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[[Image:the_babe.jpg|right|thumb|Babe Ruth]]

[[Image:the_babe.jpg|right|thumb|Babe Ruth]]

'''Babe Ruth''', (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), born George Herman Ruth, is baseball's most famous hitter. Ruth was born in southern [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. His parents were Kate Schamberger-Ruth and George Herman Ruth, Sr., who owned a tavern in a poor, rough neighborhood of [[Baltimore]].  Young George was a trouble-maker by the age of 7, and his parents put him in a Catholic orphanage and reformatory, St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys.  

'''Babe Ruth''', (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), born George Herman Ruth, is baseball's most famous hitter and its all-time leader in slugging percentage (.690).

 

Ruth was born in southern [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. His parents were Kate Schamberger-Ruth and George Herman Ruth, Sr., who owned a tavern in a poor, rough neighborhood of [[Baltimore]].  Young George was a trouble-maker by the age of 7, and his parents put him in a Catholic orphanage and reformatory, St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys.  

Babe Ruth stood up for his [[Catholic]] [[faith]], saying it provided him a good standard against which to measure himself.  Brother Mathias, a monk at the reformatory, introduced the young Ruth to baseball, and by age 15 he was a phenomenal pitcher and hitter.<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/babe-ruth-9468009?page=1</ref>  His talent subsequently caught the attention of the owner of the Baltimore Orioles, then a farm team for the Boston Red Sox, and by age 19 George Herman Ruth had a major league contract.  By 1918 Ruth had led the Red Sox to two World Series championships, and still holds the record for pitching 13 scoreless innings in a World Series game.

Babe Ruth stood up for his [[Catholic]] [[faith]], saying it provided him a good standard against which to measure himself.  Brother Mathias, a monk at the reformatory, introduced the young Ruth to baseball, and by age 15 he was a phenomenal pitcher and hitter.<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/babe-ruth-9468009?page=1</ref>  His talent subsequently caught the attention of the owner of the Baltimore Orioles, then a farm team for the Boston Red Sox, and by age 19 George Herman Ruth had a major league contract.  By 1918 Ruth had led the Red Sox to two World Series championships, and still holds the record for pitching 13 scoreless innings in a World Series game.