About+Babe+Ruth

Some how the words on this page was deleted and I checked the history and it said every thing was deleted so I don't know how this happen.(Ashley) Lets just start this page over http://www.baberuth.com/facts.html (Kaitlin) 1. Baseball player(Kaitlin) 2. #3(Kaitlin) 3. Nicknames: Babe Ruth(Kaitlin), Bambino (Jack)Home Run King(Kaitlin) 4.**Height:** 6'2" (Ashley) 5.**Full Name:** George Herman Ruth, Jr. 20.**Did you know?** It is widely believed that George Vecsey, a sportswriter for the New York Times, wrote the first articles that explicitly mentioned in print the "curse" of Babe Ruth. The articles appeared during the 1986 World Series. (Caroline 5-20) Was voted into the Hall of Fame in 1936 (Ethan)
 * 6.Born:** February 6, 1895, Baltimore, Maryland
 * 7.Died:** August 16, 1948, New York
 * 8.Burial location:** Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York
 * 9.Height:** 6'2"
 * 10.Weight:** 215 lbs.
 * 11.Nicknames:** The Babe, The Great Bambino, The Sultan of Swat, The Home Run King
 * 12.Positions:** Outfield, Pitcher, First Base
 * 13.Teams:** 1914-19 Boston Red Sox, 1920-34 New York Yankees, 1935 Boston Braves
 * 14.Jersey number:** 3 (retired by the New York Yankees June 13, 1948)
 * 15.Batted:** Left (used a custom built Louisville Slugger model R-43. The bat was 36" 42 oz.)
 * 16.Threw:** Left
 * 17.Married:** Helen Woodford (1919-1929), Claire Hodgson (1929-1948).
 * 18.Children:** Dorothy, Julia
 * 19.Hobbies:** Golf, hunting, fishing, bowling, travel

21.Baseball fans honored him on April 27, 1947, which was declared Babe Ruth Day for every organized baseball league in the United States. His jersey number 3 was retired at his last appearance at Yankee Stadium on June 13, 1948, which also commemorated the stadium's 25th anniversary. (Eray) This is a picture of a Babe Ruth baseball(Kaitlin) __Page made by Caroline S.__