1. Babe Ruth Term 1 7/14/2013 Babe Ruth The Home Run King Troy Barone

2. Babe Ruth`s Bio Born: February 6,1895 Died August 16,1948 Birth name: George Herman Ruth

3. Babe Ruth`s School Birth Place : Baltimore, MD Educated: St Mary`s Industrial School St Mary`s Industrial School was an orphanage

4. St Mary`s Baseball Team Parents could not handle him He needed more discipline Learned how to play baseball at St Mary`s

5. Ruth Up At Bat Introduced by Joe Dunn to professional baseball. Joe Dunn became his legal guardian They nicknamed him Jack`s newest babe

6. Ruth`s High School Team Ruth became an excellent left handed pitcher for the Red Sox Later nicknamed the Sultan of Swat Later he had a career record of 94 wins and 46 losses as a pitcher for the Red Sox

7. Babe Ruth as a hitter Babe Ruth is remembered for his excellent hitting Sold to the New York Yankees by the Red Sox Switched to the outfield by the New York Yankees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYYXnsGgf pM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYYXnsGgf pM

8. Home Run Hitter Ruth led the league in home runs 12 times Including 59 home runs in 1921 A home run record of 60 in 1927

9. Ruth Retires Ruth retired in 1935 He had 714 career home runs The home run record was not beat until 1974 by Hank Aaron

10. Ruth`s Teams with Lou Gehrig The greatest one- two hitting in baseball Ruth was the heart of the 1927 Yankees This team was known as the best team in baseball history

11. References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth http://www.baseball- reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml http://www.baseball- reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml http://www.baberuth.com/ Any questions?