Ruth's Impact On American Life: Babe Ruth Jr.

George Herman Ruth Jr., also known as Babe Ruth, is known as one of the most influential people in America. George Herman Ruth brought many fans into the stands when baseball was not very popular. Additionally, he is most known for his home run record. Although, he has downfalls in his reputation and his actions, he still changed the game of baseball and gave people hope while doing so. George Herman Ruth Jr. was born on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland. When owner of the Baltimore Orioles, Jack Dunn, noticed and pursued George, they called him “Dunn’s New Babe,” which is how George got the nickname, Babe Ruth. Ruth was raised in a poor neighborhood in Baltimore, where his parents, Kate Schamberger-Ruth and George Herman Ruth

Ruth hit 714 home runs all together (“Babe Ruth's Effect on American Culture”). Some of his greatest accomplishments are: he was a 7-time World Series champion, member of Major League Baseball’s All Century Team, voted Athlete of the Century by the Associated Press, ESPN Sports Century - #2 Athlete of the 20th Century, named the Greatest baseball player of all time by The Sporting News, and named the Greatest baseball player of the 20th Century by Sports

does have downfalls in his reputation and his actions throughout the long term of his life, but he still changed the game of baseball and gave people hope while doing so. When all the fame, rush of the spotlight, youth, and the wild side of Babe ruth settled down, his great qualities and the good he did really started to shine through. He did fill the stands of baseball by giving people hope and thrill throughout the war time and Great Depression (Family). He set stunning records that would forever be remembered in the baseball community and in the United States in general. It requires a unique and special hero to continue to have the effect that Babe Ruth still has today. Babe Ruth does deserve to be recognized as one of the most influential people in