George Herman Ruth Jr. was born on February 6, 1895, at his grandparents house in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents were George and Katherine Schamberger Ruth. His parents had seven children after George, but only one of them survived, his sister Mary Margret, also known as Mamie. George was paid very little attention, or given any real love from his parents when he was growing up. "By the tender age of seven, he was playing hooky from school, stealing fruits and vegetables, chewing tobacco, and drinking his fathers whisky" (Resnet). George's parents gave him up at the age of seven on June 13, 1902 to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys. His father signed over little George to the Brothers of Xaverian, the people who ran the school. One good thing out of all this is that he met Brother Matthies, St. Mary's main disciplinarian, who encouraged George to play baseball. Babe Ruth "soon became the schools best player" (Resnet), as he played many different positions for his championship team.
             George stayed at St. Mary's until his mother's death in 1910. He was nineteen when Jack Dunn signed him to play baseball with the Baltimore Orioles. When Jack Dunn brought George to the field, some of the players said "well here's Jack's newest babe" (Baberuth.com) and from then on, everyone called him Babe. He signed a 6-month contract worth six hundred dollars. He was a 19-year-old left-handed pitcher. He only played five months with the Orioles because he was sold to the Boston Red Sox. He made his major league debut on July 11, 1914 at Fenway Park. Ruth started as a left- handed pitcher for the Red Sox. His complete record as a pitcher was 94-46. "Babe Ruth once pitched 29 and 2/3 scoreless innings" (Daniel, 1993). In 1919, since he hit so well, he became a full time out fielder. That same season Babe Ruth broke the all time major league home run re...