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Babe Ruth is born!
George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr. was born at 216 Emory Street in Pigtown, a rough neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. Ruth's parents, George Herman Ruth, Sr., and Katherine Ruth. Babe Ruth was one of seven. -
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Babe Ruth's Life
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Babe Ruth is going to school.
Babe Ruth went to a school called St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a reformatory and orphanage. -
Babe Ruth's first game in MLB!
Babe Ruth got signed by the Baltimore Orioles in 1914. Babe Ruth Played his first game as a shortstop and pitched the last two innnings. The Orioles won the game 15-9. Babe Ruth on his second at bat, Ruth hit a long home run to right! -
Babe Ruth goes to Boston!
Babe Ruth went to Boston with some of his teamates and he won his first game against the Cleveland Naps (that was Cleveland's name before they were the Indians). The Red Soxs won 4-3. -
Babe Ruth goes to New York!
Babe Ruth went to the New York Yankees. In his first year with the Yankees, Ruth hit 54 home runs and his batting average was .376 and his slugging was .847 that was a Major League record until 2001 when Barry Bonds who had a .863 slugging record. The next season was Babe's best season he hit 59 homeruns, and batted .378, and his slugging was .846. -
Babe Ruth sets the record for most career homeruns!
Babe Ruth set the record for the most career homeruns (139). He beat Roger Conner's record of 138 in just his eighth season of his career.
