobKat Art) returned again to draw his caricatures of the Ruthian Rooters.
His artwork always hits it out of the park.
The incredible Jerry Lemenu was in attendance, and his magnificent Ruthian artwork was displayed throughout Nemo’s Bar.
Thanks to Jeff and Pamela Apap for assembling our popular party buttons.
And thanks to Fritz Klingler for always printing up our new posters to display.
2026 marks 100 years since Babe Ruth hit a monstrous home run against the Tigers at Navin Field.
The blast off Detroit pitcher Lil Stoner happened on June 8, 1926.
The shot cleared the right field wall, landed on the roof of a taxi cab across Trumbull Avenue, then bounced and rolled down Plum Street.
At 8pm last night, a hearty group of Babe Ruth fans exited Nemo’s Bar to walk off the path of one of the longest home runs in baseball history.
They braved the bitter cold while marching down Michigan Avenue to Trumbull, and then down Plum Street, before returning to Nemo’s for more beer and hot dogs.
The good people from Red Hots Chili grilled up tasty frankfurters all night long, and served them up with their unrivaled coney sauce.
Thank you to Christina, Richard, and the entire Red Hots family.
Thank you to the Babe Ruth Army of volunteers who spent three weeks transforming Nemo’s Bar into The House That Ruth Built.
Thanks to Oz, Tara, and the entire crew at Nemo’s.
Thank you for allowing us to take over your famous bar for a month.
I didn’t think anyone would show up at my first Babe Ruth Birthday Party on Grand River Avenue in 1988.
It’s been a mind-blowing experience watching this event grow in popularity over the years.
I’m so thankful to my friends and family for making this possible.
And thanks to my Sweet Sarah Jane for tolerating my strange obsession with this yearly gathering.
I can’t wait to celebrate with everyone at my 40th annual party on FebRUTHary 6th, 2027.
Party photos are coming soon.

With Ruthian Regards,
Tom Derry

Pictured left to right—Babe’s grandson Tom Stevens and Babe’s great-grandson Brent Stevens.
You can follow them at Babe Ruth Central.

Happy Birthday, Babe.
The great George Herman “Babe” Ruth was born 131 years ago in Baltimore, Maryland.
We’ll gather together tomorrow, FebRUTHary 7th at 7:14pm at Nemo’s Bar in Corktown to celebrate the life of baseball’s most famous slugger.
Babe’s grandson Tom Stevens will join us, along with Babe’s great grandson Brent Stevens.
They are both looking forward to drinking beer and eating hot dogs with the baseball fans of Detroit.
Brent and his friend Stu Dressler will also be selling and signing copies of a book they co-authored called “Out Of The Mouth Of Babe.”
The good people from Red Hots Chili will be serving up 714 hot dogs featuring their famous coney sauce.
This is the ultimate Hot Stove League celebration .
Hope you can join us!

Nemo’s Bar is located at 1384 Michigan Ave in Detroit.
Free admission and parking.

Colorization of Babe Ruth by Chris Whitehouse of They Played in Color Galleries.

Our Babe Ruth Birthday Bash is featured in today’s Detroit Free Press.
Thanks to Neal Rubin for this wonderful piece on Detroit’s Best Winter Party.
Yes, it’s supposed to be cold on Saturday, but we’ll have a fire pit in the parking lot, and warm tasty coney dogs served up by the good people from Red Hots Chili.
Let’s party like The Babe at Nemo’s Bar on Saturday night!

Nemo’s is located at 1384 Michigan Avenue in Detroit .
Free admission and parking .