Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth, (b. February 6, 1895, d. August 16, 1948), better known as Babe Ruth, also commonly known by the nicknames The Bambino and The Sultan of Swat, was an American baseball player and United States national icon. He was one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and he was the first player to hit over 30, 40 and 50 home runs in one season. His record of 60 home runs in the 1927 season stood for 34 years until it was broken by Roger Maris in 1961. He also was a member of the original American League All-Star team in 1933. In 1998, The Sporting News named Ruth as Number One in its list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players."

External links

• Baseball Hall of Fame
• {{baseball-reference|id=r/ruthba01}}
• Quotecafe - Quotes by Babe Ruth
• Lovable Ruth was everyone's Babe, an ESPN article by Larry Schwartz
• Info about the Ruth "called shot" home movie
• BaseballLibrary.com
• intheknowzone/tobacco/history.htm
• Medicolegal/cancerstats1925.htm