Babe Ruth- By dustinwhite02 Feb 6, 1895 Born Period: Feb 6, 1895 to Aug 16, 1948 Babe Ruth Feb 27, 1912 Mother died tuberculosis Mar 18, 1914 First Sping Training game Apr 22, 1914 First regular season game Aug 30, 1914 Signed to the Orioles Nicknamed "babe" and signed for $600 Jun 18, 1915 Became best left-handed piture in MLB Sep 12, 1926 Led the team to 3 World Series Championships Jan 25, 1932 Playing skills droped rapidly due to age Jul 13, 1934 700th homerun Aug 22, 1934 Wanted to manage the Yankees Oct 31, 1935 End of MLB career Dec 31, 1936 Honored for Cooperstown, Hall of Fame Apr 27, 1947 Last appearence at Yankee Stadium Jun 13, 1948 Had his Number retired 3 Aug 16, 1948 Death Throat cancer. 75,000 people attended the funeral at Yankee Staduim
