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Noted that The Babe became a relevant figure again thanks to Shohei Ohtani.
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Ruth is widely acknowledged as ''the'' greatest slugger in major league history. It wasn't merely that he set almost every batting record; it was ''how'' he set them. For example, at the time of his retirement Ruth's 714 career home runs was almost ''twice'' the total of the hitter in second place, his longtime teammate Creator/LouGehrig. His home run hitting was so unprecedented, and so prodigious, that it changed the way baseball was played, transforming it from a sport built mostly around speed and base hits to one built around power hitting. It also made him the greatest gate attraction and superstar the sport has ever known, to the point where – nearly a century after he last played – his name is ''still'' familiar even to people who know absolutely nothing else about baseball.
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Ruth is widely acknowledged as ''the'' greatest slugger in major league history. It wasn't merely that he set almost every batting record; it was ''how'' he set them. For example, at the time of his retirement Ruth's 714 career home runs was almost ''twice'' the total of the hitter in second place, his longtime teammate Creator/LouGehrig. His home run hitting was so unprecedented, and so prodigious, that it changed the way baseball was played, transforming it from a sport built mostly around speed and base hits to one built around power hitting. It also made him the greatest gate attraction and superstar the sport has ever known, to the point where – nearly a century after he last played – his name is ''still'' familiar even to people who know absolutely nothing else about baseball.
baseball. In the 2020s, his name became relevant again when UsefulNotes/ShoheiOhtani became the first MLB player since The Babe to perform at superstar level as both a hitter and pitcher.
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* StoutStrength: He was famously heavy set and very strong as evidenced by his incredible batting skills.
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Ruth is widely acknowledged as ''the'' greatest slugger in major league history. It wasn't merely that he set almost every batting record; it was ''how'' he set them. For example, at the time of his retirement Ruth's 714 career home runs was ''twice'' the total of the hitter in second place. His home run hitting was so unprecedented, and so prodigious, that it changed the way baseball was played, transforming it from a sport built mostly around speed and base hits to one built around power hitting. It also made him the greatest gate attraction and superstar the sport has ever known, to the point where – nearly a century after he last played – his name is ''still'' familiar even to people who know absolutely nothing else about baseball.
Further, not only did Ruth hit for power, he hit for average as well; his career .342 is #10 all-time, and he is one of only two players (the other being Ted Williams) to have both 500+ career home runs and at least a .333 career batting average.[[note]] His teammate Lou Gehrig came close, with .340 and 493 homers [[/note]] And this is despsite his spending the first five years of his career as a pitcher. (And a damn good one.) Little wonder, then, that he was one of the five players initially chosen for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.[[note]] The others were Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, and Honus Wagner. [[/note]]
Further, not only did Ruth hit for power, he hit for average as well; his career .342 is #10 all-time, and he is one of only two players (the other being Ted Williams) to have both 500+ career home runs and at least a .333 career batting average.[[note]] His teammate Lou Gehrig came close, with .340 and 493 homers [[/note]] And this is despsite his spending the first five years of his career as a pitcher. (And a damn good one.) Little wonder, then, that he was one of the five players initially chosen for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.[[note]] The others were Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, and Honus Wagner. [[/note]]
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Ruth is widely acknowledged as ''the'' greatest slugger in major league history. It wasn't merely that he set almost every batting record; it was ''how'' he set them. For example, at the time of his retirement Ruth's 714 career home runs was almost ''twice'' the total of the hitter in second place.place, his longtime teammate Creator/LouGehrig. His home run hitting was so unprecedented, and so prodigious, that it changed the way baseball was played, transforming it from a sport built mostly around speed and base hits to one built around power hitting. It also made him the greatest gate attraction and superstar the sport has ever known, to the point where – nearly a century after he last played – his name is ''still'' familiar even to people who know absolutely nothing else about baseball.
Further, not only did Ruth hit for power, he hit for average as well; his career .342 is #10 all-time, and he is one of only two players (the other being Ted Williams) to have both 500+ career home runs and at least a .333 career batting average.[[note]] His teammate Lou Gehrig came close, with .340 and 493homers homers.[[/note]] And this is despsite despite his spending the first five years of his career as a pitcher. (And a damn good one.) Little wonder, then, that he was one of the five players initially chosen for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.[[note]] The others were Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, and Honus Wagner. [[/note]]
Further, not only did Ruth hit for power, he hit for average as well; his career .342 is #10 all-time, and he is one of only two players (the other being Ted Williams) to have both 500+ career home runs and at least a .333 career batting average.[[note]] His teammate Lou Gehrig came close, with .340 and 493
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Due to a combination of his habitually poor lifestyle (with lots of smoking, drinking, and eating) and a rare form of thoat cancer, he passed away in 1948 at the age of 53.
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Due to a combination of his habitually poor lifestyle (with lots of smoking, drinking, and eating) and a rare form of thoat throat cancer, he passed away in 1948 at the age of 53.
