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Birth
Babe Ruth was born at 216 Emory Street in Pigtown, a rough neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. -
His Farther sent him to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys
When he was seven years old, his father sent him to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a reformatory and orphanage, and signed custody over to the Catholic missionaries who ran the school. Ruth remained at St. Mary's for the next 12 years, only visiting with his family for special occasions. -
Babe Ruth sold to the Boston Red Sox
Dunn offered to trade Ruth, along with Ernie Shore and Ben Egan, to Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics. Dunn asked $10,000 ($212,027 in current dollar terms) for the trio, but Mack refused the offer. The Cincinnati Reds, who had an agreement with the Orioles, also passed on Ruth. -
World Series
The 1918 Series was played under several metaphorical dark clouds. The Series was held early in September due to the World War I "Work or Fight" order that forced the premature end of the regular season on September 1, and remains the only World Series to be played entirely in September. The Series was marred by players threatening to strike due to low gate receipts. -
Babe Ruth was sold to the New York Yankees
Frazee sold Ruth to the New York Yankees. Popular legend has it that Frazee sold Ruth and several other of his best players to finance a Broadway play, No, No, Nanette (which actually didn't debut until 1925). The truth is somewhat more nuanced. -
A Hero Desending
Babes playing skill kept getting lower and lower for he was ill. Babe was playing so bad that his maneger sent him a contract of one doller. Ruth was suffering from cancer and was cut from the Yankees. Babe left baseball but came back as a coach for the dodgers hoping for a manging job, he never got it. -
Babe At His Weakest
Babe finally quiet baseball but people sstill wanted to see him. Ruth was getting weaker everday but he still was active. Babe Ruth wore his number 3 for the last time on the 13th of June, 1938 on Babe Ruth day and he made a speach. -
A Memorable Man
Babe Ruth died on August 16th,1948. Many came to his funeral to say good bye to the man who many said created baseball. That day was a sad day but many people remember Babe Ruth as the man with one powerful swing.
