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13 time AL Player of the Year
3 time World Champion
20 time All Star
AL Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth was the ultimate baseball player who could do everything the game required. He could club a ball 400 feet for a home run or he could pitch a mean game getting opposing batters out at every turn. In his career he played a total of 2511 games of which 704 were as a starting pitcher and the majority of the rest were as an outfielder.

George Herman Ruth Jr. was born on the 6th February 1895 in Baltimore Maryland to George and Katherine Ruth. Ruth's early life was not a settled one with his father working hard to make ends meet while his mother was not a well woman. Without any direction or care from either parent Ruth soon became a trouble in the neighbourhood and this led to him being sent to the St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys to try and give him some direction. It was while he was at the Industrial School that he found baseball thanks to Brother Matthias. Brother Matthias saw him hitting balls a long way while playing in the grounds and decided to take the young Ruth under his wing and teach him Baseball.

During his later teenage years Ruth was allowed to spend time playing for local amateur teams and this is where he was first noticed by scouts from MLB. The MLB knew that Ruth could not leave the Industrial School until he was 21 but somehow managed to buy him out from the school so that he could enter the first year player draft at the end of 1913.

The 1913 Draft saw Ruth drafted as the 9th overall pick by the Cleveland Naps. The Naps had him slated to start out as a starting pitcher for them in 1914 and were looking forward to his development into this role. 1914 did prove to be a strong year for the 19 year old Ruth as he started 35 games for the Naps and posted a 23 and 9 record for the year. He would also go on to appear in a further 55 games as a batter 10 of which were starts but his hitting was muted in that first season. Ruth's season came to a premature end after he pulled a hamstring in late September that would see him miss the final few games of the season. The missing of these final few games would not hurt Ruth overall as he was voted the AL Rookie of the Year for 1914

Ruth came back stronger in 1915 as he continued in his primary role as a starting pitcher for the newly renamed Cleveland Indians. He started 36 games and posted a second winning record of 19-9 as the Indians made it to their first world championship since 1881. Ruth also batted in another 53 games but his batting was still a work in Progress. The Indians would go on to lose that championship attempt and Ruth struggled on the mound in the series as he lost both games he started.

1916 saw Ruth finally make a breakthrough with the bat as he hit a league leading 16 home runs as well as posting a 23-13 record from his 37 starts on the mound. Sadly the Indians team struggled to live up to the previous years heroics as they fell back to 5th. 1916 did see Ruth attend the first of his 20 All Star games as well as his first Player of the Year award. 1917 was another year of steady play by the Indians and Ruth himself saw his pitching fall backwards a bit. He went 17-13 over the year while starting on the mound. His hitting continued to blossom as his pitching started to fall off. He hit 18 home runs to again lead the league and his batting average finally topped .300 with it settling at .310 for the year. There were MVP and All Star awards again for the year.

1918 saw Ruth and the Indians back on the championship hunt as they pushed their way back into the World Series. Ruth led the way with a league leading 17 home runs and a batting average of .354 as well as a 21-11 record from 39 starts on the mound. Sadly the Indians and Ruth came across a red hot New York Giants team that beat them 4 games to 1. Ruth picked up the solitary Indians win but his batting fell away badly in the series which hurt his teams chances. While Ruth gained individual honours again as both an All Star and the league MVP he didn't know at the time that his next shot at the world championship was some way off.

Ruth continued to perform at a very high level with both the bat and the ball over the next 3 seasons (1919-1921) as he continued to lead the league in home runs (21, 29 and 34) as well as leading the league in batting average in 1921 at .370. He also continued to be one of the Indians top 2 pitchers as he won 16, 19 and 22 games during those seasons. He also won the MVP and gained all star appearances in all 3 years. The Indians though never quite had enough to get them back to the world series as they ended up finiashing 4th, 2nd and 2nd in in American League over those 3 years.

After the 1921 season the Indians and Ruth were to go into a period where their play would be less than impressive on the field. Ruth would continue to hit over 20 home runs a year between 1922 and 1927 with the exception of 1926 but he would no longer be the leading home run scorer. His pitching also trailed off a little as his win percentage fell as his work with the bat took a toll on his ability to be at his best on the mound. Ruth would not get a 20 win season again until 1933 as this period saw him around the 14-17 win mark most seasons. The Indians themselves were back into the bottom half of the league with 6th being the highest position they finished. Ruth's popularity in the game and with fans would see him still gain the in 1922 and 1927 MVP and all star appearances in every year but he was no longer the biggest star in the league.

