- [BaseballHistoryNut] If a ball passed the foul pole fair but then curved foul behind it, it counted as a foul ball. There was also a rule for a time that balls hitting beyond the wall and bounding back into play were live balls. It’s estimated that Babe Ruth lost around 75 home runs https://twitter.com/nut_history/status/1687841193269346304?s=19&t=j_uhlA74Ij_MSeEj-_QwkQ 84 comments baseball