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The Great Bambino
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The remarkable statistics amassed by Babe during his 20 year career
earned him the label as the greatest player of all-time. His
mythological stature was cemented by his "called shots," in which he
would hit home runs shortly after predicting that he would do so. To his
fans, he was the "Babe," the "Bambino," the "Sultan of Swat;" he was
even described by an author as "God himself." Is this going to far? Well, he may not be god, but if you could classify one baseball player as God, this would be it.
Babe Ruth was not only a Mark McGwire or our time, but he was also a Roger Clemens of our time. No other player has ever been both a dominate pitcher and a longball hitter which is another reason why Babe Ruth is truly, the greatest ever.
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The Babe's Stats
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Teams: Boston Red Sox(1914-1919 and 1935) and New York Yankees(1920-1934)
HITTING STATS
GAMES:2503
AT BATS:8399
RUNS:2174
HITS:2873
DOUBLES:506
TRIPLES:136
HOME RUNS:714
RBI'S:2211
PITCHING STATS
GAMES:163
INNING'S PITCHED: 1221
COMPLETE GAMES: 107
STRIKE OUTS: 974
WALKS: 488
WIN: 94
lOSS:46
ERA: 2.28
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Did You Know??????
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Babe Ruth was one of only two people (Reggie Jackson being the other)
to ever hit three home runs in a World Series game and is the only one
to do it twice (1926& 1928).
Babe Ruth and Ralph Kiner ranked first and second respectively as the
outfielders with the highest average home runs per at-bat .
Babe Ruth is credited with the invention of the modern baseball bat. He
was the first player to order a bat with a knob on the end of the
handle. Louisville Slugger produced the bat which he hit 29 home runs in
1919.
Babe Ruth holds the record for the longest complete game victory in
World Series history. In 1916, as a member of the Boston Red Sox, Ruth
went 14 innings to defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Babe Ruth led the American League in home runs 12 times.
Babe Ruth has the most base on balls with 2,056.
When Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in 1927, he hit 14% of all home runs in
his league that year. For a player to hit 14% of all home runs today, he
would have to hit over 300 h
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