Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth:
By: Ally Piasecki
George Herman Ruth, also known as "Babe Ruth," was a professional baseball player that was a part of the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth was born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. During his childhood he didn't have the best supervision. He was originally a part of the Boston Red Sox until he was put onto the New York Yankees team. After he switched teams he improved his gameplay. He is considered to be one of the most famous baseball players of all time. One of his most famous nick names is "The Great Bambino." His was considered the star of his team. The number that he wore was 3. He was a great hitter, as well as a great pitcher. During the time he was a baseball player, it seems he was talked about more than the president was. It was even requested that he be payed more than the president at the time. One of his most famous records that he broke was hitting a 60th homerun during his career. He was married to Claire Ruth. Eventually he acquired cancer which strongly impacted his career and life. After several years of fighting, he lost the battle to cancer and died on August 16, 1948 in New York when he was only 53. His jersey "3" was retired from MLB history after he died. He broke many records within baseball history, and is still remembered in a great way today because of it
He died August 16 1948 in New York .He hit his 60th home run breaking a record. His real name George Herman Ruth.He is one of the most famous baseball players.He played for the team the new York Yankees.He didn’t have good supervision while growing up.He was called “The Great Bambino. Grover Cleveland was president when he was born.when he died Harry Truman was president. Considered the star of his team.His team was great at both pitching and hitting.he held the record for career home runs for thirty- nine years.Babe Ruth improved the game play whenever he joined the Yankees.when he was eight years old he was sent for a few weeks to Baltimore's saint Mary's industrial school for boys, a home for incorrigibles. He was considered more popular than the president during the time he was playing.when he was ten he was returned to the reformatory and from age ten to twenty, he spent at least seven years there.He requested to be paid more than the president.in 1920 he battled 376, hit fifty-four runs, nine triples, and thirty- six doubles; scores 158 runs; battled in 137 runs; and stole fourteen bases. He battled cancer until he lost the battle.His number “3” on his jersey was retired.He was married to Claire Ruth.
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