1928 saw Ruth at 33 starting to look at the waning year of his career without a championship. 1928 would prove to see that remain but Ruth's own play would see him back into the top tier of players as he once again led the league for home runs at 32. His pitching continued to be adequate as he went 16-15 but the Indians with Ruth's help were again moving back in the correct direction to get that championship. Ruth won MVP and All Star honours again. The next chance at a championship medal for Ruth and the Indians came in 1929. Ruth himself got his pitching back online as he went 19-8 for the year as well as hitting 38 home runs. This propelled him to the MVP and All Star game again. Also for the first time Ruth made a major contribution to the Indians World Series challenge but the team would still come up short as they lost the series 4-3 to the Boston Braves. Ruth himself won 2 games from the mound and hit 5 home runs in the series with a batting average of .320

1930 saw the Indians and Ruth fall off again as they moved back to 3rd in the league. Ruth himself kept up his impressive All Star record while again winning the MVP. The MVP award came thanks to another 38 home run year as well as a 14-9 year on the mound. This though was a precursor to the most prolific period for the Indians in the time Ruth would be with them.

1931 saw the first of a consecutive 4 championship visits by the Indians. Sadly for Ruth he would not be with them when they went for glory. The season for Ruth was one of woe as he firstly sprained an ankle that saw him miss 8 weeks of the season. He then managed to pick up a sever hip strain in early July that meant he would miss the rest of the season. The Cleveland Indians would go on without Ruth to win their first world title since 1879 and Ruth would get his first championship medal. Ruth always dismissed this one as one he didn't earn as he was not with the team when they won it due to injury.

1932 saw Ruth back to fitness but the champion Cleveland Indians were starting to move away from their star player. Ruth started 28 games for the Indians with a record of 19-8 as well as playing in another 95 games. His home run count for the year was again at 31 but he was needing more time off between starts. He did help the Indians make it back to the World Series for 1932 and this time Ruth was able to take part. In fact Ruth had his best showing in any of the World Series he played in. He started 1 game as a pitcher which he won and he also hit for an average of .647 from 17 at bats with 2 home runs smacked. This saw him help the Indians to a second consecutive world title and his second Championship Medal. This was the one he always treasured the most as he felt he had earned it. Ruth won the MVP for the first time since 1929

The Indians would be back in the Championship Series in 1933 and Ruth was back to his best in the regular season to get them there. 30 home runs and a .350 batting average along with a pitching record of 21 wins and 7 losses saw the Indians cruise to the AL pennant. It also saw Ruth get his second MVP in a row. The Indians came up against a vengeful Philadelphia Phillies side that had lost the previous 2 world series to the Indians. This time round the Phillies would not be denied as they beat the Indians 4-1. Ruth would hit 1 home run in the series as well as going 1-1 in his 2 starts.

Ruth turned 39 going into the 1934 season but he was ready for another big push for a third world title. He went 14-8 over his 30 pitching starts as the Indians tried to manage his playing time. He didn't see as many at bats as previous years as he was limited by niggling injuries but still hit 27 home runs in the games he played in. With Ruths help the Indians were back into their 4th world title attempt on the bounce. Ruth tried his best in the games that were played but he was not the same with the bat against the best pitching. He won his 1 game he started on the mound but he hit for only .083 in the series. The Indians won him his 3rd championship medal but Ruth did not contribute like he would have wanted. 1934 was also the last time Ruth would win the MVP.

After 4 glorious years the Indians found themselves going backwards and Ruth found himself seeing more time in the treatment room than he would like. 1935 saw him miss 7 weeks of the season with a strained shoulder as the wear and tear of both batting and pitching started to catch up with him. Ruth Managed 23 starts on the mound going 11-10 for the year while his batting was limited to another 28 games as he struggled for fitness. He still hit 13 home runs during the year and his popularity got him one last All Star game but Ruth new the end of his career was getting close.

Ruth played through the 1936 season but the wear and tear on his body meant injury was inevitable. He missed most of the season with shoulder inflammation which limited his playing time to 5 starts and only 26 games in total. 1937 was the year that Ruth finally knew his time was up as the Cleveland Indians kept him on the roster for the year but never made an attempt to get him into a game. At the end of the 1937 Ruth decided that it was time to leave the stage.

Ruth retired at the end of the 1937 season with a mass of accolades and awards as well as 3 championship medals. Cleveland fans were sad to see him go but knew that for their team to continue to flourish they had to move on from the greatest player of all time.

