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History of Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth History

Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore, Maryland and lives only a block away from Camden Yards. Babe Ruth’s parents were German immigrants worked very long hours and did not have time to take care of him. They ended up sending the Babe to St. Mary’s industrial school for boys, an orphanage. While Babe Ruth attended St. Mary’s industrial school for boys he caught the eye of one of the teachers. The teacher was so impressed with how Babe Ruth swung the bat he called on a scout to see the Babe hit the ball.

Babe Ruth was signed by the Boston Red Sox he appeared in five games for the Red Sox in 1914. The Boston Red Sox had many superstars on their team so they ended up optioning Ruth back to the minors. He played the remainder of the 1914 season for the Providence Grays and Rhode Island. In 1915 Babe Ruth found a starting spot on the Red Sox rotation. Babe Ruth went on to win 18 games in his rookie season for the Red Sox. Ruth ended up being one of the best starters for the Boston Red Sox as he recorded nine shutouts in 1916 an AL record for left-handers. In 1917 Babe Ruth had an astonishing 24 and 13 record with a miniscule 2.10 ERA. Not only the records six shutouts in 1917 he also hit .325 but the Red Sox finished in second place. In 1918 Babe Ruth played outfield most of the time he pitched 20 games and ended up with a 13-7 record.

The Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees

On December 26, 1919 the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. This was the beginning of the New York Yankees dynasty and dominance over the Boston Red Sox for the next 50 years. Babe Ruth played outfield for the New York Yankees. He established himself as one of the greatest power hitters to ever play the game. The Babe held every record including home runs, batting average, and RBIs. His homeruns were mammoth shots that landed normally 400 to 500 feet away. One of the main things that people don’t understand in the 1920s is that Babe Ruth hit three to four times more homeruns than most teams did. This is why he dominated his era and is one of the most iconic players to ever play the game. It’s not that the Babe hit 60 home runs that so impressive if that he hit 60 home runs when most teams didn’t hit 30. Babe Ruth will be known as the greatest homerun hitter in the history of baseball.

In 1927 Babe Ruth was the leader of the famous New York Yankees Murderer’s Row. Because of the strength of the Yankees hitting lineup they are known today to having the most feared lineup to ever play the game. The Yankees had Babe Ruth batting cleanup with Lou Gehrig batting in third spot. The Iron Horse in the Babe had some amazing numbers while playing together.