Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth Jr, more commonly known as Babe Ruth, was born on February 6,1895 in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Ruth was the first MLB (Major League Baseball) player to hit 60 home runs in a season, and held the record for career home runs at 714 until Hank Aaron broke that record in 1974. Nonetheless, Ruth’s batting success would never have been predicted if ou had looked at the young player at a young age. When Babe was first signed to an MLB team, he was a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. However, when he showed promise in his late years with the Sox both at bat and as an outfielder, that was what he was transformed into when he was traded to the New York Yankees. Babe was always determined to succeed in everything he did and always told both himself and other: “Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.” This quote both applied literally to baseball, and the life-changing decisions he had to make throughout his life. Shattering many records, Ruth won a total of seven World Series titles as well having an award named after him for the player with the best World Series performance each year. Ruth was also apart of the very first MLB All-Star game, and had much off-pitch success as well. Babe Ruth was the first athlete to start individual endorsements. Ruth had over 100 individual endorsements, but also revolutionized company rip-offs as the Curtis Candy Company found a way to feed off of Ruth’s fame with their Babe Ruth candy bar without paying Ruth a single penny. Unfortunately, the baseball legend passed away on August 16,1948 after a very difficult battle with cancer. Despite his health battles however, Ruth was extremely dedicated to the game that he loved. “Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.” -Babe Ruth