Babe Ruth

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By Stephanie Beyda and Claire Suh
Babe Ruth
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What You Will Learn

• His background childhood
• His surprising adoption
• Origin of his nickname Babe
• His career and all was included
• His influence on fans baseball
• The end of his life
• His achievements

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Background

• Born February 6th, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland
• Real name was George Herman Ruth

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Childhood

• His parents had eight children
• Only his sister Marnie survived infancy
• Attended St. Marys Industrial School

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High School Baseball

• Played catcher and pitcher of St. Marys varsity
  team
• At age 19, he was spotted by Jack Dunn, who
  signed him

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Adoption

• Dunn had to adopt him in order to pass custody
  over
• His nickname originated from being Dunns babe

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Start of Career

• Spent 5 months as an Oriole, then was sold to
  Boston Red Sox
• In his first World Series, he broke the record of
  pitches

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Early Career Achievement

• His 29 2/3rds scoreless innings record remained
  for 43 years
• Set the major league record with 29 home runs

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Statistics Further Into Career

• His team, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series
  again in 1918
• In three seasons, he had 94 wins and 46 losses

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New Ownership

• After the 1919 season, Babe was sold for 125,000
  to the Yankees
• Led the Yankees to 2 pennants and 1 World Series
  within 2 years

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Influence On Fans

• In 1920, the Yankees were the first team to
  attract over a million fans
• When Ruth began playing, they shared The Polo
  Grounds with the Giants

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Influence On Yankee Stadium

• Yankee Stadium was built 1923
• It became known as The House that Ruth Built

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Financial Homerun

• Made 80,000 a year
• A reporter realized he was making more than the
  president
• He replied Why not? I had a better year than he
  did.

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Start of World Series

• In game three of the World Series, Babe was
  batting in the 5th inning
• Pitcher Charlie Root took him to a count of two
  strikes two balls

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During The World Series

• Babe yelled and pointed to center field
• He hit next pitch 500 feet past stands, setting
  record for longest home run ever at Wrigley Field

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Hall of Fame Induction

• Most celebrated athlete of his time
• Baseballs first great slugger
• First six inductees for Baseball Hall of Fame in
  1936

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Records

• Regular season record of 714 home runs was
  hundreds ahead of his closest competitor
• Had a lifetime slugging average of .690
• Had 2873 hits during his career

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Life After Big Leagues

• Lived quietly with wife Claire
• During the fall of 1946, Ruth was diagnosed with
  a malignant tumor on his neck
• His health began to decline rapidly

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Death

• Died August 16, 1948
• His jersey number 3 retired at his last
  appearance at Yankee Stadium June 13, 1948
• More than 100,000 people paid their respects at
  the stadium
• Funeral held at St. Patricks Cathedral in New
  York City

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Babe Ruth Day

• April 27, 1947 was declared Babe Ruth Day
• Declared when Ruth was diagnosed with tumor
• Organized for all baseball leagues in United
  States

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The End
The End