Babe Ruth was born in 1895 in Baltimore and showed an early talent for baseball, playing for St. Mary's Industrial School. He was later adopted by his manager Jack Dunn and gained his nickname "Babe". Ruth established himself as one of the game's great sluggers playing for the Boston Red Sox and later the New York Yankees, setting numerous home run records and helping establish the Yankees as a dominant franchise. Though he retired in the 1930s, Ruth remained a beloved sports figure until his death from cancer in 1948, leaving behind a legacy as baseball's first true superstar.

1. By Stephanie Beyda and Claire Suh Babe Ruth

2. What You Will Learn… His background & childhood His surprising adoption Origin of his nickname “Babe” His career and life His influence on his fans & baseball The end of his life His achievements

3. Background Born February 6 th , 1895 Born in Baltimore, Maryland Real name was George Herman Ruth

4. Childhood His parents had eight children Only his sister, Marnie, survived infancy Attended St. Mary’s Industrial School

5. High School Baseball Played catcher and pitcher for St. Mary’s varsity team At age 19, he was spotted by Jack Dunn, who signed him

6. Adoption Dunn had to adopt him in order to pass custody over His nickname originated from being Dunn’s “babe”

7. Start of Career Spent 5 months as an Oriole, then was sold to Boston Red Sox In his first World Series, he broke the record of pitches

8. Early Career Achievement His 29 2/3rds scoreless innings record remained for 43 years Set the major league record with 29 home runs

9. Statistics Further Into Career His team, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 1918 In three seasons, he had 94 wins and 46 losses

10. New Ownership After the 1919 season, Babe was sold for $125,000 to the Yankees Led the Yankees to 2 pennants and 1 World Series within 2 years

11. Influence On Fans In 1920, the Yankees were the first team to attract over a million fans When Ruth began playing, they shared “The Polo Grounds” with the Giants

12. Influence On Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium was built 1923 It became known as “The House that Ruth Built”

13. Financial Homerun Made $80,000/year A reporter realized he was making more than the president He replied “Why not? I had a better year than he did.”

14. Start of World Series In game three of the World Series, Babe was batting in the 5 th inning Pitcher Charlie Root took him to a count of two strikes & two balls

15. During The World Series Babe yelled and pointed to center field He hit next pitch 500 feet past stands Set record for longest home run ever at Wrigley Field

16. Hall of Fame Induction Most celebrated athlete of his time Baseball’s first great slugger First of six inductees for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936

17. Records Regular season record of 714 home runs was hundreds ahead of his closest competitor Had a lifetime slugging average of .690% Had 2873 hits during his whole career

18. Life After Big Leagues Lived quietly with wife Claire During the fall of 1946, Ruth was diagnosed with a malignant tumor on his neck His health began to decline rapidly

19. Death Died August 16, 1948 His jersey number 3 retired at his last appearance at Yankee Stadium on June 13, 1948 More than 100,000 people paid their respects at the stadium Funeral held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City

20. Babe Ruth Day April 27, 1947 was declared Babe Ruth Day Declared when Ruth was diagnosed with tumor Organized for all baseball leagues in United States

21. The End The End