Babe Ruth

You cannot rightfully compare athletes from Babe Ruth's era to the athletes of today. There are too many advancements in equipment, baseball science, and athletic conditioning. The fairest way to compare two eras in sports would be to rate what the athlete accomplished during his own era compared to the other athletes in their sport.

For example Babe Ruth at one time early in his career was hitting more home runs than entire teams. He hit 54 home runs in 1920 the next highest ballplayer had 19. He hit more home runs than every team in major League baseball with the exception of the Phillies with 64. It would be like one of today's hitters hitting 180 home runs or more in a season. Before the 1980's if you hit 20 home runs you were considered a home run hitter. Today every one hits 20 home runs.

Today, Baseballs are wound tighter, bats are lighter, parks are smaller, the pitchers mound is lower, the strike zone is smaller, and the athletes are better conditioned. You can't compare Alex Rodriguez to Babe Ruth.

Ruth's first wife, Helen, died in a house fire in January, 1929.

Before 1929 players did not wear uniform number. Babe Ruth wore jersey number 3 with the New York Yankees starting in 1929. Numbers were issued by the players place in the line up, and Ruth batted 3rd. He also wore unifom number 3 with the Boston Braves in 1935.

No, the Gold Glove award was not created until 1957.

David Ortiz hit 54 homers for the BoSox in 2006

Babe Ruth played for the Boston Braves when he hit his 714th home run. On May 25, 1935, Babe hit 3 home runs against the Pirates at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. His last game was on May 30, 1935.

A 1932 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball with the key signatures: McCarthy, Ruth, Gehrig, Sewell, Dickey, Pennock, Combs, Lazzeri, Ruffing, Gomez, and Allen is worth about $5,500.-$14,000. Value is based on average prices of recently closed auctions. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the baseball. Prices may also vary based on the amount of signatures, and key signatures acquired. The more complete the baseball with key signatures the more valuable. In a recent auction a 1932 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball sold for $17,261 If the signatures are not properly authenticated the baseball could sell at half the market value or less.

Same as it is now...white with Navy blue pin strips at home and grey on the road.

Frank Tanana and Rick Reuschel were the two pitchers to give up homeruns to both Aaron and Bonds. RICK REUSCHEL. Hank Aaron homered off Reuschel on June 16th, 1973 and July 7th, 1974. Barry Bonds hit one off of him on May 27th, 1990.

Ruth became the director of the American Legion youth baseball program in 1947, he made various appearances on television and radio during the 1930-1940's including some programs of his own, he also made occasional appearances in films including 3 scenes in Pride of the Yankees the movie about Lou Gerhig. he spent a season as the Yankees first base coach and those are the highlights of his post-baseball life

Great Question! And Lucky You I Have An Answer For It. It Was Babe Ruth {Also Known As "The Home-Run King"} He Hit That Ball 618 Feet. It Was Also Witnessed By A Living Person. AND HE WAS NOT USING STEROIDS.

"Where He Played

Ruth was a right fielder mostly, though he did play a few seasons in left early in his career. Of course, he also pitched. In 490 at-bats as a pitcher, Ruth hit .304 with a .504 slugging percentage. He scored 75 runs, had 34 doubles, 11 triples, 15 home runs, and drove in 73... According to David Vincent, the guru of home run stats, Ruth hit 354 homers as a right fielder, and 313 as a left fielder. He and Ernie Banks (shortstop and first base) are the only players to hit as many as 300 HR at two positions." http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/ruthba01.php

NY Yankees super-slugger Roger Maris became the most hated man in baseball on October 1, 1961, when, with a single blow, he hit his 61st home run and broke the long-standing record of 60 home runs hit in a single season held by the fans' beloved Babe Ruth. Some cried foul since Ruth had played 154 games in a season, compared to Maris' 162, and the controversy was only settled in 1991, when baseball commissioner Fay Vincent declared the record official. Maris had been pitted against his crowd-pleasing Yankees teammate, Mickey Mantle, who ended the season with 54 home runs.

When Babe Ruth played for the Boston Red Sox players did not wear numbers. In 1929 the New York Yankees decided to wear numbers to the backs of their jerseys. The numbers corresponded to each player's general position in the lineup.for example Babe Ruth wore No. 3, since he usually batted third, and Lou Gehrig wore No. 4 as he batted fourth, and so on. The Babe wore number 3 for the Yankees, and for the 1935 Boston Braves. In 1938 as a marketing gimmick the Dodger hired Babe Ruth to be a 1st Base Coach. Babe Ruth wore uniform Number 35. Dodgers infielder Pete Coscarart wore number 3.

Babe Ruth was sold to the New York Yankees on December 26, 1919.

Babe Ruth was the American League MVP in 1923, the American League Batting Champion in 1924, He won the AL ERA award in 1916, and was a 12-time winner of the record for most home runs in the American League. Ruth was also a seven-time World Series winner, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.

Roger Clemens

As far as career home runs go, Babe Ruth broke Roger Connor's all time record on July 18, 1921. Hank Aaron broke Ruth's all time record on April 8, 1974. That would mean he held the record for 52 years, 8 months, 21 days.

Otto Schnering, the founder and president of the Curtis Candy company, named the candy bar after his infant neice, whose name was "Ruth". Babe Ruth, the baseball player, called on Mr. Schnering and demanded that he be given a royalty, but Mr. Schnering showed him a picture of the real baby, Ruth, sitting on his desk, and refused to pay anything to the baseball player.

In 1927. Babe Ruth set the record for most home runs in a season with 60. He broke his own record of 59.

He liked to eat pretty much anything. He especially ate a lot of hot dogs.

Sewing. he worked in a shirt factory as a child.

Roger Maris hit 61 Home Runs in 1961.

Mickey Mantle hit his last home run, career number 536, on Sept. 20, 1968, batting left handed at Yankee Stadium vs. the Boston Red Sox off right handed pitcher Jim Lonborg. It was Mantles 18th home run of the season.