Babe Ruth
Professional Baseball Player

American Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

Quick Info

Profession	Professional Baseball Player
Nationality	American
Date of Birth	06/02/1895
Age	53 years (died on 16, Aug, 1948)
Birthplace	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Date of Death	16/08/1948

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	George Herman Ruth Jr.
Nicknames	Babe The Bambino The Sultan of Swat

Physical Stats & More

Height	185 cm
Weight	93 kg

Educational Qualification(s)

Schools	St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys (Baltimore, Maryland)

Personal Life

Spouses	Helen Woodford (1914–1929; died) Claire Merritt Hodgson (1929–1948; his death)
Children	Dorothy Ruth (adopted daughter with Helen) Julia Ruth (adopted daughter with Helen) Babe Ruth Jr. (son with Claire)

Family

Parents	George Herman Ruth Sr. (father) Catherine Schamberger (mother)
Siblings	Mary Ruth (sister) Joseph Ruth (brother) Emma Ruth (sister) John Ruth (brother) Catherine Ruth (sister) Antoinette Ruth (sister)

Career

Teams	Boston Red Sox (1914-1919) New York Yankees (1920-1934) Boston Braves (1935)
Key Achievements	MLB career: 1914-1935 (22 seasons) 1919: 29 home runs (single-season record) 1920: 54 home runs 1921: 59 home runs, .378 batting average Baseball Hall of Fame (1936) 714 career home runs 1921: 59 home runs, 177 runs scored, 457 total bases (modern-era records) 1927: 60 home runs (record stood for 34 years) Led American League in home runs 12 times Career batting average: .342 Career on-base percentage: .474 Career slugging percentage: .690 2,873 career hits 2,174 career runs 2,214 career RBIs 7 American League pennants with Yankees 4 World Series titles with Yankees
Awards	First five members of the Baseball Hall of Fame (1936) MLB All-Century Team (1999) New York Yankees Number 3 retired (1948)

Favourites

Food	Hot dogs Ice cream
Activities	Golf Horse racing

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Began career as left-handed pitcher for Boston Red Sox
2. Nickname 'Babe' from being one of 'Dunn’s babes' with Baltimore Orioles
3. Led Red Sox to 1916 World Series title with record 13 scoreless innings pitched
4. Sold to New York Yankees on 26/12/1919
5. Recorded 94 wins and 46 losses as a pitcher during his career
6. 1918 World Series champion with Boston Red Sox
7. Career record of 2,503 games played
8. 8,399 career at-bats
9. Sent to St. Mary's Industrial School at age 7 after his mother's death
10. Learned baseball skills from mentor Matty McIntyre at the school
11. First player to hit 50 home runs in a season (1920)
12. First player to hit 60 home runs in a season (1927)

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