Babe Ruth
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Babe Ruth | ||
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Outfield / Pitcher | ||
Born: February 6 1895 Baltimore, Maryland |
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Died: August 16 1948 (aged 53) New York, New York |
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Batted: Left | Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | ||
July 11, 1914 for the Boston Red Sox |
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Final game | ||
May 30, 1935 for the Boston Braves |
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Career statistics | ||
Batting average | .342 | |
Home runs | 714 | |
Run batted in | 2,217 | |
Teams | ||
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Career highlights and awards | ||
MLB Records
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Member of the National | ||
Baseball Hall of Fame | ||
Elected | 1936 | |
Vote | 95.13% |
George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), also known as "Babe", "The Great Bambino", "The Sultan of Swat", "The Colossus of Clout", and "The King Of Crash", was a very famous baseball player during the 1920s and 1930s in Major League Baseball. He played with the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and the Boston Braves.
[change] Career batting statistics
Season | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | Avg. | SLG |
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1914 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .300 |
1915 | 42 | 92 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 23 | .315 | .576 |
1916 | 67 | 136 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 23 | .272 | .419 |
1917 | 52 | 123 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 18 | .325 | .472 |
1918 | 95 | 317 | 50 | 95 | 11 | 66 | 58 | 58 | .300 | .555 |
1919 | 130 | 432 | 103 | 139 | 29 | 114 | 101 | 58 | .322 | .657 |
1920 | 142 | 458 | 158 | 172 | 54 | 137 | 150 | 80 | .376 | .849 |
1921 | 152 | 540 | 177 | 204 | 59 | 171 | 145 | 81 | .378 | .846 |
1922 | 110 | 406 | 94 | 128 | 35 | 99 | 84 | 80 | .315 | .672 |
1923 | 152 | 522 | 151 | 205 | 41 | 131 | 170 | 93 | .393 | .764 |
1924 | 153 | 529 | 143 | 200 | 46 | 121 | 142 | 81 | .378 | .739 |
1925 | 98 | 359 | 61 | 104 | 25 | 66 | 59 | 68 | .290 | .543 |
1926 | 152 | 495 | 139 | 184 | 47 | 150 | 144 | 76 | .372 | .737 |
1927 | 151 | 540 | 158 | 192 | 60 | 164 | 137 | 89 | .356 | .772 |
1928 | 154 | 536 | 163 | 173 | 54 | 142 | 137 | 87 | .323 | .709 |
1929 | 135 | 499 | 121 | 172 | 46 | 154 | 72 | 60 | .345 | .697 |
1930 | 145 | 518 | 150 | 186 | 49 | 153 | 136 | 61 | .359 | .732 |
1931 | 145 | 534 | 149 | 199 | 46 | 163 | 128 | 51 | .373 | .700 |
1932 | 133 | 457 | 120 | 156 | 41 | 137 | 130 | 62 | .341 | .661 |
1933 | 137 | 459 | 97 | 138 | 34 | 103 | 114 | 90 | .301 | .582 |
1934 | 125 | 365 | 78 | 105 | 22 | 84 | 104 | 63 | .288 | .537 |
1935 | 28 | 72 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 24 | .181 | .431 |
Career Statistics | 2,503 | 8,398 | 2,174 | 2,874 | 714 | 2,217 | 2,062 | 1,330 | .342 | .690 |
[change] Other websites
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- baberuth.com - Official site
- baberuthmuseum.com Ruth Museum
- Photo of Babe Ruth as a member of the 1916 Red Sox