Timeline of Babe Ruth By kabrook Dec 24, 1934 Babe Ruth is Born Babe Ruth is Born Dec 24, 1953 Minor Leagues Begins to play Dec 24, 1955 Pirates Drafted by the Pirates Dec 24, 1964 Married Marries Vera Zabala Dec 24, 1966 MVP Named MVP Dec 24, 1971 World Series Wins World Series Jan 31, 1972 Dies Dies in plane crash. Sep 30, 1972 3,000th Hit Gets 3,000th hit. Dec 24, 1973 Hall of Fame Elected into Baseball Hall of Fame