Babe Ruth
His Real name was George Herman Ruth, Jr., but was most often known as "Babe" Ruth", "the Bambino" or "the Sultan of Swat" by most people. He was born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. Babe's parents were Kate Schamberger-Ruth and George Herman Ruth, Sr. and they ran saloons and sold lightning rods. Sadly his mother died of tuberculosis when he was a teenager. His sister Mamie was the only sibling of 7 that survived past infancy.
When he played in the MLB he played for 3 different teams: Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and the Boston Braves. He played outfielder and pitcher while pitching and batting left-handed. Amazingly he won the World Series 7 times while in the pros. His number was also retired when he was #3 while playing for the New York Yankees. One last amazing thing he did was be in the all star game twice and be the AL MVP in 1923.
In 1936 Babe Ruth was elected into the Hall of Fame, and two years later coached the Brooklyn Dodgers for one season. He got married in 1914 to Helen Woodford, but separated 14 years later. Ruth also adopted two girls named Dorothy Ruth and Claire Meritt Hodgson. Claire was adopted after getting married to her mother Julia Hodgson. On August 16, 1948 he died of an pneumonia at the age of 53 where he lived a amazing life and will never be forgotten in the game of Baseball.
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