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Babe Ruth

Also known as George Herman Ruth, George Herman Ruth Jr., The Bambino

George Herman "Babe" Ruth was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936, Ruth was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" members.

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Babe Ruth was an American baseball player who played in Major League Baseball for 22 seasons (1914-1935), starting as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox before becoming famous as a powerful home-run hitter for the New York Yankees. He is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players and sports heroes in American history, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 as one of its first five members.

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Born: 1895
Died: 1948
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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1895
Active to: 1948

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Official website: www.baberuth.com
Image: Babe Ruth, 1933.jpg

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Commons category: Babe Ruth
date of birth: 1895-02-06
date of death: 1948-08-16
Commons gallery: Babe Ruth
nickname: The Great Bambino
birth name: Babe Herman Ruth, Jr.
Commons Creator page: Babe Ruth
end of work period: 1935-05-20
start of work period: 1914-07-11
earned run average: 2.28

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George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936, Ruth was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" members.

At age seven, Ruth was sent to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys. In 1914, Ruth was signed to play Minor League baseball for the Baltimore Orioles but was soon sold to the Red Sox. By 1916, he had built a reputation as an outstanding pitcher who sometimes hit long home runs, a feat unusual for any player in the dead-ball era. Although Ruth twice won 23 games in a season as a pitcher and was a member of three World Series championship teams with the Red Sox, he wanted to play every day and was allowed to convert to an outfielder. With regular playing time, he broke the MLB single-season home run record in 1919 with 29.