![]() ![]() Mary’s Industrial School for Boys in Baltimore, he came to the big leagues as a lefty hurler with the Red Sox, where he won 89 games in six years while setting the World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings.īut the Red Sox recognized Ruth's ability at the plate and began transitioning him to the outfield. Ruth has been called an American original, undoubtedly the game’s first great slugger and the most celebrated athlete of his time. Sports writer Tommy Holmes, winner of the 1979 BBWAA Career Excellence Award, was more succinct: “Some 20 years ago, I stopped talking about the Babe for the simple reason that I realized that those who had never seen him didn’t believe me.” But the Bambino was more than numbers – especially to those who knew him, like former teammate Joe Dugan, who once said: “To understand him you had to understand this: He wasn’t human.” Babe Ruth put up monumental statistics during his playing career. ![]()
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