George Herman Ruth (1895-1948)

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class="col-xs-12"> <p>Died aged c. 53</p> <blockquote class="quote-card blue-card"> <p>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 star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936, Ruth was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members. At age seven, Ruth was sent to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a reformatory where he was mentored by Brother Matthias Boutlier of the Xaverian Brothers, the school's disciplinarian and a capable baseball player. In 1914, Ruth was signed to play Minor League baseball for the Baltimore Orioles but was soon sold to the Red Sox. By 1916, he had built a reputation as an outstanding pitcher who sometimes hit long home runs, a feat unusual for any player in the pre-1920 dead-ball era. Although Ruth twice won 23 games in a season as a pitcher and was a member of three World Series championship teams with the Red Sox, he wanted to play every day and was allowed to convert to an outfielder. With regular playing time, he broke the MLB single-season home run record in 1919 with 29. After that season, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Ruth to the Yankees amid controversy. The trade fueled Boston's subsequent 86-year championship drought and popularized the "Curse of the Bambino" superstition. In his 15 years with the Yankees, Ruth helped the team win seven American League (AL) pennants and four World Series championships. His big swing led to escalating home run totals that not only drew fans to the ballpark and boosted the sport's popularity but also helped usher in baseball's live-ball era, which evolved from a low-scoring game of strategy to a sport where the home run was a major factor. As part of the Yankees' vaunted "Murderers' Row" lineup of 1927, Ruth hit 60 home runs, which extended his own MLB single-season record by a single home run. Ruth's last season with the Yankees was 1934; he retired from the game the following year, after a short stint with the Boston Braves. Throughout his career, Ruth led the AL in home runs during a season 12 times. During Ruth's career, he was the target of intense press and public attention for his baseball exploits and off-field penchants for drinking and womanizing. After his retirement as a player, he was denied the opportunity to manage a major league club, most likely because of poor behavior during parts of his playing career. In his final years, Ruth made many public appearances, especially in support of American efforts in World War II. In 1946, he became ill with nasopharyngeal cancer and died from the disease two years later. Ruth remains a major figure in American culture.</p> <cite><a target="_blank" href="http://dbpedia.org/resource/Babe_Ruth"><i class="fas fa-link"></i>DbPedia</a></cite> </blockquote> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213812"><i class="fas fa-link"></i>Wikidata</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth"><i class="fas fa-link"></i>Wikipedia</a> </div> </div> </div> <h2>Commemorated on 3 plaques</h2> <ul class="nav nav-tabs" role="tablist"> <li class="nav-item" role="presentation"> <a class="nav-link active" href="#tiles" data-bs-toggle="tab" role="tab">tiles</a> </li> <li class="nav-item" role="presentation"> <a class="nav-link" href="#list" data-bs-toggle="tab" role="tab">list</a> </li> </ul> <div class="tab-content"> <div class="tab-pane fade in active show" id="tiles" role="tabpanel"> <div id="plaque-tiles" class="row grid" data-masonry='{"percentPosition": true }'> <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 mb-2"> <div class="card plaque text-center"> <a href="/plaques/4512"> <div class="card photo"> <img class="card-img img-rounded w-100" rel="foaf:depiction" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7405/8719260208_3bc87d476b_m.jpg" /> <div class="card-info"> <i class="fab fa-creative-commons"></i> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/95121642@N04/8719260208/">Brian Cooper on Flickr</a> </div> </div> </a> <div class="card-footer"> <i class="far fa-compass"></i> <small class="text-muted">New York, NY, United States</small> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 mb-2"> <div class="card plaque text-center"> <a href="/plaques/6572"> <img class="card-img-top img-responsive w-100" src="/assets/NoPhotoSqr-fbc25e3d53bc55e73e8e0fb94589695452948eab15e038709227395ebb172054.png" /> <div class="card-img-overlay"> <h7 class="card-title">Babe Ruth at Hanlan's Point Near this site, in Maple Leaf Park on September 5, 1914, th...