The Great Bambino
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The Great Bambino Kasey Barger
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The Great Bambino. Kasey Barger. Early Life. George Herman Ruth Jr. was born on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents were George Herman and Kate Ruth. He was the oldest of 8 children; 6 deceased before childhood. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Great BambinoKasey Barger
Early Life George Herman Ruth Jr.
was born on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland.
His parents were George Herman and Kate Ruth.
He was the oldest of 8 children; 6 deceased before childhood.
Ruth was sent to St. Mary’s Industrial School for boys in 1902, at the age of 7.
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He had no visitors. Had organized play outside for 2-3 hours a day He only wanted to play baseball. At the age of 8, he was playing with 12 year
olds. At the age of 12, he was playing with 16 year
olds. He was on varsity at the age of 16. Natural born Hitter
Early Baseball Career
Brother Matthias was his mentor.
Brother Gilbert contacted Jack Dunn, Orioles owner.
Jack Dunn became Ruth’s guardian.
The Boston Red Sox bought Ruth for $2,900 in 1914.
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Pitched and moved to outfield in 1919.
In his career with the Red Sox, he had 87 wins and 44 losses
Won three World Series- 1916 and twice in 1918
Sold him to the Yankees for $125,000
Late Baseball Career
Named the ‘Sultan of Swat’
Became the highest paid player of his time
In1927 Ruth and Lou Gehrig were named ‘The Greatest home-run hitting duo’ in baseball.
Ruth came up with the ‘called-shot’ home-run hit.
Yankees traded him to the Braves in 1935, but was released that June.
Records
In 1927 Ruth hit sixty homeruns in one season.
Record was broken by Roger Maris, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds.
He also set a record of 714 career homeruns.
Hank Aaron(755) and Barry Bonds(762) 457 total bases in a single season 177 runs in a single season
Post Baseball
Ruth was known for his party lifestyle and outside charities.
He was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
Single greatest player Founded the Babe Ruth Foundation for
underprivileged children in 1947
The Great Bambino Ends
George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth died on August 16, 1948.
He was 53 years old at the time of his death.
Went down in history as America’s Greatest Baseball Player.
The name ‘Ruth’ goes down in American history as someone who can be described as outstanding in all fields.
