Babe Ruth The Sultan of Swat
George Herman Ruth Jr. is by far one of Americas greatest sports heroes. He is known primarily for his great baseball exploits and secondary as a man who stayed out late before every game and partied until there was no one left to party with. There is more behind the story of Babe Ruth than just baseball and parties. As a boy Ruth was your average youth who got himself into a little to much trouble and paid the price. As an adult he was a husband and a father who cared more about his family than he liked to show. George Ruth was a baseball hero and an alcoholic, but nobody's perfect. I plan on exploring Babe Ruth's life and noting the good and bad points of Americas greatest Baseball hero. George Herman Ruth Jr. was born on February 6, 1895 in his grandparents' house at 216 Emory St. in the tough water front section of Baltimore. Babe Ruth's parents Kate and George Herman Ruth were 19 and 23 when they had their first child, George Jr. The young father earned his living as a bar tender in a combination grocery store-saloon near the Baltimore water front. Babe was not an only child. He did have a sister named Mary Margaret, also known as Mamie, who was born in 1900. The Ruth's did have six other children, bu
1926 152 495 184 30 5 47 139 145 0.372 In 1948 after two years of heart problems Babe Ruth passed away. He died at 8:01 p.m. on August 16th at Memorial Hospital at the age of 53. When Yankee Stadium was built, in the Bronx in 1923, it became known as the "House that Ruth Built". Indeed, you can say this man made himself into somewhat of a legend. He was also given many nicknames during his glory years. Probably the most famous being "Sultan of Swat".
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