</h7> </div> </a> <div class="card-footer"> <i class="far fa-compass"></i> <small class="text-muted">Toronto, ON, Canada</small> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 mb-2"> <div class="card plaque text-center"> <a href="/plaques/6576"> <img class="card-img-top img-responsive w-100" src="/assets/NoPhotoSqr-fbc25e3d53bc55e73e8e0fb94589695452948eab15e038709227395ebb172054.png" /> <div class="card-img-overlay"> <h7 class="card-title">Babe Ruth in Toronto Near this site, at the old Hanlan's Point Stadium, on 5 September ...</h7> </div> </a> <div class="card-footer"> <i class="far fa-compass"></i> <small class="text-muted">Toronto, ON, Canada</small> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script> setTimeout(function () { var msnry = new Masonry('.grid'); }, 1000); </script> </div> <div class="tab-pane fade" id="list" role="tabpanel"> <style> </style> <div id="plaque-collection"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"> <a href="/plaques/4512"> <img class="card-img-top img-thumbnail w-100" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7405/8719260208_3bc87d476b_m.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8"> <h5 class="card-title"> </h5> <p> Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth) 1895-1948 “The Sultan of Swat” led the New York Yankees to seven pennants between 1920 and 1934. Ruth hit 714 career home runs, a record until 1974. He lived here for several years, beginning in 1929, and then moved to 173 Riverside Drive. </p> <p class="card-text"> <small> 345 West 88th Street, NY 10024, <a href="/places/us/areas/new_york/plaques">New York, NY</a>, United States <i class="far fa-compass"></i> where they lived </small> </p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"> <a href="/plaques/6572"> <img class="card-img-top img-thumbnail w-100" src="/assets/NoPhotoSqr-fbc25e3d53bc55e73e8e0fb94589695452948eab15e038709227395ebb172054.png" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8"> <h5 class="card-title"> </h5> <p> Babe Ruth at Hanlan's Point Near this site, in Maple Leaf Park on September 5, 1914, the now legendary baseball player Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a professional. It was to be the only home run he ever hit in the minor leagues. As a 19-year-old rookie, playing for the Providence Grays in the International League, he connected with a pitch from Ellis Johnson of the Toronto Maple Leafs, sending the ball over the fence in right field and scoring three runs. Pitching for the Grays, Ruth allowed only one hit, earning the title "southside phenom" from the Toronto Daily Star. The final score was Providence Grays 9, Toronto Maple Leafs 0. Babe Ruth quickly moved up to the major leagues, and played his way to a phenomenal career. The Toronto team went on to win a total of eleven pennants before folding in 1967. </p> <p class="card-text"> <small> Hanlan's Point ferry dock, Toronto Island, <a href="/places/ca/areas/toronto_on/plaques">Toronto, ON</a>, Canada <i class="far fa-compass"></i> where they hit his first home run as a professional near </small> </p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"> <a href="/plaques/6576"> <img class="card-img-top img-thumbnail w-100" src="/assets/NoPhotoSqr-fbc25e3d53bc55e73e8e0fb94589695452948eab15e038709227395ebb172054.png" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8"> <h5 class="card-title"> </h5> <p> Babe Ruth in Toronto Near this site, at the old Hanlan's Point Stadium, on 5 September 1914, baseball's legendary Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a professional - the only home run he ever hit in the minor leagues. The lanky 19-year-old rookie, playing for the Providence Greys in the International League, connected with a pitch off Ellis Johnson of the Toronto Maple Leafs, sending the ball over the fence in right field and scoring three runs for his team. Ruth, as pitcher of his team, allowed only one hit and the Greys shut out Toronto 9-0. His later career made Babe Ruth a monumental figure in baseball history. This plaque commemorates both the extraordinary career of Babe Ruth and the important contribution made by Toronto to the game of baseball from "Little League" teams to the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League. [plaque removed] </p> <p class="card-text"> <small> Hanlan's Point ferry dock, Toronto Island, <a href="/places/ca/areas/toronto_on/plaques">Toronto, ON</a>, Canada <i class="far fa-compass"></i> where they hit his first home run as a professional near </small> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer> <hr> <p><i class="far fa-copyright"></i> Open Plaques 2009-2025</p> <p><small>Available as Open Data in .geojson, .json, and .csv format. Please consider using the datadump before crawling (and killing) our server.</small></p> </footer> </div> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-8901261-1', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> </body> </html>

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