Babe Ruth
| First Name | George |
| Middle Name | Herman |
| Last Name | Ruth |
| Full Name at Birth | George Herman Ruth |
| Other Names | The BambinoThe Sultan Of Swat |
| Age | 53 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | February 6, 1895 |
| Birthplace | Baltimore, MD |
| Date of Death | August 16, 1948 |
| Location of Death | New York, NY |
| Cause of Death | Cancer - Throat |
| Buried | Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY |
| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Weight (lb) | 215 |
| Build | Large |
| Eye Color | Brown - Light |
| Hair Color | Brown - Light |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | St. Mary's (Baltimore, MD) |
| Occupation | Former Major League Baseball Player |
| Occupation Category | Baseball |
| Position | Outfielder, Pitcher |
| Bats | Left |
| Throws | Left |
| MLB Debut | 11 July 1914 |
| Last MLB Game | 30 May 1935 |
| Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1936 (215/226 ballots). |
| Claim to Fame | The Bambino |
| Music Genre | Comedy/Spoken |
| Music Style | Prog-Rock, Speeches, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Spoken Word |
| Music Mood | Exuberant, Rollicking, Ambitious, Gutsy, Literate, Theatrical, Complex, Intense, Energetic, Urgent, Cerebral, Tense/Anxious, Trippy, Refined/Mannered, Somber, Indulgent, Dramatic, Knotty |
George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935. Ruth originally broke into the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox as a starting pitcher, but after he was sold to the New York Yankees in 1919, he converted to a full-time right fielder and subsequently became one of the league's most prolific hitters. Ruth was a mainstay in the Yankees' lineup that won seven pennants and four World Series titles during his tenure with the team. After a short stint with the Boston Braves in 1935, Ruth retired. In 1936, Ruth became one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Baseball Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | BOS | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.300 |
| 1915 | BOS | 42 | 92 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0.315 | 0.376 | 0.576 |
| 1916 | BOS | 67 | 136 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 0.272 | 0.322 | 0.419 |
| 1917 | BOS | 52 | 123 | 14 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0.325 | 0.385 | 0.472 |
| 1918 | BOS | 95 | 317 | 50 | 95 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 6 | 58 | 58 | 0.300 | 0.411 | 0.555 |
| 1919 | BOS | 130 | 432 | 103 | 139 | 34 | 12 | 29 | 114 | 7 | 101 | 58 | 0.322 | 0.456 | 0.657 |
| 1920 | NYY | 142 | 458 | 158 | 172 | 36 | 9 | 54 | 137 | 14 | 150 | 80 | 0.376 | 0.532 | 0.847 |
| 1921 | NYY | 152 | 540 | 177 | 204 | 44 | 16 | 59 | 171 | 17 | 145 | 81 | 0.378 | 0.512 | 0.846 |
| 1922 | NYY | 110 | 406 | 94 | 128 | 24 | 8 | 35 | 99 | 2 | 84 | 80 | 0.315 | 0.434 | 0.672 |
| 1923 | NYY | 152 | 522 | 151 | 205 | 45 | 13 | 41 | 131 | 17 | 170 | 93 | 0.393 | 0.545 | 0.764 |
| 1924 | NYY | 153 | 529 | 143 | 200 | 39 | 7 | 46 | 121 | 9 | 142 | 81 | 0.378 | 0.513 | 0.739 |
| 1925 | NYY | 98 | 359 | 61 | 104 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 66 | 2 | 59 | 68 | 0.290 | 0.393 | 0.543 |
| 1926 | NYY | 152 | 495 | 139 | 184 | 30 | 5 | 47 | 146 | 11 | 144 | 76 | 0.372 | 0.516 | 0.737 |
| 1927 | NYY | 151 | 540 | 158 | 192 | 29 | 8 | 60 | 164 | 7 | 137 | 89 | 0.356 | 0.486 | 0.772 |
| 1928 | NYY | 154 | 536 | 163 | 173 | 29 | 8 | 54 | 142 | 4 | 137 | 87 | 0.323 | 0.463 | 0.709 |
| 1929 | NYY | 135 | 499 | 121 | 172 | 26 | 6 | 46 | 154 | 5 | 72 | 60 | 0.345 | 0.430 | 0.697 |
| 1930 | NYY | 145 | 518 | 150 | 186 | 28 | 9 | 49 | 153 | 10 | 136 | 61 | 0.359 | 0.493 | 0.732 |
| 1931 | NYY | 145 | 534 | 149 | 199 | 31 | 3 | 46 | 163 | 5 | 128 | 51 | 0.373 | 0.495 | 0.700 |
| 1932 | NYY | 133 | 457 | 120 | 156 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 137 | 2 | 130 | 62 | 0.341 | 0.489 | 0.661 |
| 1933 | NYY | 137 | 459 | 97 | 138 | 21 | 3 | 34 | 103 | 4 | 114 | 90 | 0.301 | 0.442 | 0.582 |
| 1934 | NYY | 125 | 365 | 78 | 105 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 84 | 1 | 104 | 63 | 0.288 | 0.448 | 0.537 |
| 1935 | BSN | 28 | 72 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 0.181 | 0.359 | 0.431 |
Baseball Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | BOS | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1915 | BOS | 42 | 17 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 0.976 | ||
| 1916 | BOS | 67 | 24 | 83 | 3 | 6 | 0.973 | ||
| 1917 | BOS | 52 | 19 | 101 | 2 | 4 | 0.984 | ||
| 1918 | BOS | 95 | 270 | 72 | 18 | 16 | 0.950 | ||
| 1919 | BOS | 130 | 270 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 0.988 | ||
| 1920 | NYY | 142 | 270 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 0.936 | ||
| 1921 | NYY | 152 | 357 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0.967 | ||
| 1922 | NYY | 110 | 226 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0.964 | ||
| 1923 | NYY | 152 | 419 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0.973 | ||
| 1924 | NYY | 153 | 340 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.962 | ||
| 1925 | NYY | 98 | 207 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0.974 | ||
| 1926 | NYY | 152 | 318 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0.979 | ||
| 1927 | NYY | 151 | 328 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0.963 | ||
| 1928 | NYY | 154 | 304 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0.975 | ||
| 1929 | NYY | 135 | 240 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.984 | ||
| 1930 | NYY | 145 | 266 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0.966 | ||
| 1931 | NYY | 145 | 242 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0.972 | ||
| 1932 | NYY | 133 | 212 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.961 | ||
| 1933 | NYY | 137 | 222 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0.967 | ||
| 1934 | NYY | 125 | 197 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.962 | ||
| 1935 | BSN | 28 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.952 |
Baseball Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | BOS | 2 | 1 | 3.91 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 1915 | BOS | 18 | 8 | 2.44 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 217.2 | 166 | 80 | 59 | 85 | 112 |
| 1916 | BOS | 23 | 12 | 1.75 | 44 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 323.2 | 230 | 83 | 63 | 118 | 170 |
| 1917 | BOS | 24 | 13 | 2.01 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 326.1 | 244 | 93 | 73 | 108 | 128 |
| 1918 | BOS | 13 | 7 | 2.22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 166.1 | 125 | 51 | 41 | 49 | 40 |
| 1919 | BOS | 9 | 5 | 2.97 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 133.1 | 148 | 59 | 44 | 58 | 30 |
| 1920 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1921 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 1930 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1933 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Filmography
Selected Babe Ruth film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
1932
Fancy Curves
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Over the Fence
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Perfect Control
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1932
Just Pals
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1932
Slide, Babe, Slide
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Soundtrack Credits
1937
Home Run on the Keys
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Writer Credits
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