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George Herman Ruth was born in Pigtown, Baltimore, Maryland. His parents were Katherine Schamberger and George Herman Ruth, Sr.
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Babe Ruth was drafted out of the minors and into the big leagues for the Boston Red Sox.
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Babe Ruth's first team that he played for was the Boston Red Sox. He played for 5 years and did very well.
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He was then drafted to the New York Yankees and played there for the mjajority of his career.
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After he played for the Boston Red Sox, he was drafted to the New York Yankees and played 14 years there and was in his prime for baseball.
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Babe Ruth hit more than 40 homers per seasin in 11 seasons that was a record never reachead.
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He had set an all-time record for highest slugging percentage at .690.
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At the end of his career he was a 7-time American Pennant winner
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After he was done with the New York Yankees, he was then traded to the Boston braves where he spent one year of his long successful career playing for.
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At the end of his season and career in 1935, he had broken the home run record with 714 career home runs. This record is one that few players have approached.
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By the end of his career he had led his league in home runs 12 times.
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Babe Ruth was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936 and inducted in 1939.
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In his time of fame, he was awarded the Associated Press' Athlete of the Century and The Sporting News' Greatest Player of All Time.
