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"Magnificent.... All this is only to touch on the wealth of research, detail and astuteness of observation that make up The Big Fella. Some of it is sad.... But the winning side of the Babe's life predominates in these pages and in history." -- Wall Street Journal
"Captures Ruth's outsize influence on American sport and culture.... Leavy's conceit allows her to stake out some untrod turf. But she also makes a compelling case that to appreciate the adulation Ruth soaked up in October 1927 is to understand his contribution to American life in full." -- New York Times Book Review
"An editor of mine once told me that each generation deserves its own biography of a historic figured, and we now have ours for Babe Ruth...Offers depth and nuance to the Bambino's character....Leavy convincingly shows how Ruth embodied the Jazz Age, rebelling against all constraints both on and off the field while serving as the precursor to Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and the other athletes who would bec
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Babe Ruth's popularity and fame were so widespread that even America's enemies knew of him. Almost a decade after he had bashed his last home run, his presence still was felt. During World War II, when Japanese soldiers charged American troops, they would sometimes scream, "To hell with Babe Ruth." Not "to hell with FDR" or "to hell with Douglas MacArthur," but "to hell with Babe Ruth." What bigger compliment could an American receive? Ruth was a man of mythic proportions. He became even more than the ultimate American sports celebrity. He was "a unique figure in the social history of the United States," wrote Robert Creamer in Babe: The Legend Comes to Life. "For more than any other man, Babe Ruth transcended sports, moved far beyond the artificial limits of baselines and outfield fences and sports pages." The New York Times called Enrico Caruso "the Babe Ruth of operatic tenors" and Time magazine called Willie Sutton "the Ba
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Babe Ruth
American baseball player (1895–1948)
This article is about the baseball player. For other uses, see Babe Ruth (disambiguation).
Baseball player
| Babe Ruth | |
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Ruth in 1920 | |
| Outfielder / Pitcher | |
| Born:(1895-02-06)February 6, 1895 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| Died: August 16, 1948(1948-08-16) (aged 53) New York City, U.S. | |
| July 11, 1914, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| May 30, 1935, for the Boston Braves | |
| Batting average | .342 |
| Hits | 2,873 |
| Home runs | 714 |
| Runs batted in | 2,214 |
| Win–loss record | 94–46 |
| Earned run average | 2.28 |
| Strikeouts | 488 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| As player As coach | |
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