MAG 2 Famous People

Babe Ruth

Reported by. George Choi MAG2

Babe Ruth was the famous baseball player in USA. He was born on Febuary 6, 1895 Baltimore Maryland. Babe Ruth had German-American parents, Kate Schambuger-Ruth and George Herman Ruth. Not much is known about Ruth`s early childhood.

When he was seven years old, his father sent him to St. Mary`s Industrial school for boys. Then, after he grew up, he entered the Boston Red Sox team in the years 1914-1919. Next, he joined the New York Yankees in the years 1920-1934. Babe Ruth performed a higher level during 1926 and he retired in the Boston Braves team in 1935. He died in New York on August 16, 1948.

He got the all star selection twice and world series champion seven times. His career was very nice as well. For example, the batting average 0.342, home runs were 714 and hits were 2,873. So, he is known as the best baseball player in USA.