04-04-2022, 02:05 PM	#2
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,293	Babe Ruth 13 time AL Player of the Year 3 time World Champion 20 time All Star AL Rookie of the Year Babe Ruth was the ultimate baseball player who could do everything the game required. He could club a ball 400 feet for a home run or he could pitch a mean game getting opposing batters out at every turn. In his career he played a total of 2511 games of which 704 were as a starting pitcher and the majority of the rest were as an outfielder. George Herman Ruth Jr. was born on the 6th February 1895 in Baltimore Maryland to George and Katherine Ruth. Ruth's early life was not a settled one with his father working hard to make ends meet while his mother was not a well woman. Without any direction or care from either parent Ruth soon became a trouble in the neighbourhood and this led to him being sent to the St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys to try and give him some direction. It was while he was at the Industrial School that he found baseball thanks to Brother Matthias. Brother Matthias saw him hitting balls a long way while playing in the grounds and decided to take the young Ruth under his wing and teach him Baseball. During his later teenage years Ruth was allowed to spend time playing for local amateur teams and this is where he was first noticed by scouts from MLB. The MLB knew that Ruth could not leave the Industrial School until he was 21 but somehow managed to buy him out from the school so that he could enter the first year player draft at the end of 1913. The 1913 Draft saw Ruth drafted as the 9th overall pick by the Cleveland Naps. The Naps had him slated to start out as a starting pitcher for them in 1914 and were looking forward to his development into this role. 1914 did prove to be a strong year for the 19 year old Ruth as he started 35 games for the Naps and posted a 23 and 9 record for the year. He would also go on to appear in a further 55 games as a batter 10 of which were starts but his hitting was muted in that first season. Ruth's season came to a premature end after he pulled a hamstring in late September that would see him miss the final few games of the season. The missing of these final few games would not hurt Ruth overall as he was voted the AL Rookie of the Year for 1914 Ruth came back stronger in 1915 as he continued in his primary role as a starting pitcher for the newly renamed Cleveland Indians. He started 36 games and posted a second winning record of 19-9 as the Indians made it to their first world championship since 1881. Ruth also batted in another 53 games but his batting was still a work in Progress. The Indians would go on to lose that championship attempt and Ruth struggled on the mound in the series as he lost both games he started. 1916 saw Ruth finally make a breakthrough with the bat as he hit a league leading 16 home runs as well as posting a 23-13 record from his 37 starts on the mound. Sadly the Indians team struggled to live up to the previous years heroics as they fell back to 5th. 1916 did see Ruth attend the first of his 20 All Star games as well as his first Player of the Year award. 1917 was another year of steady play by the Indians and Ruth himself saw his pitching fall backwards a bit. He went 17-13 over the year while starting on the mound. His hitting continued to blossom as his pitching started to fall off. He hit 18 home runs to again lead the league and his batting average finally topped .300 with it settling at .310 for the year. There were MVP and All Star awards again for the year. 1918 saw Ruth and the Indians back on the championship hunt as they pushed their way back into the World Series. Ruth led the way with a league leading 17 home runs and a batting average of .354 as well as a 21-11 record from 39 starts on the mound. Sadly the Indians and Ruth came across a red hot New York Giants team that beat them 4 games to 1. Ruth picked up the solitary Indians win but his batting fell away badly in the series which hurt his teams chances. While Ruth gained individual honours again as both an All Star and the league MVP he didn't know at the time that his next shot at the world championship was some way off. Ruth continued to perform at a very high level with both the bat and the ball over the next 3 seasons (1919-1921) as he continued to lead the league in home runs (21, 29 and 34) as well as leading the league in batting average in 1921 at .370. He also continued to be one of the Indians top 2 pitchers as he won 16, 19 and 22 games during those seasons. He also won the MVP and gained all star appearances in all 3 years. The Indians though never quite had enough to get them back to the world series as they ended up finiashing 4th, 2nd and 2nd in in American League over those 3 years. After the 1921 season the Indians and Ruth were to go into a period where their play would be less than impressive on the field. Ruth would continue to hit over 20 home runs a year between 1922 and 1927 with the exception of 1926 but he would no longer be the leading home run scorer. His pitching also trailed off a little as his win percentage fell as his work with the bat took a toll on his ability to be at his best on the mound. Ruth would not get a 20 win season again until 1933 as this period saw him around the 14-17 win mark most seasons. The Indians themselves were back into the bottom half of the league with 6th being the highest position they finished. Ruth's popularity in the game and with fans would see him still gain the in 1922 and 1927 MVP and all star appearances in every year but he was no longer the biggest star in the league. 