BABE RUTH

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BABE RUTH

• By Andrew Gimlett

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BABE RUTH IS BORN

• George Herman Ruth was born on February 6, 1895
  in Baltimore, Ohio.

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RUTH ROAMES THE STREETS

• Threw eggs and apples at cars.
• Chewed tobacco.
• Drank whiskey.
• Stole.

• Nobody paid any attention to Ruth, and so he
  decided to roam the streets and he did bad things.

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BUSTED ! ! !

• On June 13, 1902 Ruth
• was sent to an industrial school
• for boys. It was called St. Marys.
• George lived there for the
• next 12 years.

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ON ST. MARYS TEAM

• Brother Matthias noticed that Ruth was talented
  in baseball.
  
• George joined the team and started out as a
  catcher and outfielder.
  
• He didnt really know how to pitch well, but he
  learned and became really good.

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RUTHS FIRST CONTRACT

• In 1913 Jack Dunn was invited to the game against
  St. Josephs college.
  
• Dunn saw Ruths talent for pitching and had a
  talk with Ruth after the game and signed Ruths
  first contract.

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ON BALTIMORE ORIOLES

• On a Monday in early March, Ruth left Baltimore
  for training camp in Fayetteville.
  
• Ruth was successful in camp and made his season
  debut on April 22, 1913.
  
• Ruth had a good start in his first season and in
  May his salary was doubled.

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TRADED TO THE RED SOX

• When Dunns money suddenly went down the drain in
  1914, he needed to sell Ruth
  
• Ruth was sold to the Boston Red Sox.
• Ruth joined the team in the middle of 1914 and
  had a spectacular game.

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On Providence

• In mid-August Ruth was sent to the Red Soxs top
  minor league club, the Providence Grays.
  
• Ruth had won nine games and helped them catch the
  pennant.
  
• Ruth was called back to Boston and hit his first
  major league hit.

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Married ? ? ?

• Before Ruth left for Providence he met Helen
  Woodford, a waitress.
  
• While in Providence, Ruth made frequent trips to
  see her.
  
• When Ruth got back they decided to get married.

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LOSING TEMPER

• Ruth started the next season strong with the
  teams new owner Harry Frazee. On June 23 Ruth
  lost his temper at the umpire after calling his
  first four pitches balls. Ruth ended up with a 10
  day suspension and a 100 fine.

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END OF SEASON

• When Ruth returned from Providence, they were
  playing against the White Sox. Even though they
  didnt win the pennant, Ruth had a great season.
  He won 24 games and a .324 batting average.

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New York

• On January 5, 1920 Ruth was sold to the New York
  Yankees. Ruth broke many of his old records on
  the Yankees. He also had his salary raised many
  times.

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BROKEN RECORD

• On September 30 Ruth broke his record of 59 home
  runs in a season with two games left in the World
  Series. In the 1928 World Series Ruth had an
  amazing batting average of .625!

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THE SADEST YEAR

• In 1929, January 19 Ruths wife, Helen had died
  in a house fire. Ruth married Claire Hodgson.
  On September 25 Ruths coach had died with a
  terrible illness.

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714th HOMER

• 1934 was Ruths last season with the Yankees.
  Ruth had decided to play with the Braves. Ruth
  was not playing well and he asked to be put up on
  the retired list but the manager refused. While
  playing the Pirates Ruth hit number 714 off of
  Guy Bush.

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RUTH RETIRES

• After his last homerun Ruth retired. Ruth
  continued loving his sport, but nothing could
  stop him. In 1946 doctors found a cancerous
  tumor on the side of his neck. On April 27, 1947
  Ruth made a historic speech of baseball. On
  August 16, 1948 Ruth died.