Baseball Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, Jr.)

TITLE: [Babe Ruth, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding up bat, in baseball uniform, on field], CALL NUMBER: LOT 12344-1 [P&P]REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-98072 (b&w film copy neg.)No known restrictions on publication. MEDIUM: 1 photographic. print. CREATED, PUBLISHED: [1920?]. NOTES: by Keystone View Co. Inc. of N.Y. National Photo Company Collection.

Digital ID: cph 3b44161 Source: b&w film copy neg. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-98072 (b&w film copy neg.) Retrieve uncompressed archival TIFF version (1,667 kilobytes)

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [reproduction number, LC-USZ62-98072]

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Babe Ruth, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), also known as "Babe", "The Great Bambino", "The Sultan of Swat", and "The Colossus of Clout", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914-1935.

Although he spent most of his career as an outfielder with the New York Yankees, Ruth began his career as a successful starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He compiled a 89-46 win-loss record during his time with the Red Sox and set a number of World Series pitching records. In 1918, Ruth started to play in the outfield and at first base so he could help the team on a day-to-day basis as a hitter. In 1919, he appeared in 111 games as an outfielder. He also hit 29 home runs to break Ned Williamson's record for most home runs in a single season.

In 1920, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000, in part to finance a Broadway play. The transaction spawned the Curse of the Bambino. Over his next 15 seasons in New York, Ruth led the league or placed in the top ten in batting average, slugging percentage, runs, total bases, home runs, RBI, and walks several times. Ruth hit 59 home runs in 1921 then beat his own single season home run record in 1927 with 60. It stood as the single season home run record for 34 years.

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