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Babe Ruth
1895–1948
A larger-than-life baseball icon, he helped transform the sport with staggering power at the plate and a celebrity presence that reached far beyond the ballpark. His rise from a difficult Baltimore childhood to national fame turned him into one of the most recognizable athletes in American history.
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Babe Ruth's own book of baseball
by Babe Ruth
About the author
George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 6, 1895. As a boy he spent much of his youth at St. Mary's Industrial School, where he learned baseball and was shaped by Brother Matthias, a mentor he remembered throughout his life.
Ruth began his major league career with the Boston Red Sox as a standout left-handed pitcher before becoming baseball's most famous slugger. After joining the New York Yankees, he changed the way the game was played and watched, piling up home runs on a scale fans had never seen before and helping make baseball a centerpiece of American popular culture. He was one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
His nickname, his huge personality, and his record-setting career made him a legend while he was still alive. Even decades after his death in New York on August 16, 1948, Babe Ruth remains a symbol of the sport at its biggest and boldest.