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Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth, also know as the Bambino and Sultan of Swat, was a baseball player in the major leagues who playes for 22 years with 3 teams, most notably was his tenure with the New York Yankees.
Ruth broke into the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox in 1914. He was not the great hitter he became though, but a pitcher. He would become a prmeir pitcher in the American League helping the Red Sox win 3 World Series in a 4 year span. In 6 years with the Red Sox he would put up an amazing 94-46 record with an ERA of just over 2. In 1919, after his 6th season, Ruths contract was up and he wanted his salary doubled. Harry Frazzee, Red Sox owner, refused and Ruth threatened to retire, so Frazee sold Ruth to the New York Yankees. This would haught the Red Sox for the next 86 years because the Red Sox would never win the World Series again until 2004 when they defeated the St Louis Cardinals in 4 games. This long stretch of losing was called the curse of the Bambino.
When Ruth joined the Yankees in 1920, they quickly learned of his power and the way he had an eye for the ball. Yankees moved him from pitcher to rightfield so he could play everyday and have his chance to bat. The next 17 years, Ruth would hit records that at the time, nobody could ever imagine breaking.
Ruth would help the Yankees win 4 World Series. He would hit a record 714 homeruns which would stand as a record until Hank Aaron topped it 40 years later in 1973. He also hit a total of 60 homeruns in 1926 which past the record of 59 homeruns hit in 1921 by himself. It would be topped by Roger Maris with 61 homeruns but not til 1961. Besides his 714 homeruns, Ruth also hit almost 3000 hits with over 2200 RBIs and a batting average of .342.
During the 1934 season, Ruth was slowing down and talks were of him retiring, but Ruth wanted to manage the Yankees. Yankees owner Ruppert did not want to place manager McCarthy so he started shopping Ruth around. It was hard dealing him since the game was getting faster and he was slowing down. The Boston Braves would pick up Ruth but more for publicity to compete with cross city rivals and Ruths old team, the Boston Red Sox. The Braves would struglle and Ruth was not helping. His last great game was at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh when Ruth went 4-4 with 6 RBIs and 3 homeruns in a loss. It look like Ruth still had alittle in him but injuured his knee the next game in outfield. Ruth would announce his retirement 2 days later completeing one of the greatest careers in baseball history.
Ruth still ranks in the top 10 in almost all hitting categories still. Most of these he owned at one time. He is still 10th in batting average at .342, 4th in runs, 3rd in homeruns and walks, and 2nd in slugging and on base percentage. In 1936, Ruth was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. He was 1 of 5 to be inducted into the Hall of Fame which was the first class ever inducted. in 1948, Ruth returned to Yankee Stadium where he talked in front of 60000 fans and his #3 was retired by the Yankees. In 1999, he was named to the All Century Baseball team and named 1 of the 3 top athletes of the century behind Muhammod Ali and Michael Jordan.
In 1948, shortly after the ceremony and number retiring at Yankee Stadium, Ruth would be admitted to the hospital from a tumor located behind his eye 1 year earlier. He received 1000's of fan letters in the hospital plus a phone call from President Harry Truman. Ruth would die shortly after.
Ruth was buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY, just miles away from Yankee Stadium.
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth, also know as the Bambino and Sultan of Swat, was a baseball player in the major leagues who playes for 22 years with 3 teams, most notably was his tenure with the New York Yankees.
Ruth broke into the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox in 1914. He was not the great hitter he became though, but a pitcher. He would become a prmeir pitcher in the American League helping the Red Sox win 3 World Series in a 4 year span. In 6 years with the Red Sox he would put up an amazing 94-46 record with an ERA of just over 2. In 1919, after his 6th season, Ruths contract was up and he wanted his salary doubled. Harry Frazzee, Red Sox owner, refused and Ruth threatened to retire, so Frazee sold Ruth to the New York Yankees. This would haught the Red Sox for the next 86 years because the Red Sox would never win the World Series again until 2004 when they defeated the St Louis Cardinals in 4 games. This long stretch of losing was called the curse of the Bambino.
When Ruth joined the Yankees in 1920, they quickly learned of his power and the way he had an eye for the ball. Yankees moved him from pitcher to rightfield so he could play everyday and have his chance to bat. The next 17 years, Ruth would hit records that at the time, nobody could ever imagine breaking.
Ruth would help the Yankees win 4 World Series. He would hit a record 714 homeruns which would stand as a record until Hank Aaron topped it 40 years later in 1973. He also hit a total of 60 homeruns in 1926 which past the record of 59 homeruns hit in 1921 by himself. It would be topped by Roger Maris with 61 homeruns but not til 1961. Besides his 714 homeruns, Ruth also hit almost 3000 hits with over 2200 RBIs and a batting average of .342.
During the 1934 season, Ruth was slowing down and talks were of him retiring, but Ruth wanted to manage the Yankees. Yankees owner Ruppert did not want to place manager McCarthy so he started shopping Ruth around. It was hard dealing him since the game was getting faster and he was slowing down. The Boston Braves would pick up Ruth but more for publicity to compete with cross city rivals and Ruths old team, the Boston Red Sox. The Braves would struglle and Ruth was not helping. His last great game was at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh when Ruth went 4-4 with 6 RBIs and 3 homeruns in a loss. It look like Ruth still had alittle in him but injuured his knee the next game in outfield. Ruth would announce his retirement 2 days later completeing one of the greatest careers in baseball history.
Ruth still ranks in the top 10 in almost all hitting categories still. Most of these he owned at one time. He is still 10th in batting average at .342, 4th in runs, 3rd in homeruns and walks, and 2nd in slugging and on base percentage. In 1936, Ruth was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. He was 1 of 5 to be inducted into the Hall of Fame which was the first class ever inducted. in 1948, Ruth returned to Yankee Stadium where he talked in front of 60000 fans and his #3 was retired by the Yankees. In 1999, he was named to the All Century Baseball team and named 1 of the 3 top athletes of the century behind Muhammod Ali and Michael Jordan.
In 1948, shortly after the ceremony and number retiring at Yankee Stadium, Ruth would be admitted to the hospital from a tumor located behind his eye 1 year earlier. He received 1000's of fan letters in the hospital plus a phone call from President Harry Truman. Ruth would die shortly after.
Ruth was buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY, just miles away from Yankee Stadium.