2. George Herman Ruth Jr. Born on February 6th in 1895 Baltimore, Maryland One of eight children, only him and his sister survived http://www.flickr.com/photos/artifishall/2506761472/
3. Childhood Neglected as a child Started getting in trouble and had no desire to go to school Played baseball with the neighborhood kids whenever he had any free time Got sent to St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys Fell in love the with Baseball
4. Where it all began Brother Matthias invited Jack Dunn (owner of the Baltimore Orioles) Watched for less than an hour Offered Ruth a contract in February 1914 He was only 19 years old The Orioles players called him “Jack’s newest babe”
5. Boston Red Sox Babe was sold to the Boston Red Sox Played in five games, pitched in 4 of them Optioned to the Providence Grays because of a overloaded roster 1915- Red Sox rotation permanently http://www.flickr.com/photos/peteaylward/5056236039/
6. New York Yankees Babe was sold to the New York Yankees on December 26th 1919 1920- Beat his previously record with a whom ping 54 homeruns 1921- Greatest in MLB history http://www.flickr.com/photos/majorvols/2495338099/
8. The Braves 1935 After the Yankees, he played for the Boston Braves. Short time on the team Played 28 games http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxjeff/28621719/
9. The End of His Career Babe Ruth retired in May 1935 One of the first five players in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 Hoping to manage a major league team, unfortunately that never happened
10. Brooklyn Dodgers 1938 Babe landed the job to become coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers http://www.flickr.com/photos/donabelandewen/1045370823/
11. Family 1914 Married Helen Adopted Dorothy in 1921 Helen died in 1929 in a house fire Remarried to Claire Hodgson Adopted each others child Julia was Claire’s daughter
12. Never Forgotten Babe Ruth died of cancer August 16th 1948 New York City Age 53 Babe Ruth was awesome! http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/4999513923/
13. Statistics 714 Home runs .342 batting average Batted and threw left Played 2,503 games At bats- 8398 Runs- 2174 Hits- 2873 Stolen bases- 123
14. Nicknames Babe Ruth The Great Bambino The king of Crash The Sultan of Swat The Babe The Colossus of Clout
