The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created

by Jane Leavy

FULL NAME: George Herman Ruth BORN: February 6, 1895, Baltimore, Maryland DIED: August 16, 1948, New York, New York Buried at Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven, Hawthorne, New York (Section 25, Lot 1115, Center of Graves 3 and 4) FIRST GAME: July 11, 1914 FINAL GAME: May 30, 1935 BAT: Left THROW: Left HEIGHT: 6' 2" WEIGHT: 215 SELECTED TO THE HALL OF FAME: 1936 (95.1%) AWARDS: 1916 AL pitching title; 1923 AL MVP; 1924 AL Batting Title; Named outfielder on the Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1926 to 1931) EJECTIONS: 11 TRANSACTIONS: Sold by Baltimore (International) to Boston Red Sox with Ernie Shore and Ben Egan for more than $25,000 on July 9, 1914. Sold by Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees for $100,000 on December 26, 1919. Released by New York Yankees on February 26, 1935. Signed by Boston Braves February 26, 1935.