Babe RuthTerm 17/14/2013

Babe Ruth The Home Run KingTroy 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=tYYXnsGgfpM

Home Run Hitter

Ruth led the league in home runs 12 timesIncluding 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.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml

• http://www.baberuth.com/

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