Babe Ruth: The Most Idolized Baseball Player

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Home Run Ruth Babe Ruth is one of the most idolized players in, not only baseball, but sports history. He is one of the most referred to and most idolized players and is compared to some of the greats today. He is the reason why baseball it is today. It is easy to say he was a joy to play with but hated to play against. He changed the game of baseball by focusing on strength and power, his record setting career, and his over the top personality. George Herman (Babe) Ruth Jr., also known as Sultan of Swat and Bambino, was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 6, 1895 but for a number of years he believed he was born on February 7, 1894. Ruth’s parents where George H. Ruth and Kate Schamberger Ruth. His mother died when he was thirteen…show more content…
He was eventually sold to the Boston Red Sox later in July because of the Orioles financial issues. Ruth was just as good at pitching as he was at hitting homers. A little later on he was sent down to Boston’s minor league team in Providence, Rhode Island. He wasn’t really noticed until he was sold to the New York Yankees for $100,000 in January, 1920, that was when he switched to outfield. In his last year as a major league player he signed to the Boston Braves. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936. Later on in 1946 Ruth discovered he had throat cancer and died in 1948. His last game was on May 30th, 1895. Most of his records were when he played for the Yankees. (Gorman…show more content…
He changed the game of baseball by focusing on strength and power, his record setting career, and his over the top personality. Babe was not only winner on the field but a winner in many people’s hearts back in the 1900’s and today. It is safe to say that he was the most influential person of his day and

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