Babe Ruth

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                                        Babe Ruth
    

 
 

· Babe Ruth was born February 6, 1895
 

· Babe Ruth died August 16, 1948 from throat cancer
 

· Babe Ruth batted and threw lefty
 

· Babe Ruth was 6'2'' and weighed 215 lbs.
 

· His nicknames: Sultan of Swat, the Great Bambino, Colossus of Clout, the Wali of Wallop, the Wazir of Wham, the Maharajah of Mash, Rajah of Rap, Caliph of Clout, Behemoth of Bust, Homerun King, and last by his teammates-Babe
 

· Bat Model: Louisville Slugger R-43 36'' 42oz.
 

· He did not attend college

· Final game date: May 30, 1935 for the Boston Braves

· ·Ruth was born at 216 Emory Street in southern Baltimore, Maryland.

· Full name: George Herman Ruth Jr.

 

 
 

              

 

 

Babe Ruth's Life

         Babe Ruth's life was a hard during his childhood.  His parents hardly ever spent any time with him and his siblings.  His dad worked as a bartender for many years and his mother worked at a family tavern.  At age seven he was sent to an orphanage called St. Mary's Industrial school for boys, then signed to Xaverian Brothers who ran the orphanage school. Babe was first introduced to baseball by his brother Mathias who was always good at baseball.

 
 

  Career

           In Babe Ruth's career he never got injured.  He set a record of 714 home runs until Hank Aaron beat it.  Babe Ruth had a total of 2,874 hits in his major league career.  Babe was the very first person in the majors to hit 30, 40, 50, and 60 home runs. Then in 1921 he got paid $100,000 which was twice as much as the most paid player at the time.

Babe Ruth pitching

 Awards & Records

        Babe Ruth received many awards and set many records.

- American League MVP 1923

- American League All-Star 1933, 1934

- American League Batting Title 1923

- 12 Homerun titles 1918-1921,1923,1923,1926-1931

-Record for most homeruns 714 until Hank Aaron broke it

- First to hit 30, 40, 50, and 60 homeruns

-Elected into Baseball Hall of Fame-1936

-Now 3rd on all time homerun list

-2nd in career OBP (on base percentage)-.469

-Led league in RBIs six times

-Also led league in runs scored 8 times

           

               Babe Ruth's Troubles

          Babe Ruth got into trouble on and off the field. For example in 1922 Babe got suspended for participating in a prohibited barnstorming tour. Also in 1921 he got suspended and fined $5,000 for running off the field during a game to chase a fan who said a comment that he did not like. In addition to that he also had bad habits. He drank too much, ate too much, gambled too much, and lost lots of money doing, and even went to night clubs, and last drove to fast. But he promised to change that all when NY state senator Jimmy Walker asked Babe Ruth to set a better example for people at a baseball writers' association dinner. Next Babe Ruth stood up in tears and promised he would. But he continued to eat too much. One time when he got hungry on the way home from a game, he stopped and got 12 hotdogs and 8 bottles of soda. From this he got stomach problems that were so bad that the doctors had to operate.

 

 Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
BB
BA
SLG
1914 Bos-A 5 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .300
1915 Bos-A 42 92 16 29 10 1 4 21 0 9 .315 .576
1916 Bos-A 67 136 18 37 5 3 3 16 0 10 .272 .419
1917 Bos-A 52 123 14 40 6 3 2 12 0 12 .325 .472
1918 Bos-A 95 317 50 95 26 11 11* 66 6 58 .300 .555*
1919 Bos-A 130 432 103* 139 34 12 29* 114* 7 101 .322 .657*
1920 NY-A 142 458 158* 172 36 9 54* 137* 14 150* .376 .847*
1921 NY-A 152 540 177* 204 44 16 59* 171* 17 145* .378 .846*
1922 NY-A 110 406 94 128 24 8 35 99 2 84 .315 .672*
1923 NY-A 152 522 151* 205 45 13 41* 131* 17 170* .393* .764*
1924 NY-A 153 529 143* 200 39 7 46* 121 9 142* .378* .739*
1925 NY-A 98 359 61 104 12 2 25 66 2 59 .290 .543
1926 NY-A 152 495 139* 184 30 5 47* 145* 11 144* .372 .737*
1927 NY-A 151 540 158* 192 29 8 60* 164 7 137* .356 .772*
1928 NY-A 154 536 163* 173 29 8 54* 142* 4 137* .323 .709*
1929 NY-A 135 499 121 172 26 6 46* 154 5 72 .345 .697*
1930 NY-A 145 518 150 186 28 9 49* 153 10 136* .359 .732*
1931 NY-A 145 534 149 199 31 3 46* 163 5 128* .373 .700*
1932 NY-A 133 457 120 156 13 5 41 137 2 130* .341 .661
1933 NY-A 137 459 97 138 21 3 34 103 4 114* .301 .582
1934 NY-A 125 365 78 105 17 4 22 84 1 104 .288 .537
1935 Bos-N 28 72 13 13 0 0 6 12 0 20 .181 .431
Totals   2503 8399 2174 2873 506 136 714 2211 123 2062 .342 .690