Babe Ruth During the roaring twenties, there were many outstanding baseball players. One of the best outstanding baseball players of all times was Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth was born on February 6, 1895, on the outskirts of Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of a saloonkeeper, George Herman Ruth, Sr. At age seven he was placed in the St. Mary’s Industrial School for boys because his parents couldn’t control him anymore. After twelve years of basically being locked up he was released in 1914 so that he could play professional baseball.
Not many career .342 hitters that averaged a home run every 11.8 at bats can say that. George Ruth, Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 6, 1895, son of George Herman Ruth, Sr. and Kate Ruth. George took the name of Herman at his confirmation since it was his father's middle name and the name of his friend at St.Mary's Industrial School, Brother Herman. Ruth says he had a “ rotten start” in life; he spent his childhood days on the streets and piers of Baltimore. He led a rather lawless life, his parents were medium-poor and he was mainly on his own.
DiMaggio also shares a modern major league record for having the most triples, which was three in a single game on August, 27, 1938, during the first game of the Yankees’ season (Kindred 25). DiMaggio was also the very first baseball player to be worth $100,000 (Kindred 27). Works Cited Kindred, Dave. “Joe DiMaggio.” Sporting News 223.12 (1999): 24. Middle Search Plus.
This was the first time the Reds won the World Series, unlike the Sox, who had won two prior to 1919. The 1919 World Series is believed by thousands of baseball fans to be fixed. Game one took place in front of 30,511 fans in Redland Park. Eddie Cicotte took the mound for the Black Sox at the bottom of the first inning and hit Morrie Rath, the leadoff batter, as a signal that the fix was on. Cicotte received 10,000 dollars for fixing game one.
Again, Major League Baseball came calling and this time Clemens would answer. In 1983 Roger Clemens was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, by the Boston Red Sox. In 1986 he won 24 games, received the American League MVP award, and his Red Sox played in and lost the World Series. Within that same year Clemens struck out 20 batters in one game. He was the first of only three pitchers to accomplish this feat and he repeated it again in 1996 just before leaving the Red Sox.
Branch Rickey started his baseball career as just a mediocre player at best. (Baseball Hall of Fame) He may not have been the best of players, but he definitely made a huge impact on baseball. Branch Rickey was one of the most important and influential people in forming and shaping the way baseball is today. Branch Rickey created the minor league farm club system, which today gives young players the opportunity to develop and enhance the skills they need to be great. Branch Rickey’s most important contribution to baseball was when he signed Jackie Robinson.
Though the team wan the World Series in 1918, Frazee was in a hurry to pay off his debits he accrued by purchasing the Red Sox. After the Red Sox finished sixth in the American league in 1919, Frazee sold several Red Sox players , including the pitcher turned outfielder Babe Ruth to the Yankees. 2. Babe Ruth's arrival in New York immediately launched the Yankees dynasty while ravaging the Red Sox. While the Red Sox' five World Series titles were a record at the time, 1918 would be the team's last championship for 86 years.
At St. Mary’s, Babe spent all of his free time playing baseball and perfecting his pitching. Jack Dunn, owner of the semi professional Baltimore Orioles, offered Babe a position within hours of watching him play. At 19, Babe signed a contract with the Orioles. Within 3 months he was sold to the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher, and showed promising skills at the plate. In 1919, he broke the modern major league record with 25 home runs!
That amazing first year of playing baseball he had the opportunity to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He being the amazing ball player he is, hit 12 home runs and it led them to win the world series. He went to the world series 6 times, which is very impressive. Later on that year he was voted Rookie of the year and he stood out to many people and many people started looking up to him. In 1956 Jackie was traded to the New York Giants and they never let him play so Jackie decided to retire.
In 2000, Derek was named the MVP of both the All-Star Game and the World Series (DerekJeter.com). That is something that is extremely uncommon. Mr. November lead the MLB in hits during the years 1999 and 2012 (Derek Jeter Stats, Video Highlights, Photos, Bio). He has won five career World Series in the years 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2009 (Derek Jeter Stats, Video Highlights, Photos, Bio). Very few players will even have a chance at a World Series ring let alone to win five.