Dustin_Murgia-_Babe_Ruth

							• Dustin Murgia
• 1-11-10
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           Born: 2-6-1895 Died: 8-16-1948 Profession: Pro Baseball Player
           Birth Place: Baltimore, Maryland Death Place: New York, New York
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Yr      Team      G    AB     R     H              HR       RBI   BB    IBB                 HBP   GIDP   AVG    OBP    SLG
                                         B    B         S                     O    H    F

1919   Red Sox   130   432   103   139   34   12   29   4   114   101     -   58   3    -     6      -   .322   .456   .657


1920   Yankees   142   458   158   172   36   9    54   0   137   150     -   80    5   -     3      -   .376   .532   .847


1921   Yankees   152   540   177   204   44   16   59   0   171   145     -   81   4    -     4      -   .378   .512   .846


1922   Yankees   110   406   94    128   24   8    35   1    99   84      -   80   4    -     1      -   .315   .434   .672


1923   Yankees   152   522   151   205   45   13   41   0   131   170     -   93   3    -     4      -   .393   .545   .764


1924   Yankees   153   529   143   200   39    7   46   0   121   142     -   81   6    -     4      -   .378   .513   .739


1925   Yankees   98    359    61   104   12   2    25   1    66   59      -   68   6    -     2      -   .290   .393   .543


1926   Yankees   152   495   139   184   30   5    47   1   146   144     -   76   10   -     3      -   .372   .516   .737


1927   Yankees   151   540   158   192   29   8    60   2   164   137     -   89   14   -     0      -   .356   .486   .772


1928   Yankees   154   536   163   173   29   8    54   0   142   137     -   87   8    -     3      -   .323   .463   .709


1929   Yankees   135   499   121   172   26   6    46   3   154    72     -   60   13   -     3      -   .345   .430   .697


1930   Yankees   145   518   150   186   28   9    49   1   153   136     -   61   21   -     1      -   .359   .493   .732
•   Played for Boston Red Sox 1914-1919
•   As Pitcher
•   Moved to New York Yankees in 1920 till 1935
•   As Outfielder
     – Hit most home runs as Yankee (686)
Babe Ruth had a great game that day. Already
before the fifth inning, he could already boast a
three-run homerun that went straight through
right field into the bleachers. When he went up to
bat during that inning, Charlie Root was pitching.
Throwing the first ball, he held one finger up and
yelled, “Strike One!” After pitching another
fastball, Babe held up two fingers and yelled,
“Strike Two!” He then stepped out of the batter’s
box and pointed. Where exactly he was pointing
to is not known. Some say he was pointing at the
pitcher, some think it was actually the bench of
the Cubs, while still others say that he was simply
pointing to the bleachers behind centre field. He
was pointing to where he was planning to hit the
ball, and that’s exactly where he did hit it.
The Babe              The Sultan of Swat
The Man               The Colossus of Clout
The Bambino           The Wali of Wallop
The Home Run King     The Wazir of Wham
The Circuit Smasher   The Maharajah of Mash
Herman the Great      The Rahaj of Rap
Homeric Herman        The Caliph of Clout
The Bulky Monarch     The Behemoth of Bust
The King of Clout
His Eminence
•World Series Champion, 1916, 1918, 1926, 1928
•714 career home runs and record 40 home runs in
each of 11 seasons
•Led League in home runs 12 times
•Highest all-time slugging pct. (.690)
•7-time American League Pennant winner
•The Associated Press' Athlete of the Century, 1999
•The Sporting News' Greatest Player of All Time, 1999
•Lost most of his personal records when young
•Every time up to bat was a battle to keep going
•He died at age 53, reportedly of throat cancer, brought
on in part by a fondness for tobacco and liquor.
•Played through war times and keep peoples hopes up
"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like
to live as big as I can."
"All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill."

"Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world."
“Ty Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit."
"Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything
that's written about you. Two, don't pick up too many checks."
"Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It's hard to keep awake with nothing to do."
"Hot as hell, ain't it Prez (Calvin Coolidge)?"
"I don't give a damn about any actors. What good will John Barrymore do you with the
bases loaded and two down in a tight ball game. Either I get the money (more than
Barrymore), or I don't play!"
"If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery."
                                 Sources
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=ruthba01
http://www.sportscomet.com/Baseball/25672.htm
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml?redir
http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/trivia113.html