George Herman Ruth, Jr., nicknamed many names like "Babe Ruth", "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", he was an American professional baseball outfielder and pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1914 to 1935.
St. Mary's Industrial School For Boys, Baltimore, Maryland
Babe Ruth (top far left)
Babe Ruth (top far left)
Babe Ruth's first team in baseball, the Baltimore Orioles which he joined in early 1914
Babe Ruth (far right)
Babe Ruth (far right)
Babe Ruth had 3 bats named Beautiful Bella, Black Betsy, and Big Bertha.
Babe Ruth on his first major team league, the Red Sox's which he joined in late 1914 till 1919
Babe Ruth on another major league team the New York Yankees from 1920-1934.
With Babe on the team the Yankees got a new stadium which they nicknamed "The House that Ruth built
After Babe's career was ending he became a manager for the Yankees, Braves and the Yankees minor league the Newark Bears
Babe held an astonishing 56 major league records at the time, including the most revered record in baseball... 714 homeruns.
Tribute to Babe Ruth, Monument Park, seen at the old Yankee Stadium