Babe Ruth: Legendary Slugger

Sterling Biographies

by David Fischer

Making legends and leaving people awestruck: that’s what Babe Ruth was all about. More than 70 years after he swung his bat for the final time, “the Sultan of Swat” remains baseball’s greatest player.  Find out about:

- His troubled childhood—including a period in reform school

- How he got his legendary nickname

- How he always tried to be an inspiration to children

- His record-breaking plays

- The curse of the Babe that haunted the Boston Red Sox for so many years

 

This biography really hits one home!

124 pages, Hardcover

First published April 6, 2010

Reviews

[Kayden · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. I learned a lot of things about Babe Ruth that I didn't know before. I like how long the author spent on Babe's early life and made it a big part of his career. I also liked how much the author told us about St.Mary's school. The author was able to show that the school was a big turning point in his life. He also told us a lot about brother Matthias and showed the relationship that the two of them had as coach and disciplinary. He didn't only tell us about Babe either. He told us where Babe lived and what it was like. How Babe lived in Pigtown and how that was a poor community, but now that is where the ball park was built. I really liked this book and suggest it to anyone that would like to learn more about Babe Ruth or just learn something about baseball.

[Grady · Rating 4 out of 5]

Big Shout out to Nate for recommending this book to me. I'm not really a baseball fan but I really liked this book. I also thought I Knew quite a bit about Babe Ruth. I was wrong though because there is so much about his childhood that surprised me. I never knew the story behind how he got his nickname "Babe" until now. Also I never realized how many nicknames he had throughout the years. He was a very good baseball player from the time he started playing when he was around 7. There are so many interesting stats about him. What really shocked me was how good of a hitter he was. Especially since he was mainly a pitcher.

[Brent Darling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of great pictures and an easy to read introduction to Babe Ruth.

[Derek Emerson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes I wonder if reading “young adult” books should count in my reading list, but since they take a little time I’ve decided to list them. I read along with my 12-year-old (in my head he is saying “I’m almost 13″) who fits under the reluctant reader heading. So he picked this book to read and I’m enough of a sport fan to be interested as well. The challenge for the writer, David Fischer, is that Babe Ruth hardly lead a life we would hold up as a moral standard for our children — a lot of drinking, a lot of women (both pre-marriage and during marriage), a little education, and a rather abrasive personality. Fischer does not hide these facts, but he does not slam the reader with them over and over. What he does focus on is Ruth’s early life with his family, his time at St. Mary’s, and his entry into professional baseball. The book then takes off and focuses on Ruth’s incredible baseball career, from top pitcher to top hitter, and shows his impact in the game. The book also includes some interesting sidebars which explain about other topics not directly tied to his life.

[Lisa Ard · Rating 4 out of 5]

From a rough beginning to super stardom, this biography captures the story of Babe Ruth. Who knew that George Herman Ruth suffered from poverty and a lack of parenting? At seven his parents relinquished their rights and George became a ward of St. Mary's orphanage. He credits the education and upbringing there as saving him. In fact it was there that George discovered baseball. But even after signing his first professional baseball contract at the age of 19, life was not always easy for the Babe.

Drinking, illness, losing a spouse, and more took a toll on the Babe. Yet he would rise to become one of the best baseball players of all time. Babe Ruth never forgot his humble beginnings and continued to support St. Mary's as well as other charitable efforts involving children throughout his lifetime.

This is a great story of a man who overcame adversity to rise to greatness.

[Adam S · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book talks about the life of Babe Ruth all the way from the day he was born to the day he died. It explains what he was famous for. I really enjoyed the book because I like baseball and like to see who were the best in baseball.

[Chase Lawrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read Babe Ruth: Legendary Slugger by David Fischer. I really liked this book because it was really interesting and it kept me hooked to the book.This book was about the life of Babe Ruth, him being the main character. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes history and biographies.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book if you like biographies. Some good facts about Babe Ruth, his career, and his childhood. -a

[Ryan King]

Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 6, 1895. When he was growing up, he didn't have a lot of things. His dad owned a bar and he always skipped school and went there. When he was walking around on the streets, people thought he was homeless because he had such ragged clothes on and he would always steal food from stores. He went to a Xaverian school to turn his life around. It did. He grew up to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. I had no idea that he grew up to be poor. I thought that he just lived a normal life.