Ruth had three bats, all of which had names. They were easily identifiable, as each had a different color. Black Betsy was, obviously, black. Ruth, who supposedly modeled his swing after Shoeless Joe Jackson’s, also borrowed that bat name from the banned Black Sox outfielder. The Babe’s other bats were an ash blond named Big Bertha and a titian named Beautiful Bella. On September 30, 1927, Bella was at her most beautiful, crushing home run #60 into Yankee Stadium’s right-field bleachers.