The Life Story Of Babe Ruth:

Early Life Of Babe Ruth:
Babe Ruth the baseball player was born George Herman Ruth, Jr. Babe Ruth was
born on February 6, 1895 - August 16, 1948. The
birthplace of babe ruth was Baltimore, Maryland.
Ruth's parents had little time to take care of him,
and when he was 7 he was sent off to St. Mary's
Industrial School for Boys. There he stayed until
1914, when at the age of 19 he signed a contract with the Baltimore Orioles as a pitcher.

Major League Career:
Later Ruth was traded to the Boston Red Sox along with Ben Egan and Ernie Shore. In Ruth's first year he spent much of the year on a minor league team. Ruth pitched for the team the next year and had an 18-8 record as they won the world series.In 1916 Ruth went 23-12, and he followed that up in 1917 with a 24-13 record. In 1918 he went 13-7 with a 2.22 ERA. In 1918 Babe Ruth also began pitching less and hitting more. In 1919 Babe Ruth pitched only 17 times and he hit 29 home runs. In 1919 Babe Ruth was also sold to the Yankees. Babe Ruth would go on to win 4 World Series with the Yanks, while setting single-season and career home run records. Babe Ruth's career ended in 1935. In 1946 he became head of a small baseball program. He died in New York City on August 16, 1948.

Babe Ruth Career Statistics:

Yr Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1914 Red Sox 5 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 0 - 0 - .200 .200 .300
1915 Red Sox 42 92 16 29 10 1 4 0 21 9 - 23 2 - 0 - .315 .376 .576
1916 Red Sox 67 136 18 37 5 3 3 0 15 10 - 23 4 - 0 - .272 .322 .419
1917 Red Sox 52 123 14 40 6 3 2 0 12 12 - 18 7 - 0 - .325 .385 .472
1918 Red Sox 95 317 50 95 26 11 11 0 66 58 - 58 3 - 2 - .300 .411 .555
1919 Red Sox 130 432 103 139 34 12 29 4 114 101 - 58 3 - 6 - .322 .456 .657
1920 Yankees 142 458 158 172 36 9 54 0 137 150 - 80 5 - 3 - .376 .532 .847
1921 Yankees 152 540 177 204 44 16 59 0 171 145 - 81 4 - 4 - .378 .512 .846
1922 Yankees 110 406 94 128 24 8 35 1 99 84 - 80 4 - 1 - .315 .434 .672
1923 Yankees 152 522 151 205 45 13 41 0 131 170 - 93 3 - 4 - .393 .545 .764
1924 Yankees 153 529 143 200 39 7 46 0 121 142 - 81 6 - 4 - .378 .513 .739
1925 Yankees 98 359 61 104 12 2 25 1 66 59 - 68 6 - 2 - .290 .393 .543
1926 Yankees 152 495 139 184 30 5 47 1 146 144 - 76 10 - 3 - .372 .516 .737
1927 Yankees 151 540 158 192 29 8 60 2 164 137 - 89 14 - 0 - .356 .486 .772
1928 Yankees 154 536 163 173 29 8 54 0 142 137 - 87 8 - 3 - .323 .463 .709
1929 Yankees 135 499 121 172 26 6 46 3 154 72 - 60 13 - 3 - .345 .430 .697
1930 Yankees 145 518 150 186 28 9 49 1 153 136 - 61 21 - 1 - .359 .493 .732
1931 Yankees 145 534 149 199 31 3 46 1 163 128 - 51 0 - 1 - .373 .495 .700
1932 Yankees 133 457 120 156 13 5 41 1 137 130 - 62 0 - 2 - .341 .489 .661
1933 Yankees 137 459 97 138 21 3 34 0 103 114 - 90 0 - 2 - .301 .442 .582
1934 Yankees 125 365 78 105 17 4 22 1 84 104 - 63 0 - 2 - .288 .448 .537
1935 Braves 28 72 13 13 0 0 6 0 12 20 - 24 0 - 0 2 .181 .359 .431

Babe Ruth Fast Facts:

Were was Babe Ruth Born?
Baltimore, Maryland

When did Babe Ruth die?
August 16, 1948

Babe Ruth Born:
February 6, 1895

Birth Place of Babe Ruth :
Baltimore, Maryland

Position: Outfielder, Pitcher, First Base

Jersey Number: 3

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

Babe Ruth Stats:

How many home runs did george babe ruth hit in his career?
714

Career RBI's:
2211

Career Batting Average:
.342

Career Slugging Percentage:
.690