Babe Ruth was an American Professional Baseball Player . His nickname was Bambino. He was in major league baseball for 22 years. He began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. But achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936, Ruth was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its “first five” inaugural members. In 1914, Ruth was signed to play Minor League baseball for the Baltimore Orioles but was soon sold to the Red Sox.
NAME | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE |
BIRTHPLACE | HOUSE | BALTIMORE | MARYLAND |
FAMILY HOME WHEN HE WAS A TODDLER | FAMILY HOME- 339 SOUTH WOODYEAR STREET | BALTIMORE | MARYLAND |
HOME -SIX YEARS OLD | 426 WEST CAMDEN STREET | BALTIMORE | MARYLAND |
BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM | BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE & MUSEUM | BALTIMORE | MARYLAND |
BAR HE BOUGHT | THE GODDESS GENTLMAN’S CLUB- 38 S EUTAW ST -PLAQUE | BALTIMORE | MARYLAND |
BABE RUTH CAFE | BUDWEISER PATIO – EUTAW STREET- PLAQUE | BALTIMORE | MARYLAND |
CHURCH- GOT MARRIED | ST PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH | ELLICOTT CITY | MARYLAND |
HOME PLATE FARM | RUTH LIVED HERE FROM 1922-1926 | SUDBURY | MASSACHUSETTS |
EDUCATION – BOARDING SCHOOL | ST MARYS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR THE BOYS- NOW IT IS CARDINAL GIBBONS SCHOOL | BALTIMORE | MARYLAND |
APARTMENT | 345 WEST 88TH STREET-BABE RUTH HOME – AFTER RUTH MARRIED CLAIRE HODGSON, THEY MOVED TO HER 11-ROOM APARTMENT. | MANHATTAN | NEW YORK CITY |
APARTMENT | RUTH SPENT THE LATER YEARS OF HIS LIFE LIVING AT 110 RIVERSIDE DRIVE WITH HIS SECOND WIFE CLAIRE, HIS DAUGHTER DOROTHY, AND HIS STEPDAUGHTER JULIA. HE MOVED HERE IN 1942 AND WOULD STAY HERE UNTIL HE DIED IN AUGUST OF 1948. | MANHATTAN | NEW YORK CITY |
DIED | MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | MANHATTAN | NEW YORK CITY |
BURIAL | GATE OF HEAVEN CEMETRY | HAWTHORNE, WESCHESTER COUNTY | NEW YORK |
FUNERAL SERVICES | ST PATRICK CATHEDRAL | NEW YORK CITY | NEW YORK |