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Babe Ruth (1895–1948)

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Most of Babe Ruth's records have been broken. In 1961, not only did Roger Maris break The Babe's 34-year-old record for most home runs in a season with 61*, but Maris' teammate on the '61 Yankees, pitcher 'Whitey Ford' broke The Babe's 43-year-old record for most scoreless innings pitched in a World Series when the Yankees dispatched the Reds that year in the post-season... See full bio »

Born:

George Herman Ruth
in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died:

(age 53) in New York City, New York, USA
Babe Ruth C. 1927 Still of Gary Cooper and Babe Ruth in The Pride of the Yankees
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1942 The Pride of the Yankees
Babe Ruth
 
1932 Fancy Curves (short)
Babe Ruth
 
1932 Just Pals (short)
Babe Ruth
 
1932 Over the Fence (short)
Babe Ruth
 
1932 Perfect Control (short)
Babe Ruth
 
1932 Slide, Babe, Slide (short)
Babe Ruth
 
1928 Speedy
George Herman Ruth
 
1927 Babe Comes Home
Babe Dugan
 
1920 Headin' Home
Babe (as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth)
 
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1997 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– Vaudeville (1997) (writer: "Home Run on the Keys" - uncredited / performer: "Home Run on the Keys" - uncredited)
 
1937 Home Run on the Keys (short) (writer: "Home Run on the Keys" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1948 The Babe Ruth Story (book)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1991 Baseball's Greatest Moments (video)
Himself
 
1939 Touching All Bases (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1937 Home Run on the Keys (short)
Himself
 
1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 11 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1922 Little Miss Bluebonnet
Himself, Cameo Appearance
 
1921 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 25 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1921 Cradle of Champions (documentary short)
Himself
 
1920 How Babe Ruth Hits a Home Run (documentary short)
Himself
 
1920 Play Ball with Babe Ruth (short)
Himself
 
1916 World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn (documentary)
Himself (Boston Red Sox)
 
1915 1915 World's Championship Series (documentary)
Himself (Boston Red Sox Pitcher)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (58 titles)
2011 Moneyball
Himself
 
2009-2011 Prime 9 (TV series)
 
2010 30 for 30 (TV series)
 
2010 A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 HBO Boxing After Dark (TV series)
 
2009 WWE: History of the World Heavyweight Championship (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Bigger Stronger Faster* (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 DHL Presents Major League Baseball Hometown Heroes (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Baseball's Secret Formula (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005-2006 War Stories with Oliver North (TV series documentary)
 
2006 Costas Now (TV series)
 
2005 The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (TV series)
 
2004 Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 2004 World Series
Himself
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 Whose Curse Is Worse?: Red Sox and Cubs on Trial (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 100 Years of the World Series (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000-2003 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
 
2003 The Curse of the Bambino (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The True Story of Seabiscuit (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Jim McKay: My World in My Words (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Boston Red Sox: 100 Years of Baseball History (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Greatest Summer of My Life: Billy Crystal and the Making of '61*' (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Legends, Icons & Superstars of the 20th Century (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 ABC 2000: The Millennium (TV documentary)
 
1999 The Sweet Science (TV series documentary)
 
1999 American Eats (TV series)
 
1999 The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Century: America's Time
 
1998 The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Babe Ruth (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Race for the Record (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1997 Sports on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1996 The Roaring Twenties (video documentary short)
Himself (scurries to first base) (uncredited)
 
1996 100 Years of Olympic Glory (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995 Idols of the Game (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself (segment "Inventing the All-American")
 
1994 Baseball (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1993-1994 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1992 The 50 Greatest Home Runs in Baseball History (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 When It Was a Game 2 (TV documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
1991 When It Was a Game (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
1990 Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend (video short)
Himself
 
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (documentary)
 
1983 Zelig
Himself - Swinging Bat (uncredited)
 
1963 Fractured Flickers (TV series)
 
1963 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1960 World Wide '60 (TV series)
 
1956-1960 Project XX (TV series documentary)
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
 
1952 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1952 The Winning Team
Himself (uncredited)
 
1950 Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (documentary)
Himself
 
1950 The Golden Twenties (documentary)
Himself
 
1939 Sports Immortals (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures: Season 1: Episode 9 -- Bill and Ted go in search of Babe Ruth so they can replace their coach's autographed baseball. Saturday Night Live: Season 30: Episode 3 -- Is the curse of the Bambino over? Babe Ruth's Ghost comments. Biography: : -- Who's that curmudgeonly, grumbly man in the Santa Claus suit awkwardly talking to children while his fake beard falls off? Why, it's America's sweetheart. The children on his lap are sure to have received at least one gift that Christmas... Nightm
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Personal Details

Other Works:

"Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball" (1927), by Babe Ruth (ghostwritten by Ford Frick) See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 9 Print Biographies  | 6 Articles  | 7 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum | CMG Worldwide | See more »

Alternate Names:

George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands. See more »

Trivia:

Lived at St. Mary's Industrial School in Baltimore, where he was introduced to baseball by Brother Matthias, until he was signed by the Baltimore Orioles of the International League in 1914. Because he was 19, Orioles' manager Jack Dunne became his guardian. Ruth was called "Dunne's babe", which is how he acquired the nickname "Babe". See more »

Nickname:

Sultan of Swat See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius