IT’S A BOY
• Babe Ruth began life in Baltimore,
February 6, 1895. His mom’s name was
Kate, and his dad George worked at a
saloon that Babe hung out at.
• When Babe was able to go to school he decided not to, and
he hung with a gang on the sidewalk. They chewed
tobacco, stole whiskey from his dad’s saloon, and committed
vandalism.
• In Babe’s dad saloon, the cops had to break up a fight. An
adult saw Babe there and reported it straight to the police.
Babe was sent to St. Mary’s Industrial School.
BEST HITTER
• At St. Mary’s every kid had to play a
sport. Babe picked baseball. Babe was
one of the best hitters at St. Mary’s. St.
Mary’s baseball team was hard
to beat.
MONEY
• During one game Babe was making fun of the pitcher.
The pitcher came up to him and said, “You pitch!”
Babe’s jaw dropped. He did not know how to pitch.
Babe pitch better than the whole team! Jack Dunn, the
owner of the Baltimore Orioles, was watching Babe pitch.
After the game, he asked Ruth if he wanted to sign a
600 dollar contract.
• When babe was 13, his
mother died. His dad
told his brother
Matthias to keep him
at St. Mary's until he
was 21, an a offical
adult. In 1914 Jack
Dunn paid a visit.
• Brother Matthias and Jack talked for a while . When
they were done talking, Jack became Babe’s legal
guardian. Babe got his name from his teammates
because he was a rookie in major league.
• Warhop delivered a pitch to Babe.
Babe swung. He hit the ball squarely,
“CRACK!” BABE HIT HIS FIRST BIG
LEAGUE HOMERUN IN 1915.
• BABE GOT ASKED TO SIGN A TEN
THOUSAND DOLLAR CONTRACT FOR A
SEASON FOR THREE YEARS. THAT’S WAS
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONTRACTS IN
BASEBALL. BABE REPORTED TO CAMP IN
TAMPA, FLORIDA AND IMMEDIATELY GOT
EVERYONE’S ATTENTION.
• The Yankees were on there way back to New York
City when Babe complained of stomach cramps. He
collapsed on a train platform in North Carolina.
Rumors swept the country that he had died.
• Babe wasn’t just back. He was all they way back
and cracking 47 homeruns.
DEATH
• Babe died on August 16, 1948 with an unfilled
dream. Babe was the tough kid who grew up to
become the greatest slugger in baseball history.