George Herman Ruth, Jr. a.k.a. “The Babe” changed the face of baseball forever. Baseball before Babe Ruth had been known as a slow and low scorning game. With Ruth’s big swing and colossal home runs created the “live-ball era.” Babe Ruth would in his career and in his time would end his career with a batting average of .342, 2,873 hits, 714 home runs, 2,213 RBIs, 2.28 ERA, and 94-46 win-loss record. He was a 2-time all-star in 1933 and 1934. He also had 7 World Series championships in 1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, and 1932. Babe Ruth was a 12-time American League home run champion in 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 1931. He was also a 6-time RBI Champion in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926, and 1928. He was also an American League ERA champion in 1916 and an American League batting champion in 1924. Babe Ruth still hold the MLB records with a .690 career slugging percentage and a 1.164 career OPS. Babe Ruth represents the American dream. George Herman Ruth, Jr. was born February 6, 1895 and was 1 of 8 children, in which only one of his 7 siblings survived infancy. Babe Ruth was sent to St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, which was an orphanage and reform school. Like the American Dream, Babe Ruth came from humble beginnings and rose to greatness by the strength of himself. Babe Ruth had a hothead on him, even as a child. Like the American western hero who comes out swinging and guns blazing, Babe Ruth came out with his bat swinging and his “guns” a.k.a. his arm blazing up the baseball field. Babe Ruth is most know for his time as a Yankee for his hitting and playing as a right-fielder, what most people look over is the start of his career as a pitcher. Babe Ruth was noted by ESPN as Americans first true sports celebrity superstar whose fame transcended baseball. Babe Ruth not only gave on the field but also gave back to the community. Babe Ruth gave back to charities and helped donate to help children learn to play baseball and gave back to his childhood school St. Mary’s. In 1923, when the Yankees moved to their new stadium, the new stadium quickly became know as “The House that Ruth Built.”
George Herman Ruth, Jr. has been known by many names. He has been called “the Sultan of Swat,” “the Great Bambino,” “the King of Crash,” “the Colossus of Clout,” and most notably “ the Babe.” George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Jr. has become a household name. Babe Ruth will forever be remembered as one of the greatest baseball player of all time. Yankee Stadium, up until 2008, was known as “The House that Ruth Built.” Babe Ruth also left his mark with the Boston Red Sox franchise. After Babe Ruth was sold to the New York Yankees in 1918, the Boston Red Sox went on for 86-years without winning a World Series until 2004. This was known as “The Curse of the Bambino.” Babe Ruth still holds 2 MLB records today, .690 career slugging percentage and a 1.164 career OPS. Babe Ruth is still talked about amongst youth today. Youth still play baseball with their friends and make his famous call out pointing to center field for a homerun.