The Babe Comes Home

In 1920, George Herman “Babe” Ruth spent the summer in Haverstraw filming one of his more famous roles in “Headin’ Home.” The film was shot almost entirely in the Village of Haverstraw. Baseball scenes were filmed at Babe Ruth Field, behind Saint Peter’s Church on Broadway. The original field was fitted with covered bleachers and resembled an early twentieth-century stadium. The Haverstraw farm team mainly used this stadium.