Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth was an American professional baseball player who played his entire
Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Boston Red Sox from 1914 to 1935. He
is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. During his
career, he set several MLB records, including most career home runs (73), most
career RBIs (611), and most career bases on balls (1,818). In 1936, he became the
first MLB player to hit four home runs in a game. He also holds the record for most
home runs in a single season with 73 in 1923. Babe Ruth’s legacy has endured for
over 80 years since his retirement from professional baseball.George Herman
“Babe” Ruth Jr was born on February 6th, 1895 in Baltimore County Maryland to
George and Clara Ruth. His father worked as a barber while his mother stayed at
home taking care of their three children: George Jr., William and Helen Mae. The
family lived at 516 South Calhoun Street in Baltimore where Babe would later attend
St Patrick’s School until he was eight years old when they moved to New York City
where Babe attended Public School No 7Babe Ruth was a natural athlete, playing
baseball, football and basketball. He also excelled in track and field events. In fact,
he won the 100-yard dash at the New York Athletic Club championships in 1914.In
1911, Babe Ruth’s family moved to New York City where Babe would attend PS No
7 on West 155th Street. It was here that he first began playing baseball for the PS
No 7 team under coach Thomas Everman who would later become his manager with
the Boston Red Sox from 1916-1925.The following year (1912) Babe Ruth joined the
Baltimore Orioles of the Eastern League as an outfielder and pitcher where he
played until 1914 when he signed with the Boston Red Sox organization as an
amateur free agent. The signing of Babe Ruth by Boston is considered one of the
most important moments in franchise history because it led to their World Series
titles in 1918, 1919 and 2004.During his time with Baltimore/Boston (1914-1917),
Ruth batted .303 with a .406 OBP while hitting 41 home runs and driving in 903 RBIs
over 5 seasons before being traded to Cleveland for $75K ($1M today). In 1917,
after batting for many years he got 25 HRs & 102 RBIs over 124 games for
Cleveland; Babe was traded back to Boston where he finished out his career from
1918-1935 before retiring at age 42 due to arthritis in both knees (osteoarthritis).
DuringIn 1918, Babe Ruth joined the New York Yankees as a pitcher and outfielder
where he would play for the next 12 seasons. In his first game with the Yankees, he
hit a home run off of Walter Johnson in his first at bat. He would go on to win three
World Series titles with the Yankees (1923, 1927 & 1931) and one more with Boston
(2004).The following year (1919), Babe Ruth was traded to the Red Sox where he
played from 1920-1921 before being traded back to the Yankees in 1922. Over his
career, Babe Ruth batted .342 with 714 home runs while driving in 2,828 RBIs over
22 seasons before retiring at age 42 due to arthritis in both knees (osteoarthritis).
DurinIn 1923, Babe Ruth became part owner of the New York Yankees along with
George Weiss and Jacob Ruppert after purchasing a controlling interest from CBS
Radio founder William S. Paley for $125K ($2M today). The purchase of controlling
interest made him part owner of one of baseball’s most successful franchises which
had won 11 World Series titles by 1932. In addition to owning a piece of one of
sports most successful franchises; Babe also became part
owner/operator/manager/coach for two other teams during this time: The Baltimore
Orioles from 1933-1935 & The New York Giants from 1937-1939.Babe Ruth died on
August 16th , 1948 at age 53In 1927, Lou Gehrig played in his first World Series with
the Yankees and hit a grand slam off of Carl Hubbell in game 4. He would go on to
play for the Yankees for 12 more seasons (1927-1937) before retiring at age 37 due
to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).In 1939, Lou Gehrig was named captain of the New
York Yankees by manager Joe McCarthy. The following season, he broke Babe
Ruth’s record for most home runs with 59. In 1941, he became the first player to
have four consecutive 100 RBI seasons and led the American League in batting
average hits total bases , slugging percentage & On Base Percentage

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