BABE RUTH'S STORY

WRITTEN BY:KYLIE REED
PICTURES BY:HAIKU DECK

BABES BEGINNING

• Babe Ruth was born on Feb. 6 1895
• His full name is George Herman Ruth Jr.
• His nick names were "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat"
• He batted left handed and threw left handed

AVERAGE PLAYER

• Batting average .342 Hits 2,873 Home runs 714 Runs batted in 2,213 Win–loss record 94–46 Earned run average 2.28

RISING UP

• His MLB debut was on July 11, 1914, for the Boston Red Sox
• He played for The Boston Red Sox (1914–1919) New York Yankees (1920–1934) Boston Braves (1935)

HIGHLIGHTS

• 2× All-Star (1933, 1934) 7× World Series champion (1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932) AL MVP (1923) AL batting champion (1924) 12× AL home run leader (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) 6× AL RBI leader (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) AL ERA leader (1916) New York Yankees #3 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team Major League Baseball All-Time Team Other career achievements and records

HIGHLIGHTS CONT.

• 6× AL RBI leader (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) AL ERA leader (1916) New York Yankees #3 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team Major League Baseball All-Time Team Other career achievements and records
• He was a great pitcher as well as a great hitter.

OVERALL

• He won 94 games and lost 46
• He pitched 1221.1 innings
• His overall ERA is 2.28

CURSE

• The curse of the bambino was a superstition evolving from the failure of the Boston Red Sox baseball team to win the World Series in the 86-year period from 1918 to 2004. Because they traded Babe to New York for money. They got paid $100,00!

CALLED SHOT

• Babe Ruth's called shot was the home run hit by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

HARD TIMES

• During his career, he was the target of intense press and public attention for his baseball exploits and off-field penchants for drinking and womanizing.
• He was denied a job in baseball for most of his retirement, most likely due to poor behavior during parts of his playing career.

THE END

• His last MLB appearance was on May 30, 1935, for the Boston Braves
• He hit his last home run on May 25th, 1935

HOW IT ENDED

• In 1946, he became ill with cancer, and died two years later.
• He died on August 16, 1948 (aged 53) Manhattan, New York City

The story BABE RUTH

By:Kylie Reed