1. Babe Ruth: (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948)

2. Brief Synopsis: ● “Babe” Ruth, born as George Herman Ruth ● Born in 19th century America - (February 6, 1895) ● Died in 20th century America - (August 16, 1948) ● Lived with seven other siblings, making him 1 out of 8 ● His parents are George and Kate Ruth ● Named after his father, George senior, making him George junior. ● Began playing baseball at the age of 7 years old. ● Left-Handed

3. Career: ●Ruth began his baseball career at the age of 7 ●Played at St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys in Baltimore ●Joins professional baseball at age 19, for Orioles, February 1914 ●Traded to Red Sox after first game ●Won major league debut July 11th, 1914 ●After his win he was moved to the Providence Grays ●Moved back to Red Sox in 1915 ●Traded December 26, 1919 to the NY Yankees ●1920 sets record for homeruns with a wopping 54 ●1921 breaks homerun record with 59 ●1927 breaks homerun record with 60 ●Febuary 26th 1935, traded to the Boston Braves ●Retired in 1935 ending his career with Boston

4. Records and Achievements Inducted into the Hall of Fame: 1936 1923 Stadium built in NY nicknamed “ The House of Ruth” 1948 Jersey “3” retired won 89 games in six years,World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings 7 American League pennants, 4 World Series titles. 714 home runs throughout his entire career including his remarkable 60 in 1927.

5. Historical Views "Some 20 years ago, I stopped talking about the Babe for the simple reason that I realized that those who had never seen him didn't believe me. " sportswriter Tommy Holmes

6. Comparison to Modern Day Players 3 rd on home run list – 714 10 th in batting average –.342 2 nd on RBI list – 2,213 1 st on all-time slugging % –.690 2 nd on all-time on-base % –.474 1 st on all-time OPS – 1.164 4 th on all-time runs list – 2,174 6 th on all-time total bases list – 5,793 3 rd on all-time walks list – 2,062

7. Historical Views “He has created an expectation of hero worship on the part of the youth of this country, and it was a most fortunate thing that Ruth kept faith with the boyhood of America because they loved him.” - Branch Rickey (ex-Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers)

8. Impact of Babe Ruth on the public during the 1920’s-1930’s Helped bring in revenue for the NY Yankees and their stadium during Great Depression Created a New fan base for the Yankees Role Model for young kids Became a public figure and a passtime for people during times of the great depression An inspiration for the young in a time of need for o0ne

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