Babe Ruth

George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American baseball player who spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) playing for three teams (1914–1935). Known for his hitting brilliance, Ruth set career records in his time for home runs (714 since broken), slugging percentage (.690), runs batted in (RBI) (2,213 since broken), and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.164). Ruth originally entered 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. He subsequently became one of the league's most prolific hitters and with his home run hitting prowess, he helped the Yankees win seven pennants and four World Series titles. Ruth retired in 1935 after a short stint with the Boston Braves, and the following year, he became one of the first five players to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Filmography

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Acting Credits

1942

The Pride of the Yankees

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1932

Fancy Curves (Short Film)

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1932

Over the Fence (Short Film)

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1932

Perfect Control (Short Film)

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1932

Just Pals (Short Film)

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1932

Slide, Babe, Slide (Short Film)

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1928

Speedy

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1927

Babe Comes Home

Babe Dugan

1920

Headin' Home

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Soundtrack Credits

1985

American Masters (TV Show)

1937

Home Run on the Keys (Short Film)

Writer Credits

1948

The Babe Ruth Story

Self

1939

Touching All Bases

1937

Home Run on the Keys (Short Film)

1922

Little Miss Bluebonnet

1922

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 11

1921

Cradle of Champions

1921

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 25

1920

Play Ball with Babe Ruth (Short Film)

1920

How Babe Ruth Hits a Home Run

1916

World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1915

1915 World's Championship Series

Quotes

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List of Babe Ruth quotes.

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

I have only one superstition. I touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

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Albums

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Dating History

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Babe Ruth.

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	21	12	10	7	3
1915	BOS	18-8	2.44	32	28	16	1	0	217	166	80	59	85	112
1916	BOS	23-12	1.75	44	41	23	9	1	323	230	83	63	118	170
1917	BOS	24-13	2.01	41	38	35	6	2	326	244	93	73	108	128
1918	BOS	13-7	2.22	20	19	18	1	0	166	125	51	41	49	40
1919	BOS	9-5	2.97	17	15	12	0	1	133	148	59	44	58	30
1920	NYY	1-0	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	4	3	4	2	2	0
1921	NYY	2-0	9.00	2	1	0	0	0	9	14	10	9	9	2
1930	NYY	1-0	3.00	1	1	1	0	0	9	11	3	3	2	3
1933	NYY	1-0	5.00	1	1	1	0	0	9	12	5	5	3	0
Career		94-46	-	163	148	107	17	4	-	974	400	309	441	488

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Babe Ruth.

Year	Team	G	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
Career		2503	-	4787	569	179	86	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Babe Ruth.

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
Career		2503	8399	2174	2873	506	136	714	2213	123	2062	1330	-	-	-

First Name	George
Last Name	Ruth
Full Name at Birth	George Herman Ruth
Other Names	The Bambino The 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	215 lbs (97.5 kg)
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