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Babe

Babe. "I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.". By Alex Nguyen. Ruth. Introduction. Born February 6, 1895 in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Died August 16, 1948. Was married to Helen Woodford, second wife’s name is Claire Hodgson.

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Babe

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  1. Babe "I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." By Alex Nguyen Ruth

  2. Introduction • Born February 6, 1895 in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. • Died August 16, 1948. • Was married to Helen Woodford, second wife’s name is Claire Hodgson. • When he died, Ruth was buried in Hawthorne, New York. • Adopted two girls, Dorothy and Julia Ruth. 1931(New Family) Babe Ruth(Left Seat) Claire(Right Seat) Julia(Top Right) Mother In-Law(Left top corner) Old Family Babe Ruth (Right Seat) Helen(Left Side) Dorothy(Middle)

  3. Childhood Life • Babe Ruth’s real name as a child was George Herman Ruth. • His parents were very poor , his dad worked and his mother was too busy with his sister so Ruth had to raise himself in the streets, since he never liked staying at home. • Went to St Mary's Catholic Boarding School for discipline and to learn respect, since he was a very bad kid. It made him more respectful and a better person. • At St Mary’s he learned to play baseball and was very good at it.

  4. Adolescence • Babe Ruth spent his teenage years at St Mary’s Catholic boarding school and spent half his childhood there too. • He played baseball at his school with his classmates and he was really good at it, his teacher, brother Matthias was proud of him. • He became very good at baseball and was too good for others because he got everyone out and hit the baseball really far and it was too hard to catch. • Babe Ruth loved to play pranks during his teenage years because he liked to live life to the fullest.

  5. Adulthood Life • He was very good at baseball and was bought by many teams including the Boston Red Sox in 1914, New York Yankees in 1919, and the Boston Braves in 1935, before he retired in around 1936. • Babe Ruth had many fans and became rookie of the year shortly and soon was respected greatly by his fellow teammates. • He was only paid $5,000 every season, today baseball players can make up to $27,000,000 every year! • Got married and adopted two children, Dorothy Ruth(7 June 1921-1989) and Julia Ruth(1917-1957) • On 1936 he retired and died August 16, 1948 from a tumor on his neck.

  6. President Cleveland Grover Cleveland was the President through 1893-1897 When Babe Ruth was born. The Democratic party included Thomas Hendricks and Adlai E. Stevenson Frances Folsom Cleveland. Grover was the 22nd and 24th president . He ran for president at age 47 and 55

  7. How I changed the World Babe Ruth's contribution to the world is somehow saving baseball because people were very angry after the Black Sox Scandal, an incident in which some players were banned from the White Sox. Ruth was so amazing he kept many fans loving baseball. Babe Ruth also helped children and families. He helped children by visiting them in orphanages and hospitals, he was their best friend. He gave them a joy for having a famous visitor and gifted them something to live for.

  8. Baseball Career History • Babe Ruth played left side on batting and pitching. • He had a total of 714 homeruns. • Had the highest overall percentages in his team(batting, pitching, out field). • His all time batting average was .342(ratio of hits divided by at bats). • Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA(Baseball Writers' Association of America ) in 1936

  9. Interview • Was it tough handling your family and being famous at the same time? • Did you feel bad for the people that you hurt and played pranks during your childhood? • What did it feel like to hit a baseball so far and get so many fans?

  10. Bibliography • Picture of Babe Ruth Slide 1)-"Wild Rose Graphics." Wildrose Graphics - Screenprinting, Embroidery, Promotional Items, Awards & Trophies. Web. 03 May 2010. <http://wildrosegraphics.com/>. • Baseball Slide 1-"Baseball Math." Educational Websites. Ed. Brett Wikierak. Web. <mste.illinois.edu/.../free-baseball-clip-art.jpg>. • Baseball bat on Slide 1/Slide 9 -"Base Ball Outline." WpClipart.com. Web. <http://www.wpclipart.com/recreation/sports/baseball/bat_and_glove/baseball_bat_outline.png>. • Babe Ruth’s Grave Slide 2- "Babe Ruth's Grave." TheDeadballEra.com :: THE DEADBALL ERA: INDEX. Web. 04 May 2010. <http://thedeadballera.com>. • Babe Ruth’s Family Slide 2- "The Newyork times." Times People. Web. http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/05/29/books/04spit.html • St Mary’s School Slide 3 - "Picture of a Young Babe Ruth On a Catholic Baseball Team." Opinionated Catholic. Web. <http://opinionatedcatholic.blogspot.com/2009/09/picture-of-young-babe-ruth-on-catholic.html>. 06 May 2010. • Slide 4 Babe Ruth- "Babe Ruth Biography." Sports, 1895-1948. Web. <http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1698.html>. • Slide 2 Babe Ruth’s Family- The House That Ruth Built. Web. 06 May 2010. http://www.nydailynews.com/features/thestadium/the_magazine/partone_03.html. • Flagpole|Complete Flag Pole Directory| American Flags |Flagpoles. Web. 06 May 2010. <http://anchorflagandflagpole.com>. • Liberty and American Anti-Imperialism. Ed. Patrick M. Cullinane. Web. <antiimperialist.com>. • "BABE RUTH AT ST. MARY'S." Baseball Library.com. Web. <baseballlibrary.com>. • Stout, Glenn, and Matt Christopher. Babe Ruth. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2005. Print. • "The Babe Ruth Baseball Card Checklist." Babe Ruth Cards. Web. <http://baberuthcards.net/Babe-Ruth-Baseball-Card-Checklist>. • "Celebreties." Shoot the Moose. Web. <shootthemoose.wordpress.com>. • MotorMint. Web. <http://www.motormint.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2064>. THE END

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