George herman ruth biography books

Discover the life of Babe Ruth--a story about making it to the top for kids ages 6 to 9

George Herman Ruth Jr., more commonly known as Babe Ruth, was one of the greatest American baseball players of all time. Before he was a sports hero, Babe was a poor kid who loved playing baseball but often got into trouble. His life changed when he went away to boarding school and he was discovered by the minor leagues. The rest is history!

Help kids explore how Babe went from being a ung boy growing up in Baltimore to a record-breaking baseball player and sports hero. This Babe Ruth book includes:

• Core curriculum--Kids will learn the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of Babe's life, and take a quick quiz to test their knowledge.
• His lasting impact--Young readers will find out how Babe Ruth changed the game of baseball for future generations--and became more than just a great baseball player.
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Babe Ruth




Born

in Baltimore, Maryland, The United States

February 06,




Died

August 16,




Genre

Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Sports




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A pitcher for the Boston Red Sox from to and an outfielder for the New York Yankees from to , American baseball player George Herman Ruth, known as Babe, hit home runs, played in 10 World Series of games each fall between the winning teams of the American league and the national league to decide the championship, and held 54 major-league records; the baseball hall of fame inducted this known "sultan of swat" in

George Herman Ruth, Jr., best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from – Ruth originally broke into the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox as a starting pitcher, but after he was sold to the New York Yankees inA pitcher for the Boston Red Sox from to and an outfielder for the New Yo

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Babe Ruth

American baseball player (–)

This article is about the baseball player. For other uses, see Babe Ruth (disambiguation).

Baseball player

Babe Ruth
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Outfielder / Pitcher
Born:()February 6, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died: August 16, () (aged&#;53) New York City, U.S.
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Batting average
Hits	2,
Home runs
Runs batted in	2,
Win–loss record	94–46
Earned run average
Strikeouts
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As player As coach
2× All-Star (, ) 7× World Series champion (, , , , , , ) AL MVP () AL batting champion () 12× AL home run leader (–, , , –) 5× AL RBI leader (–, , ) AL ERA leader () Pitched a combined no-hitter on June 23, New York Yankees No. 3 retired Monument Park honoree Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame Major League Baseball All-Century Team Major League Baseball All-Time Team Other career ac