Babe Ruth Babe Ruth George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth established many MLB batting (and some pitching) records, including career home runs (714), runs batted in (RBIs) (2,213), bases on balls (2,062), slugging percentage (.690), and on-base plus
Babe Ruth League to time. Tom Brady - San Mateo, CA Chris Drury - Trumbull, CT Michael Jordan - Wilmington, NC Jimmy Fallon - Saugerties, NY Bruce Springsteen - Freehold, NJ Jon Stewart - Lawrence, NJ Roy Williams (coach) - Wilmington, NC John Elway - Pullman, WA Scott Boras - Elk Grove, CA Jack Del Rio - Heyward, CA Rush Limbaugh - Cape Girardeau, MO Mike Trout - Millville, NJ Babe Ruth League The Babe Ruth League is an international youth baseball and softball league based in Hamilton, New Jersey, named after George Herman "Babe" Ruth. The parent program, Babe Ruth League, Incorporated,