Babe Ruth's Accomplishments

Accomplishments: He broke ground for the participation of African Americans in professional sports. Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's career home run record, although he hit a respectable .280 with 13 home runs before breaking an ankle in September. In 1955, Aaron became the Braves' starting right fielder and he won the NL batting title in 1956 with a .328 average and 26 home runs. His all-time career mark of 755 home runs was built on a remarkable 20-season stretch from 1955 through 1974. He hit 40 or more home runs in 8 of those seasons, 30 or more in 15, and 20 or more in all 20. He also batted over .300 fourteen times. His top batting average was .355 in 1959; his best home run season was 1971, when he had 47. Fascinatingly, he hit 44 home runs--his uniform number--in three different seasons, 1957, 1963, and 1965. The Braves, who had moved to Atlanta in 1966, announced that he would be held out of the opening series in Cincinnati so he would have a chance to break the record before his home fans. However, Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn ordered the team to use Aaron in Cincinnati, and he tied the record in his first trip to the plate. When he retired, he held all-time major-league records for extra base hits, 1,477; total bases, 6,856; and runs batted in, 2,297. Aaron then returned to Atlanta to work in the Braves' front office, where he became one of the first blacks in upper-level

Attention Getter: On August 7th, 2007, Barry Bonds hit home run number 756, passing Hank Aaron for the most home runs in Major League history. However, this record is controversial, due to steroid use.

George Herman Ruth, better known as Babe Ruth, is an American baseball hero due to his successes that have allowed him to become a household name even after his passing. His great legacy lives on, but for those not alive during his reign over baseball, it is sometimes hard to grasp the Babe’s true life story, which is where film comes into play. In the several films about Babe Ruth, many differentiating perspectives about his life are introduced. In The Babe Ruth Story (1948) and The Babe (1992), we are shown two very different versions of the ‘Great Bambino’. With the help of Ardolino’s analysis of the deification and deconstruction of Ruth in Reel Baseball, it is easy to see the similarities and differences between the two Hollywood Babes. Ardolino states that, “In fact, these movies are dialectically related: the first is an attempt to sacralize Ruth’s checkered life, and the latter is an attempt to replace the hagiography with a Dickensian psychodrama of a bumbling Bacchus who belches, farts, indulges his appetites, is haunted by his past, explodes irrationally when he is called ‘incorrigible’ and never gains any measure of self-control” (115-16). Ardolino’s chapter thoroughly discussed the portrayals of Babe Ruth as a character, which brings to light the similarities and differences portrayed in both Hollywood films. After screening the Hollywood films, we move to screen the documentary about Ruth, a blatant deification, which treats his life story much differently.

With the way the author, Bryson describes George Ruth’s upbringing and the tough hand that Babe was dealt with at such an early age, it seems as if he painted a fairy tale with happily ever after at the end. To read and to try and grasp what Babe Ruth was able to achieve, it is the most unbelievable underdog story that I have ever read. While I was reading, I had the feeling that Bill Bryson believed that George Ruth was a good person and even coming from such a rough city such as Baltimore. He even disagreed with what babe said in his autobiography. In the book, Bryson says “The opening sentence of Ruth’s autobiography is, “I was a bad kid.” Which is no more than partly true” (Bryson 107). By just the second sentence in the second paragraph, it is clear that Bryson thought, even since Ruth’s childhood, he is a good kid who was stuck behind the 8-ball. Coming from an impoverished family, having almost all of his siblings die, losing both his father and mother who were “distracted” anyway. His mother slowly dying of tuberculosis and his father single-handedly running their saloon during all of his waking hours just so they could have money to survive (Bryson 107). While reading this initial background on Babe Ruth, I didn’t know just how rough he had it. I assumed like most of the athletes in today’s world, his family was able to pay for him to have baseball lessons and training with some of the best trainers that money can buy. Knowing that Babe Ruth was the epitome of an

Many people consider Babe as the greatest to play the game. The records Babe Ruth set is a testament to how amazing of a player he really was. While playing for the Red Sox in 1919, Babe set the single season record for home runs at 29(biography). In the next season, now with the New York Yankees, Ruth close to doubled his single season home run record to 54(biography). Following the 54 home run season Ruth set the outstanding record of 59 home runs(biography). It only took Ruth 10 seasons to become one of the greatest home run hitters anyone has ever seen. Ruth’s success on the baseball diamond made him a household name; so much so, that the new Yankee Stadium (built in 1923) was dubbed "the house that Ruth built"(biography). When everyone thought that Babe was incredible at setting the total home runs to 59, Ruth outdid himself again to set godly mark of 60 homeruns in one season during the 1927 season(biography). Unsurprisingly, this record stood for an amazing 34 years. No one had ever seen a player as great as what Babe Ruth was during the 1920s. During the 1920s, Ruth broke practically all of the slugging records. These include most years leading a league in home runs (12); most total bases in a season (457); and highest slugging percentage for a season (.847) (biography). Based on his prestigious baseball career, Babe Ruth was one of the most influential athletes during the

Jackie Robinson was able to do one thing that no one else could. He was able to break the Major league Baseball color barrier. He broke the barrier on April 15, 1947. He was the first African American to ever play in the MLB. This was one of the many notable things that Jackie Robinson accomplished during his life.

