Colby Louwagie
Mrs. Kalkbrenner
English 10
11 January 2017
George Herman Ruth: The Great Bambino
The Great Bambino, The Home Run King, the Sultan of Swat - George Herman “Babe” Ruth was all of these and more (Happy Birthday, Babe Ruth, the ‘Sultan of Swat). He had rough childhood, went to a Catholic boarding school for boys (St. Mary’s), and still had a career in major league baseball; Ruth was an inspiration to people everywhere. Ruth was admired because of his hitting ability, the records he set, his fun-loving personality, and he was an impressive pitcher. Ruth is still considered the home run king and due to his amazing home run hitting he revolutionized the way the game of baseball was played forever.
Ruth’s story started in a bar …show more content…
Players before and during Ruth's time never tried to hit home runs, they only wanted to get on base in hope that their teammates could hit them home. Most games before the early 1900’s were decided by one or two runs, and most times the winning team had less than three runs. Babe Ruth hit three home runs in the same game four different times, two of which were in the world series. Fifty -one point one percent of his home runs were hit when there was at least one runner on base. It wasn't only that he hit more home runs than everybody else, “he hit them better, higher, farther, with more theatrical timing and a more flamboyant flourish”, said American Baseball writer Red Smith. The fans loved him. They would even boo their own pitcher if he intentionally walked Ruth (Creamer 225). “The fans would rather see me hit one homer to right than three doubles to left.” said Ruth. Some of his other hitting achievements were: he led the league in slugging percentage thirteen times, led the league in home runs twelve times, bases on balls 10 times, on base percentage ten times, runs scored eight times, and runs batted in six times (Baseball Hall of Fame). Slugging percentage is calculated by the number of bases divided by the number of at bats. Base on balls is the amount of times he was walked, not including hit by pitch. On base percentage is the amount of times on base …show more content…
Works Cited
"Babe Ruth." Babe Ruth. Luminary Group, 2017. Web. 13 Jan. 2017.
“Babe Ruth.” Baseball Hall of Fame, baseballhall.org/hof/ruth-babe.
“Babe Ruth’s Full Baseball Statistics.” Babe Ruth Central Babe Ruth Babe Ruth Photos Babe Ruth Statistics Babe Ruth Biography,
Baseball Almanac. “Roger Maris 1961 Home Run Season by Baseball Almanac.” Roger Maris 1961 Home Run Season by Baseball Almanac, Baseball Almanac,
Creamer, Robert W. Babe: the Legend Comes to Life. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1974.
“Happy Birthday, Babe Ruth, the ‘Sultan of Swat.’” Happy Birthday, Babe Ruth, the "Sultan of Swat", Findingdulcinea, 6 Feb. 2010,
Montville, Leigh. The Big Bam: the Life and Times of Babe Ruth. New York, Doubleday, 2006.
Rader, Benjamin G. “Babe Ruth.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 14 Nov.
Mrs. Kalkbrenner
English 10
11 January 2017
George Herman Ruth: The Great Bambino
The Great Bambino, The Home Run King, the Sultan of Swat - George Herman “Babe” Ruth was all of these and more (Happy Birthday, Babe Ruth, the ‘Sultan of Swat). He had rough childhood, went to a Catholic boarding school for boys (St. Mary’s), and still had a career in major league baseball; Ruth was an inspiration to people everywhere. Ruth was admired because of his hitting ability, the records he set, his fun-loving personality, and he was an impressive pitcher. Ruth is still considered the home run king and due to his amazing home run hitting he revolutionized the way the game of baseball was played forever.
Ruth’s story started in a bar …show more content…
Players before and during Ruth's time never tried to hit home runs, they only wanted to get on base in hope that their teammates could hit them home. Most games before the early 1900’s were decided by one or two runs, and most times the winning team had less than three runs. Babe Ruth hit three home runs in the same game four different times, two of which were in the world series. Fifty -one point one percent of his home runs were hit when there was at least one runner on base. It wasn't only that he hit more home runs than everybody else, “he hit them better, higher, farther, with more theatrical timing and a more flamboyant flourish”, said American Baseball writer Red Smith. The fans loved him. They would even boo their own pitcher if he intentionally walked Ruth (Creamer 225). “The fans would rather see me hit one homer to right than three doubles to left.” said Ruth. Some of his other hitting achievements were: he led the league in slugging percentage thirteen times, led the league in home runs twelve times, bases on balls 10 times, on base percentage ten times, runs scored eight times, and runs batted in six times (Baseball Hall of Fame). Slugging percentage is calculated by the number of bases divided by the number of at bats. Base on balls is the amount of times he was walked, not including hit by pitch. On base percentage is the amount of times on base …show more content…
Works Cited
"Babe Ruth." Babe Ruth. Luminary Group, 2017. Web. 13 Jan. 2017.
“Babe Ruth.” Baseball Hall of Fame, baseballhall.org/hof/ruth-babe.
“Babe Ruth’s Full Baseball Statistics.” Babe Ruth Central Babe Ruth Babe Ruth Photos Babe Ruth Statistics Babe Ruth Biography,
Baseball Almanac. “Roger Maris 1961 Home Run Season by Baseball Almanac.” Roger Maris 1961 Home Run Season by Baseball Almanac, Baseball Almanac,
Creamer, Robert W. Babe: the Legend Comes to Life. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1974.
“Happy Birthday, Babe Ruth, the ‘Sultan of Swat.’” Happy Birthday, Babe Ruth, the "Sultan of Swat", Findingdulcinea, 6 Feb. 2010,
Montville, Leigh. The Big Bam: the Life and Times of Babe Ruth. New York, Doubleday, 2006.
Rader, Benjamin G. “Babe Ruth.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 14 Nov.