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.
Babe Ruth Baseball plans to start a league in the greater Salem area for the 2010 season. Babe Ruth League is a nonprofit organization for athletes between the ages of 5 and 18.
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:13:50 GMTCrystal Lake Babe Ruth Baseball League recently awarded Eric Humpa and Scott Taege the league’s 2009 Sportsmanship Award.
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:30:48 GMTYankee catcher Brian Kocak watches the game in the dugout. The Marco Island Yankees closed their season with a win over the Cardinals at Winterberry Park on Saturday.
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:25:49 GMT
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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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