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 along with the Host League and State Champion compete for the World Series Title. The World Series can be hosted by any chartered league which in turn gets an automatic bid into the World Series. The Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series is hosted annually at the Ripken Experience in Aberdeen, MD. The Host Team is the Harford County, MD Champion. 8 International Teams compete for the International Championship with the winner playing the US Champion for the World Championship. The Babe Ruth League Hall of Fame was established in 1968. Individuals are inducted each year. Organizations are inducted from time