Babe+Ruth

George **** Herman **** - “Babe” Ruth -Jared ** // Slam!!! HOME RUN!!! Babe Ruth sprints around the bases with the other team’s heads spinning! // On February 6, 1895 the most famous baseball player of our time is born. George (Babe) Ruth was one of the most famous baseball players ever. He was famous because of his outstanding sportsmanship and sky high averages. He hit the most homeruns in one season when everyone else didn’t even hit half. He helped the many major league teams he played for finish first in the World Series. He joined the Red Sox in 1914, and led the team to many victories. Mostly because of Babe, the Boston Red Sox finished first in 1915, 1916 and 1918. He loved children, mostly because his own childhood wasn’t a perfect and fun one. He visited hospitals and talked to children, helping them through harsh, painful times. He often left one-hundred dollars in the rooms he visited. He once visited an eleven year old boy named Johnny Sylvester who was very sick. He promised to hit a homerun for him in the next game. He hit two for Johnny, who later that month got better. These are some of the reasons why Babe was (and still is) famous. Babe’s past wasn’t really pretty. He wasn’t one of those perfect boys who do everything their parents ask of them. He was quite the opposite - he was a wild boy. His parents didn’t know how to make him behave so they sent him to St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys. There he learned to behave and listen, and there he learned baseball. St. Mary’s had a baseball team. That is where Babe learned to play it. He could hit and throw farther than anyone, even the older boys. By the age of eight, he was skipping class, stealing and chewing tobacco. He basically grew up in a bar, so he didn’t spend much “family time” with his parents. That is probably one of the reasons why he was “wild”. He was mostly famous because of his amazing averages and how many homeruns he hit. He hit 29 homers in 1927 while the rest of the team hit only hit 4. . Many think he was the best baseball player ever others think he was the greatest athlete ever. Apparently he was the best in the league. He was a very good pitcher, but an even better hitter. He was also left-handed. It all went well until he was switched to outfield. His team needed him to hit. When he joined the Boston, Red Sox in 1914 he had no fans. They always threw trash at him. Nobody liked him, but that was when he was new to the major leagues. When people got “used” to him they started to like him. Eventually the stadiums had more people than usual because of Babe. In his Red Sox career he helped the Red Sox finish first in 1915, 1916, 1918. He was sold to the New York, Yankees in 1920. Later in his career (And just like on the Red Sox) he was the best on his team. With this new player on the team, the Yanks almost always came in first in the league. They also often won the World Series. When a new Yankee Stadium was built, fans nicknamed it “The House That Ruth Built”. Obviously the baseball fans were big fans of Babe. When George got out of St. Mary’s at the age of 18, he joined the Baltimore, Orioles. At that time Jack Dunn owned the Orioles and sportswriters nicknamed George “Jack Dunn’s Baby” (because he was so young) which was shortened to Babe. Later in his career he started his large diet. Instead of a couple eggs and some toast for breakfast, he ate an eighteen egg omelet and no doubt, some toast. For a snack he had six hot dogs and six sodas. For dinner he wolfed down 2 whole fried chickens- talk about too much! And it is not like he didn’t gain a few pounds. In the end he weighed 215 pounds. As the years went on, Babe Ruth got older and eventually died of cancer in 1948 at the age of 53, but not before he was voted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame. Even though he is gone, he is still considered one of the best baseball players of all time. He died with many high averages. His lifetime batting average: .342, his lifetime slugging average: .690, his season batting average: .840. His homerun percent: 8.50%. He played 2503 games. He was at bat 8399 times and hit the ball 2873 times. Bibliography McLeese, Don. __Babe Ruth (American Legends Series)__. Grand Rapids: Rourke, 2002. Kramer, Sydelle. __Baseball's Greatest Hitters (Step-Into-Reading, Step 5)__. New York: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2000.
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