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George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth established many MLB batting (and some pitching) records, including career home runs (714), runs batted in (RBIs) (2,213), bases on balls (2,062), slugging percentage (.690), and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.164); the last two still stand as of 2019. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936, Ruth was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members.

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Born	George Herman Ruth 6 February 1895 Pigtown, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died	16 August 1948 (aged 53) New York City, New York, United States
Zodiac	Aquarius
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Helen Woodford Ruth 1897-1929 American, Royalty · m. 1914 info edit

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Claire Hodgeson 1900-1976 American, Other · m. 1929 info edit

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