He single-handedly changed the way the game of baseball was played. He set records that remain in place until this day. His superstar status transcended the ga
…He single-handedly changed the way the game of baseball was played. He set records that remain in place until this day. His superstar status transcended the game of baseball. And, on this day, August 16, 1948, the world mourned the death of baseball’s greatest hero, George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Jr.Nicknamed “The Babe” early on in his baseball career, Ruth’s early success in baseball came as a left-handed pitcher. Originally signed in 1914 by the then minor-league Baltimore Orioles, Ruth quickly made it to the major leagues, sold to the Boston Red Sox in July, 1914.
Ruth had an 89-46 record during his career as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, participating in three World Series, winning both his starts in the 1918 World Series, and setting a record with a consecutive scoreless inning streak of 29? innings, a record that stood until Whitey Ford broke it in 1961.
Ruth was also famous for another historic pitching event. On June 23, 1917 against the Washington Senators, after walking the leadoff hitter,…
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