Babe Ruth

When you think of “home runs” first thing that comes to my mind is Babe Ruth. That’s what Babe Ruth is usually for hitting home runs. But Babe Ruth also has many other accomplishments that he did in his life. There are many things that happened off the field that many people might not know about. Babe Ruth brought spot light to the sport of baseball when it was a unknown sport.

Babe Ruth’s Real name was real name was George Herman Ruth, Jr. His family was very dysfunctional and he ended up going to an all boys school ( Schwartz 1 ). There his amazing baseball skills where recognized. His mentor told him to focus his energies on something productive. So he joined the baseball team and from there he went on and played into Saint Mary’s school for boys( Schwartz 3).

He was sign at the age of 19 to the Baltimore Orioles he recognized his young talent and signed him (Schwartz 2). That is where he got the named babe, his other team members would always call him “ jacks newest babe”. That’s where he got Babe Ruth. After being with that team for about 5 months the sox’s bought his contract. He would be playing on that team for about the next 6 years. Babe was a all-round good pitcher and a especially good batter. That's what he is best known for hitting so many homeruns and for sometimes winning the game for the team.

After being with the sox’s for about six year his contract was bought by the Yankees. They knew that they were getting a very valuable player. There was a myth that went around the because they bought his contract that the “ curse of bambino” would not let them win. The curse haunted the Yankees until 2004 where they won the world series. The Yankee’s on the other hand were very happy to have the Babe Ruth on there team. But Babe Ruth also was known for the things that he did off the field.

He decided to marry a 17 year old waitress and also had enough money to buy a very nice house for the both of them ( Schwartz 3) . The also adopted a daughter and raised her in there brand new home. Ruth could not handle a marriage and his fame in baseball, so the marriage ended. Even though they separated they remained married because of there beliefs ( Schwartz 3). His wife eventually died in a house fire, leaving him with his daughter. A couple of years later he married a actress/ model.

The most famous moment in baseball history, was during Game 3 of the 1932