Jackie Robinson once said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”. The impact Robinson made on Major League Baseball is one that will be forever remembered. Every year on April 15th of each Major League Baseball season, every team in Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day. This day commemorates Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier in baseball. Robinson became the first African-American player to take the field in a Major League Baseball game. Jackie Robinson will forever be appreciated for his breaking the color barrier and opening the door for other African-Americans. Since Robinson was the first African-American baseball player, his jersey number 42 was the first to be retired in any sport. This was a really a big deal for African-Americans. When Jackie Robinson took the field in 1947, he ended sixty years of racial segregation in the Major League Baseball.

When Babe Ruth arrived for Spring Training in 1925, he was sick. During a road trip, Babe Ruth collapsed. He underwent an operation for intestinal abscess. Babe Ruth played in only 98 games. In 1926, Babe Ruth was healthy. He hit an average of .346 and hit 47 homeruns. In the 1926 World Series, Babe Ruth was thrown out of Game 7 for trying to steal second base. In 1927, Babe Ruth set a major league record of 60 homeruns. In the World Series of 1928, Babe Ruth hit an average of .625 with three homeruns. In 1929, Babe Ruth hit 46 homeruns. In 1932, Babe Ruth made his final postseason appearance with the Yankees. In the World Series, Babe Ruth hit two homeruns.

Derek Jeter was born on June 26, 1974, in Pequannock, New Jersey. His father, Charles Jeter, made the family move to Michigan when Derek was only 4 years old. The reason was because his father went to Michigan University, so he could become a doctor. Derek started playing baseball when he was five years old. He continued playing through high school, when he a batting average of .500. He won numerous awards which helped him get drafted in 1992 by the Yankees in the first round.

In “Albert Pujols’ 3000th Hit Reminds Us Just How Brilliant He Was in His Prime” by Jon Tayler, the author describes Albert Pujols’ impressive baseball career. Pujols is one of the greatest hitters to every play the game, despite his recent batting slumps. The author outlines Pujols’ historic career by describing his early years, his later years, and his legacy.

Babe went on to talk about how this was the biggest deal in history at the time. He said that people started calling it “Curse of the Bambino”, because the Red Sox didn’t win a single World Series title after that. He went on to talk about all his baseball secrets and little stories with the broadcasters and viewers. Then the question came of his retirement and why he chooses to leave the Yankees. He talked about his health and that it was time for him to focus on that and his family. The many great years and experiences that he had would always be something for him to remember for years to

Tyron Gray Mr. Jones English 101 November 3 2015 Rhetorical Analysis Even though they are stars there people to On October 28,2015 Wednesday night at 7:00 the Kansas city, Mo Royals (MLB team) played in the world series for the 2nd time in 29 years, this was a big thing for Kansas city but little did the fans know something even bigger happen that night. Right before the game that same day, Pitcher Edinson Volquez father Daniel Volquez died in the Dominican Republic from heart problems. The thing about it was the whole team knew about this tragic death but his own son Edinson. It was not that the team didn’t want to tell him but by the wife's & family's request they didn't want anyone to tell Edinson until after the game. They even asked the

However, Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn ordered the team to use Aaron in Cincinnati, and he tied the record in his first trip to the plate. When he retired, he held all-time major-league records for extra base hits, 1,477; total bases, 6,856; and runs batted in, 2,297. Aaron then returned to Atlanta to work in the

Lawrence Peter Berra, or known as Yogi Berra, was an “All-Time Great” baseball player. Yogi Berra was born on May 12, 1925 in St. Louis, Mississippi. He had many accomplishments which made his life as an achiever. He was a player for New York Yankees and his number was eight. His position was a catcher and outfielder. Those position was very important in a baseball game. Yogi Berra actually throws with the right hand and bats with the left hand. His very last game as a player for the Yankees or a baseball player was at May 12,

rofessional baseball player Babe Ruth was born George Herman Ruth Jr. on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland. Ruth was raised in a poor waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore, where his parents, Kate Schamberger-Ruth and George Herman Ruth Sr., owned a tavern. Ruth was one of eight children born to the couple, and one of only two that survived infancy.