On This Day in American History |
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On June 2, 1935, George Herman “Babe” Ruth retires from professional baseball. Considered one of the greatest ever, Babe Ruth played 22 seasons, won seven World Series championships and hit 714 home runs. Many of his records stood for decades. Ruth began playing baseball at 19 for a minor league team and made his Major League debut for the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher in 1914, but it wasn’t until he was traded to the New York Yankees in 1920 that he became a superstar. It was in New York where he cemented his reputation as a hitter. Ruth died in 1948 at the age of 53. |
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