1928 saw Ruth at 33 starting to look at the waning year of his career without a championship. 1928 would prove to see that remain but Ruth's own play would see him back into the top tier of players as he once again led the league for home runs at 32. His pitching continued to be adequate as he went 16-15 but the Indians with Ruth's help were again moving back in the correct direction to get that championship. Ruth won MVP and All Star honours again. The next chance at a championship medal for Ruth and the Indians came in 1929. Ruth himself got his pitching back online as he went 19-8 for the year as well as hitting 38 home runs. This propelled him to the MVP and All Star game again. Also for the first time Ruth made a major contribution to the Indians World Series challenge but the team would still come up short as they lost the series 4-3 to the Boston Braves. Ruth himself won 2 games from the mound and hit 5 home runs in the series with a batting average of .320 1930 saw the Indians and Ruth fall off again as they moved back to 3rd in the league. Ruth himself kept up his impressive All Star record while again winning the MVP. The MVP award came thanks to another 38 home run year as well as a 14-9 year on the mound. This though was a precursor to the most prolific period for the Indians in the time Ruth would be with them. 1931 saw the first of a consecutive 4 championship visits by the Indians. Sadly for Ruth he would not be with them when they went for glory. The season for Ruth was one of woe as he firstly sprained an ankle that saw him miss 8 weeks of the season. He then managed to pick up a sever hip strain in early July that meant he would miss the rest of the season. The Cleveland Indians would go on without Ruth to win their first world title since 1879 and Ruth would get his first championship medal. Ruth always dismissed this one as one he didn't earn as he was not with the team when they won it due to injury. 1932 saw Ruth back to fitness but the champion Cleveland Indians were starting to move away from their star player. Ruth started 28 games for the Indians with a record of 19-8 as well as playing in another 95 games. His home run count for the year was again at 31 but he was needing more time off between starts. He did help the Indians make it back to the World Series for 1932 and this time Ruth was able to take part. In fact Ruth had his best showing in any of the World Series he played in. He started 1 game as a pitcher which he won and he also hit for an average of .647 from 17 at bats with 2 home runs smacked. This saw him help the Indians to a second consecutive world title and his second Championship Medal. This was the one he always treasured the most as he felt he had earned it. Ruth won the MVP for the first time since 1929 The Indians would be back in the Championship Series in 1933 and Ruth was back to his best in the regular season to get them there. 30 home runs and a .350 batting average along with a pitching record of 21 wins and 7 losses saw the Indians cruise to the AL pennant. It also saw Ruth get his second MVP in a row. The Indians came up against a vengeful Philadelphia Phillies side that had lost the previous 2 world series to the Indians. This time round the Phillies would not be denied as they beat the Indians 4-1. Ruth would hit 1 home run in the series as well as going 1-1 in his 2 starts. Ruth turned 39 going into the 1934 season but he was ready for another big push for a third world title. He went 14-8 over his 30 pitching starts as the Indians tried to manage his playing time. He didn't see as many at bats as previous years as he was limited by niggling injuries but still hit 27 home runs in the games he played in. With Ruths help the Indians were back into their 4th world title attempt on the bounce. Ruth tried his best in the games that were played but he was not the same with the bat against the best pitching. He won his 1 game he started on the mound but he hit for only .083 in the series. The Indians won him his 3rd championship medal but Ruth did not contribute like he would have wanted. 1934 was also the last time Ruth would win the MVP. After 4 glorious years the Indians found themselves going backwards and Ruth found himself seeing more time in the treatment room than he would like. 1935 saw him miss 7 weeks of the season with a strained shoulder as the wear and tear of both batting and pitching started to catch up with him. Ruth Managed 23 starts on the mound going 11-10 for the year while his batting was limited to another 28 games as he struggled for fitness. He still hit 13 home runs during the year and his popularity got him one last All Star game but Ruth new the end of his career was getting close. Ruth played through the 1936 season but the wear and tear on his body meant injury was inevitable. He missed most of the season with shoulder inflammation which limited his playing time to 5 starts and only 26 games in total. 1937 was the year that Ruth finally knew his time was up as the Cleveland Indians kept him on the roster for the year but never made an attempt to get him into a game. At the end of the 1937 Ruth decided that it was time to leave the stage. Ruth retired at the end of the 1937 season with a mass of accolades and awards as well as 3 championship medals. Cleveland fans were sad to see him go but knew that for their team to continue to flourish they had to move on from the greatest player of all time.