Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth is an American hero. He transformed baseball from a sport, to a

national pastime when it needed it the most. Coming off of the wake of the Black

Socks scandal, baseball was headed downhill. It had a bad reputation, and

interest was waning. The dead-ball era was dragging on, and there were to few

baseball "purists" left to support it. Baseball was in search of a new audience,

and Babe Ruth handed it to them on a silver platter. Babe Ruth started the Home

run era of baseball. In the dead-ball scores of 2-1 1-0 was the norm. With the

advent of the Home run era, games that averaged 1-2 runs an inning were common.

What once took a couple hits, walks, and a stolen base to accomplish were being

done with the single swing of a bat. Baseball was now much more enjoyable to

watch. Then with the invention of the radio, millions of people enjoyed

listening to it.

George Herman Ruth was born in the early 1890's to a couple of German

immigrants who ran a local bar. His parents had their hands full with the bar,

and had very little time to tend to young George. His trouble making, and lack

of time on his parents part eventually landed him in St. Mary's Boys school. It

was here that he met the man who Babe claimed to be the greatest man who ever

lived, Brother Mathias. Brother Mathias was the one who handed Babe his

punishments, and it was Babe who always touted his strong, yet caring hand that

led him to baseball. It was also at St. Mary's that B...