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Quick Facts
- NAME: Babe Ruth
- OCCUPATION: Baseball Player
- BIRTH DATE: February 06, 1895
- DEATH DATE: August 16, 1948
- EDUCATION: St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Baltimore, Maryland
- PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
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Legendary baseball player Babe Ruth led the Red Sox to three championships, including the 1916 title which saw him pitch a still-record 13 scoreless innings.
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Babe Ruth - Full Biography (47:18)
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Babe Ruth - Full Biography
One of baseball's greatest players, Babe Ruth became an American icon. This documentary chronicles his life from the water fronts of Baltimore, to early success in Boston, to living legend in New York.
Babe Ruth - The Big Belly Ache
Babe Ruth admitted to being a "big boob" after he suffered the big belly ache, which turned out to be an intestinal abscess.
Babe Ruth - The House that Ruth Built
Babe Ruth hits the first home run on opening day at Yankee Stadium creating the expression "The House that Ruth Built."
Babe Ruth - Spring Training 1931
At Spring Training Camp in 1931, Babe Ruth prediected he and new manager Joe McCarthy will get along just fine.
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