Babe Ruth George Herman Ruth Bats Left Throws Left Height 6'2 Weight 215 Born February 6, 1895 Baltimore, MD Died August 16, 1948 New York, NY Inducted into the DBS Hall of Fame, 1936.

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1928 33 STL       522  126  31   6  20   98   59                     3      .241  .278  .439  .376  229 
 1929    STL       465  120  16   1  31   76   72                     7      .258        .497        231 
 1929    HAR       145   35   4   3   5   16   19                     2      .241        .414         60 
 1929 34 TOT       610  155  20   4  36   92   91                     9      .254  .265  .477  .391  291 
 1930 35 HAR       540  171  29   1  39  135   97                     7      .317  .280  .591  .430  319 

 1931 36 HAR  154  563  163   9   0  25   76   76                     4   9  .290  .263  .439  .388  247 
 1932 37 NDA  158  589  160  23   4  29  100   81                     8   3  .272  .244  .472  .366  278 
 1933 38 NDA  141  524  160  22   3  39  111  123  104  105   1  11   4   2  .305  .286  .582  .411  305 
 1934 39 NDA  116  416  117  31   3  29   97  116   81   74   1   0   1   0  .281  .292  .579  .429  241 
 1935 40 HAR   24   60   10   0   0   7   12   11   17   23   0   0   0   0  .167  .282  .517  .411   31 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  8 Seasons   593 3824 1062 165  21 224  721  654  202  202   2  11  36  14  .278  .272  .508  .398 1941
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  559  158  22   3  34  103  106  111  111   1   6   4   4  .278  ----  .508  ----  286
 Career High  158  610  171  31   6  39  111  123  104  105   1  11   9   9  .317  ----  .591  ----  319
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2 Yrs.  STL       987  246  47   7  51  174  131                    10      .249  .278  .466  .376  460 
 4 Yrs.  HAR  178 1308  379  42   4  76  239  203   17   23   0   0  13   9  .290  .272  .502  .409  657 
 3 Yrs.  NDA  415 1529  437  76  10  97  308  320  185  179   2  11  13   5  .286  .272  .539  .399  824 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Postseason Batting

 Year Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA   SLG   TB 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
 1930 HAR STL   L    6   29    9   3   0   5    9    8    6    2   0   0   0   1  .429  .931   27
 1931 HAR MON   W    7   26    8   0   0   1    5    3    6    1   0   0   0   0  .308  .423   11
 1933 NDA HAR   W    6   25    8   3   0   1    5    5    3    6   0   0   0   0  .320  .560   14
 1934 NDA FRE   W    6   25    9   1   0   3    5    7    3    1   0   0   0   0  .360  .760   19
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
               3-1  25   97   34   7   0  10   24   23   18   10   0   0   0   1  .351  .732   71
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Managerial Record  

 Year Ag Tm     G    W    L   Pct.  FIN    GB                           
+-----------+----+----+----+------+-----+----+
 1943 48 MUS  143   70   73   .490    3    29
 1944 49 MUS  154   77   77   .500    3    18
 1945 50 MUS  154   81   73   .526    3    21
 1946 51 MUS  154   80   95   .455    3    24
+-----------+----+----+----+------+-----+----+
  4 Seasons   605  308  318   .492            
+-----------+----+----+----+------+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G    W    L   Pct.  FIN    GB                           

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank

All-Star 1932 1934

Batting Average 1930-.317-9

Home Runs 1928-20-1 1929-36-3 1930-39-3 1931-25-4 1932-29-4 1933-39-2 1934-29-10

RBI 1929-91-6 1930-97-7 1932-81-8 1933-123-3 1934-116-9

Runs 1928-99-7 1929-92-6 1930-135-1 1932-100-1 1933-111-7

Triples 1928-6-6

At Bats 1929-610-8

Player of the Month, June 1929
Player of the Week, Week 17, 1929
Player of the Week, Week 7, 1932
Player of the Week, Week 19, 1933

Transactions January 1, 1928: Drafted 1st round (2nd overall) by St Louis. August 8, 1929: Traded by St Louis with George Kelly to Harlem for Mel Harder and Sam West. November 2, 1931: Traded by Harlem to North Dallas for Whit Wyatt and Charlie Berry. December 1, 1934: Signed as a Free Agent by Harlem.

Biography Well, what can be said about the Babe that hasn't been said? Easily the most popular athlete in American history, Babe Ruth is a legend, a myth, and an American icon. And he was real. George Herman Ruth came from an orphanage in Maryland to the Boston Red Sox as a left-handed pitcher, and a very talented one. He debuted in July of 1914, and in his first four full seasons, he won 78 games. At one time he held the record most consecutive shutout innings in a World Series. Before long though, it was obvious that he was so much more a hitter than a pitcher. He led the American league in home runs in 1918, with 11 in only 317 AB. In 1919 he hit an unheard of total of 29. Then came the controversy. Harry Frazhee sold Ruth to the Yankees in the off season. Red Sox fans were incensed, but Frazhee was clearing house. The Red Sox had been World Champions in 1912, '15, '16 and '18. But Frazhee ran into financial trouble and had to unload all his talent to stay above water. The Babe was just one of many. With the Yankees in 1920, he hit an incredible total of 54 home runs. The next closest was George Sisler with 19! From there, the legend was born. Babe Ruth's immense popularity was responsible for the resurgence of the national pastime, since the 1919 Black Sox Scandal had done such damage to the games reputation. He followed up the '20 season with 59 home runs, an unbeatable record, to say the least. He scored 177 runs and knocked in 171. The game was changing. The dead ball era was over. The Yankee teams of the 20's were powerhouses, with Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel, Tony Lazzeri, Earle Combs and others. With strong pitching, the Yankees were truly a dynasty, and Ruth was the game's biggest star. In 1925, troubled by illness (strongly rumored to be syphilis), he slumped to .290 with 25 home runs. His lifestyle was reckless. He was a drunk, and a womanizer, but after that season he found his way to balance with the game. He continued his bad habits, and he came back in 1926 to bat .372 with 48 home runs. In 1927, he headed Murderer's Row, probably the greatest team ever fielded, with a record 60 home runs that stood for 34 years. Despite his off-field habits getting progressively out of control and his weight continuing to balloon, he was still a danger at the plate, and the jewel in the eye of every American boy. He always took time for children, playing in the street with them or signing an autograph. In 1931, he led the American League in home runs for the 12th year out of 14. In 1932, in the World Series, he hit his famous "Called Shot" off of Charlie Root of the Chicago Cubs. Controversy continues to this day as to whether or not Babe had pointed to where he was going to hit Root's next pitch. Cubs say he did not, Yankees say he did. In 1935, he joined the Boston Braves for his last hurrah. Much to the chagrin of his teammates, who resented the fact that Ruth, 40, was there only for a tourist attraction. He did not partake in team events, stayed at different hotels on the road, and distanced himself from the rest of the team, which was mired in last place. Babe Ruth's last three home runs, number 712, 713 and 714, were hit on the same day, marking the first time Ruth had ever connected for three in a regular season game. A couple of weeks later, after Silas Johnson had struck out the Babe three times, Ruth retired. His totals: 714 home runs, 2213 runs knocked in, a .342 average and .690 slugging percentage. The Babe never got a managing job although he always wanted one. In fact, he was to be offered the Tigers managing job, but decided he would rather go fishing on the day he was to meet with Tigers owner Frank Navin. Babe Ruth died of throat cancer in 1948. He was only 53 years old. His funeral was one of the largest ever seen in New York, as people lined up for hours to pay their final respects. It was a service fit for a king, and that is quite fitting.