The consensus best baseball player of all-time due to his excellence both as a hitter and a pitcher, Babe Ruth is one of the most widely recognized figures in sports history. Most often associated with the
New York Yankees, Ruth started his career with the
Boston Red Sox, where as a pitcher he was among the league's best and was a standout World Series performer. Ruth's move from the Red Sox to the Yankees marked the end of an era of World Series titles in Boston and the beginning of a World Series winning tradition for the Yankees. This trade become the most famous in baseball history, and later it was added to lore that Ruth cursed the Sox, a curse that would cause an 86 year gulf between Red Sox World Series wins. Ruth's home run hitting prowess on the Yankees is widely considered to have saved baseball in the aftermath of the Chicago Black Sox scandal that discredited the sport. Ruth would demolish home run records, both single season and career, before his finishing his career out with the Boston
Braves. Babe Ruth was elected to the Hall Of Fame in 1936.
Capping a strong 2009 Sonoma Valley Babe Ruth baseball league run with a regular-season title, the Cubs are the top seed for the championship playoffs, which begin tonight at Arnold Field.
Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:59:24 GMTLeesburg Freedom wins Babe Ruth 8U state title
Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:13:38 GMTSoftball teams from across the state will be heading to Williamston this week for the ENC State Babe Ruth Tournament. Check here for schedule times and pairings.
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George Herman Ruth had many nicknames aside from Babe. Those included The Bambino, The Caliph of Clout, Sultan of Swat, Jidge, The Behemoth of Bust and The Great Bambino.
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