tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586692.post7954180505304052965..comments2023-08-24T06:08:46.377-07:00Comments on Ruby Family History Project: We Had Em All the Way!Dan Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988719959803239998noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586692.post-47527362846466380122010-09-23T22:59:58.107-07:002010-09-23T22:59:58.107-07:00Wow, I hadn't seen the article yet. It's a...Wow, I hadn't seen the article yet. It's a very important development for Pirates fans like us, especially with the 50th anniversary of the Mazeroski homer coming up in a few weeks. <br /><br />If you are looking for a connection between Walter Ruby and the 1960 World Series, you'd have to look pretty hard. Other than the free associations going on in Walter the younger's mind. <br /><br />Here's one: Walter Ruby was acquainted with (but not related to) his namesake Harry Ruby, the songwriter. At one time, we thought that Harry might have written The Carioca song, which was a hit in the 30s, especially after Fred Astaire danced to it in his first starring movie role. (By the way, the carioca in the song though not in Walter's rum is a reference to natives of Brazil.)<br /><br />Anyway, long story. Harry didn't write that song though he did write numerous other hit songs. In 1951, he appeared as himself in a cameo role in the Hollywood production of Angels In the Outfield, a movie about a fictional version of, guess who, the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bing Crosby, covered in the article Walter linked to, also appears as himself in the movie, along with a number of real-life ballplayers including Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, and Ralph Kiner. <br /><br />Walter Ruby was a sports fan, and he enjoyed popular entertainment, so he would no doubt have enjoyed the movie. Had he lived, he would have followed the 1960 World Series but on the wrong side. Having grown up in Jewish Harlem and with his family in the Bronx, he was a Yankees man. <br /><br /><br />Had he lived, Walter Ruby would have certainly followed the 1960 WorlDan Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988719959803239998noreply@blogger.com