Blog Post #3

George Herman Ruth Jr. born on February 6, 1895, best known as "Babe Ruth", was an American League baseball player from 1914- 1935. Babe Ruth has earned nicknames including: "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", during his major league career. Ruth originally came into the major leagues as a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but soon was traded to the New York Yankees in 1919, and became a full-time right fielder and became one of the greatest hitters of all time. George helped the Yankees win 7 Pennants and 4 World Series titles. Because of these accomplishments, Babe Ruth is what we know today.

Babe Ruth's contributions to baseball have shaped the sport into what we know of it today. Ruth's record of Hitting 714 home runs, until Hank Aaron topped the record gave him the name what we know today. When Ruth was traded to the Yankees from Boston in 1919 this caused much controversy and created the rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox. Ruth's exceptional hitting, batting at .343 with 2,873 hits, gave him a spot in Sporting News' top 100 baseball players of all time and got him inducted into the Hall of Fame. With out Babe Ruth, the game of baseball would not be what we know of it today.

Babe Ruth's impacts on the sport have shaped how the sport is thought of and how baseball is played today. I think this person is important because they are considered one of, or the best baseball player of all time. Because of Ruth's baseball success he even got his on T.V. show, The Adventures of Babe Ruth, and many movies have been created based on Ruth. Babe Ruth's impact on the world has changed people opinion on how people think of baseball. Because of Babe Ruth, the sport would not be played the same it is today.