Babe Ruth Term 1 7142013 Babe Ruth The

Babe Ruth Term 1 7/14/2013 Babe Ruth The Home Run King Troy Barone

Babe Ruth`s Bio • Born: February 6, 1895 • Died August 16, 1948 • Birth name: George Herman Ruth

Babe Ruth`s School • Birth Place : Baltimore, MD • Educated: St Mary`s Industrial School • St Mary`s Industrial School was an orphanage

St Mary`s Baseball Team • Parents could not handle him • He needed more discipline • Learned how to play baseball at St Mary`s

Ruth Up At Bat • Introduced by Joe Dunn to professional baseball. • Joe Dunn became his legal guardian • They nicknamed him Jack`s newest babe

Ruth`s High School Team • Ruth became an excellent left handed pitcher for the Red Sox • Later nicknamed the Sultan of Swat • Later he had a career record of 94 wins and 46 losses as a pitcher for the Red Sox

Babe Ruth as a hitter • Babe Ruth is remembered for his excellent hitting • Sold to the New York Yankees by the Red Sox • Switched to the outfield by the New York Yankees • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t. YYXns. Gg fp. M

Home Run Hitter Ruth led the league in home runs 12 times Including 59 home runs in 1921 A home run record of 60 in 1927

Ruth Retires • Ruth retired in 1935 • He had 714 career home runs • The home run record was not beat until 1974 by Hank Aaron

Ruth`s Teams with Lou Gehrig • The greatest one- two hitting in baseball • Ruth was the heart of the 1927 Yankees • This team was known as the best team in baseball history

References • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Babe_Ruth • http: //www. baseballreference. com/players/r/ruthba 01. shtml • http: //www. baberuth. com/ Any questions?