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Babe
Ruth

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60 in a season. 714 for a career. Records that stood for decades — set by the man who turned baseball into a power game.

About Babe

Babe Ruth was an American professional baseball player who redefined the sport across a 22-year career (1914-1935) with the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves. He began as a dominant pitcher, winning three World Series with Boston, before transforming into the game's greatest slugger for the Yankees, setting single-season (60, 1927) and career (714) home run records that stood for decades. He died in 1948 at age 53, and most of the records he set have since been surpassed.

The moments

Iconic
achievements

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1918

Ruth Wins Three World Series with 0.87 ERA for Boston

Pitching for the Boston Red Sox, he captured three World Series titles in 1915, 1916 and 1918, going 3-0 with a 0.87 ERA and a then-record 29-inning scoreless streak.

Legend
1919

Ruth Sets Single-Season Record With 29 Home Runs

Playing as a two-way threat for the Boston Red Sox, Ruth sets a new single-season home run record with 29, reshaping expectations for power hitting.

Legend
1919

Ruth Sold From Red Sox to Yankees for $100,000

The Red Sox sold Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000, a transaction that reshaped both franchises for decades to come.

Legend
1927

Ruth Hits 60th Home Run, a Record for 34 Years

At Yankee Stadium, Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season, setting a single-season record that stood for 34 years until Roger Maris broke it in 1961.

Legend
1932

Ruth Delivers the Called Shot in the 1932 World Series

In Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, Babe Ruth homered off Charlie Root in a moment forever known as the "called shot" — one of baseball's most iconic and debated plays.

Legend
1935

Ruth Hits 714th Home Run, a Record for 40 Years

With his 714th and final career home run, he set a record that would stand for nearly four decades before Hank Aaron surpassed it in 1974.

Legend
1935

Ruth Retires With 714 Homers, Enters First Hall Class

After 22 seasons with the Red Sox, Yankees, and Braves, Ruth retires with 714 home runs and joins the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame class in 1936.

The record

  1. 1918Ruth Wins Three World Series with 0.87 ERA for BostonTitle
  2. 1919Ruth Sets Single-Season Record With 29 Home RunsLegend
  3. 1919Ruth Sold From Red Sox to Yankees for $100,000Legend
  4. 1927Ruth Hits 60th Home Run, a Record for 34 YearsLegend
  5. 1932Ruth Delivers the Called Shot in the 1932 World SeriesLegend
  6. 1935Ruth Hits 714th Home Run, a Record for 40 YearsLegend
  7. 1935Ruth Retires With 714 Homers, Enters First Hall ClassLegend