Babe Ruth - Famous Actor

Babe Ruth Net Worth

$800,000

Babe Ruth, the famous American professional baseball player, had a net worth of $800 thousand at the time of his death, which would be equivalent to around $9 million today after adjusting for inflation. Known for his tenure with the New York Yankees, with whom he won four World Series titles, Babe Ruth is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

Key facts:

  • Babe Ruth won seven World Series championships with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
  • He was a two-time All-Star and a 12-time American League home run champion.
  • Ruth won the American League MVP award in 1923 and the AL batting championship in 1924.
  • He was the six-time AL RBI champion and the AL ERA champion in 1916.
  • Ruth's number 3 was retired by the New York Yankees, and he was part of the inaugural class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.

Basic Information About Babe Ruth

CategoryAthletes › Baseball Players
ProfessionsBaseball player, Actor
Net worth$800,000
Date of birth1895-02-06
Place of birthPigtown
Date of death1948-08-16 (aged 53)
NationalityUnited States of America
Curiosities and TrademarksBurly figure
SpouseClaire Merritt Hodgson - (17 April 1929 - 16 August 1948) (his death)
Helen Woodford Ruth - (14 October 1914 - 11 January 1929) (her death) (1 child)
GenderMale
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Social Media↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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Babe Ruth roles

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MoneyballSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Babe Ruth's Quotes

  • There are 52 weeks in a year. I always wanted to make a grand a week. after signing a 5-year contract for $52,000 per season.
  • The only game, I think, in the world is baseball.
  • I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
  • Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
  • It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

Babe Ruth's photos

Interesting Facts about Babe Ruth

  1. Was the first Major League player to hit 60 home runs (1927). Started out his career as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He had back-to-back 20-win seasons and won a total of 94 career games. Sold to New York for $100,000. Hit his famous "Called Shot" in the 1932 World Series in Chicago, off Chicago pitcher Charlie Root. He had two strikes when he allegedly pointed to center field and, on the very next pitch, smacked the ball in center field for a home run. Led American League in home runs 12 times, runs eight times, RBIs six times and batting once. Hit 714 career home runs. His number 3 was retired by the New York Yankees. Among the original members who were first admitted to the baseball Hall of Fame. Honored with a monument in Yankee Stadium.
  2. Played for the American League's Boston Red Sox (1914-1919) and New York Yankees (1920-1934), and for the National League's Boston Braves (1935).
  3. Born at 1:45pm-EST
  4. Enshrined in the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, 1995 (charter member).
  5. Was lifted for a pinch hitter in the 1918 World Series.
  6. Spoke German fluently. His maternal grandfather was a German immigrant.
  7. Was once given an intentional walk with the bases loaded.
  8. His last home run was the first to clear the right field roof in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field.
  9. Biggest ambition was to be a major league manager.
  10. Served as first base coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1938.
  11. Turned down an offer to manage the Yankees' AAA farm club in Newark.
  12. Was actually separated from his first wife, Helen, during the last few years of their marriage. Did not seek a divorce because they were both Roman Catholic.
  13. Left the Yankees when the team would not name him manager. Accepted an offer by the Boston Braves to be right fielder, vice president, and assistant manager, the latter two of which were only on paper.
  14. Still holds the Yankee club record for the highest season batting average with his .393 effort in 1923.
  15. Became a full-time outfielder in 1919.
  16. Hit a total of 16 grand slam home runs during his career.
  17. Held the record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched in World Series play from 1918 until 1961, when Whitey Ford broke it.
  18. Could never remember his teammates' names; usually called everybody "kid".
  19. 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".
  20. Pictured on a 20¢ US commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor, on Wednesday, July 6th, 1983.

References & Fact Checks ✅

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  • Author: Smallbones
  • Date taken: 14 March 2012
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  • Date taken: 1912
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  • Original Source: Francis P. Burke Collection
  • Author: Frances P. Burke
  • Date taken: between 1914 and 1919 date QS:P,+1914-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1914-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1919-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1914_Providence_Grays_with_Babe_Ruth.jpg
  • Original Source: Heritage Auction Gallery
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  • Date taken: 1914
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  • Original Source: Mears Auctions
  • Author:
    Charles M. Conlon  (1868–1945) Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q5080446
     
    Alternative names
    Charles Martin Conlon
    Description American photographer
    Date of birth/death 1868 Edit this at Wikidata 1945 Edit this at Wikidata
    Location of birth Albany
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    creator QS:P170,Q5080446
  • Date taken: 1916
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  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Babe_Ruth_by_Bain,_1919.jpg
  • Original Source: Heritage Auctions
  • Author: George Grantham Bain
  • Date taken: 1919

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