From the Baseball-Almanac:

“On May 25, 1922, Babe Ruth lost the captaincy of the Yankees, was suspended from the game, and fined $200 by Ban Johnson. During the game, which was played versus the Senators at the Polo Grounds, Ruth was thrown out at second base by an outfielder. Ruth disagreed with the call and threw dirt into the face of umpire George Hildebrand who promptly ejected Ruth. On the way to the dugout, a fan called Ruth a “lowdown bum and other names that got me mad” so he attacked the fan in the stands as well.”

Isn’t that something? Babe Ruth’s tenure as captain of the New York Yankees was the shortest in team history, lasting only five days. I guess he wasn’t “Captain Material.”