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Babe Ruth Term 1 7/14/2013 Babe Ruth The Home Run King Troy Barone
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Babe Ruth`s Bio Born: February 6,1895 Died August 16,1948 Birth name: George Herman Ruth
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Babe Ruth`s School Birth Place : Baltimore, MD Educated: St Mary`s Industrial School St Mary`s Industrial School was an orphanage
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St Mary`s Baseball Team Parents could not handle him He needed more discipline Learned how to play baseball at St Mary`s
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Ruth Up At Bat Introduced by Joe Dunn to professional baseball. Joe Dunn became his legal guardian They nicknamed him Jack`s newest babe
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Ruth`s High School Team Ruth became an excellent left handed pitcher for the Red Sox Later nicknamed the Sultan of Swat Later he had a career record of 94 wins and 46 losses as a pitcher for the Red Sox
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Babe Ruth as a hitter Babe Ruth is remembered for his excellent hitting Sold to the New York Yankees by the Red Sox Switched to the outfield by the New York Yankees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYYXnsGgf pM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYYXnsGgf pM
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Home Run Hitter Ruth led the league in home runs 12 times Including 59 home runs in 1921 A home run record of 60 in 1927
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Ruth Retires Ruth retired in 1935 He had 714 career home runs The home run record was not beat until 1974 by Hank Aaron
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Ruth`s Teams with Lou Gehrig The greatest one- two hitting in baseball Ruth was the heart of the 1927 Yankees This team was known as the best team in baseball history
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References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth http://www.baseball- reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml http://www.baseball- reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml http://www.baberuth.com/ Any questions?
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