As a full-time outfielder with the Yankees, Ruth quickly emerged as the greatest hitter to have ever played the game. Nicknamed by sportswriters the “Sultan of Swat,” in his first season with the Yankees in 1920, he shattered his own single-season record by hitting 54 home runs, 25 more than he had hit in 1919.

With 54 home runs in 1920 and 59 more in 1921, Ruth captured the attention of a nation. But, Ruth's legend was more than just numbers. He became an oversized symbol of America's power, a brilliant man with human flaws that made him seem more real than mythic.

Babe Ruth was one of only two people to ever hit three home runs in a World Series game. He was born in Baltimore, and educated at Saint Mary's Industrial School. In 1914 he started out his career as a left-handed pitcher for Baltimore. Later in the year of 1914 he became a member of the Boston Red Sox.

“The scientific ivory hunters of Columbia University discovered that the secret of Babe Ruth's batting, reduced to non-scientific terms, is that his eyes and ears function more rapidly than those of other players; that his brain records sensations more quickly and transmits its orders to the muscles much faster than ...

Ruth is a Moabite woman who marries a Judean immigrant named Mahlon (1:1–4; 4:10). Upon his death she becomes a childless widow who chooses to accompany her mother-in-law, Naomi, to Judah. Naomi protests the decision (1:11–13), but Ruth perseveres.

Ruth shows how God is at work in the day to day activities of average people. All the characters face life's normal challenges (death, moving, lack of financial resources, familial responsibilities, etc.) and find God is weaving a story of redemption out of all the details.

Through his athletic accomplishments, natural charm, affection for people and exuberance for life, Babe managed to capture the love and appreciation of so many people across the country and the world. The public and the press watched what he did and said, unlike any other person at the time.

By developing a persistent focus towards what he wanted to achieve, instead of simply responding to whatever was happening around him, Ruth was able to help his team win the game that day, as well as reinforcing his place in baseball history as one of the greatest players to ever play the game.

You just can't beat the person who never gives up. The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.

George Herman Ruth was born February 6, 1895, into a poor family in Baltimore. As a child, he was sent to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a school run by Roman Catholic brothers, where he learned to play baseball and was a standout athlete.

The secret of Babe Ruth's ability to hit is clearly revealed in these tests, His eye, his ear, his brain, his nerves all function more rapidly than do those of the average person. Further the coordination between eye, ear, brain, and muscle is much nearer perfection than that of the normal healthy man.

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.