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Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth (The Bambino and The Sultan Of Swat)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, MD
High School: St. Mary's (Baltimore, MD) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 11, 1914
Final Game: May 30, 1935
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1936 (215/226 ballots).
Died: August 16, 1948 in New York, NY
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1914 BOS AL 19 P 4 7 0 7 0 0 1.000 1.75 .929 1.75
1915 BOS AL 20 P 32 82 17 63 2 3 .976 2.50 .934 1.80
1916 BOS AL 21 P 44 110 24 83 3 6 .973 2.43 .944 1.69
1917 BOS AL 22 P 41 122 19 101 2 4 .984 2.93 .945 1.83
1918 BOS AL 23 OF 59 136 121 8 7 3 .949 2.19 .962 2.17 47-12-0
1918 BOS AL 23 P 20 83 19 58 6 5 .928 3.85 .953 1.85
1918 BOS AL 23 1B 13 141 130 6 5 8 .965 10.46 .987 10.89
1919 BOS AL 24 OF 111 237 222 14 1 6 .996 2.13 .957 2.16 111-0-0
1919 BOS AL 24 P 17 50 13 35 2 1 .960 2.82 .948 1.76
1919 BOS AL 24 1B 5 40 35 4 1 4 .975 7.80 .988 10.44
1920 NYY AL 25 OF 141 299 259 21 19 3 .936 1.99 .963 2.16 36-20-85
1920 NYY AL 25 1B 2 11 10 0 1 1 .909 5.00 .991 10.40
1920 NYY AL 25 P 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 1.70
1921 NYY AL 26 OF 152 378 348 17 13 6 .966 2.40 .960 2.21 134-18-0
1921 NYY AL 26 1B 2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 .988 10.15
1921 NYY AL 26 P 2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50 .967 1.55
1922 NYY AL 27 OF 110 249 226 14 9 3 .964 2.18 .964 2.22 71-0-40
1922 NYY AL 27 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.60
1923 NYY AL 28 OF 148 409 378 20 11 2 .973 2.69 .965 2.26 68-7-73 MVP-1
1923 NYY AL 28 1B 4 43 41 1 1 2 .977 10.50 .991 10.22 MVP-1
1924 NYY AL 29 OF 152 372 340 18 14 4 .962 2.36 .970 2.27 50-7-99
1925 NYY AL 30 OF 98 228 207 15 6 3 .974 2.27 .964 2.27 33-0-66
1926 NYY AL 31 OF 149 326 308 11 7 5 .979 2.14 .966 2.23 82-0-68
1926 NYY AL 31 1B 2 10 10 0 0 2 1.000 5.00 .990 10.30
1927 NYY AL 32 OF 151 355 328 14 13 4 .963 2.26 .964 2.22 56-0-95
1928 NYY AL 33 OF 154 321 304 9 8 0 .975 2.03 .973 2.22 55-0-99
1929 NYY AL 34 OF 133 249 240 5 4 2 .984 1.84 .965 2.28 55-0-78
1930 NYY AL 35 OF 144 286 266 10 10 0 .965 1.92 .965 2.16 53-0-91
1930 NYY AL 35 P 1 4 0 4 0 2 1.000 4.00 .950 1.20
1931 NYY AL 36 OF 142 249 237 5 7 2 .972 1.70 .969 2.25 51-0-91 MVP-5
1931 NYY AL 36 1B 1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 1.000 9.70 MVP-5
1932 NYY AL 37 OF 128 228 209 10 9 1 .961 1.71 .967 2.28 44-0-87 MVP-6
1932 NYY AL 37 1B 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 1.000 9.80 MVP-6
1933 NYY AL 38 OF 132 231 215 9 7 4 .970 1.70 .970 2.21 55-0-78 AS
1933 NYY AL 38 1B 1 7 6 0 1 0 .857 6.00 .986 9.90 AS
1933 NYY AL 38 P 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 1.20 AS
1934 NYY AL 39 OF 111 208 197 3 8 0 .962 1.80 .968 2.16 34-0-77 AS
1935 BSN NL 40 OF 26 42 39 1 2 0 .952 1.54 .971 2.31 22-0-4
18 Seasons OF 2241 4803 4444 204 155 48 .968 2.07 .966 2.22 1057-64-1131
10 Seasons P 163 464 95 354 15 21 .968 2.75 .944 1.77
10 Seasons 1B 32 268 248 11 9 17 .966 8.09 .988 10.51
22 Seasons TOT 2436 5535 4787 569 179 86 .968 2.20 .933 2.30 1057-64-1131
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1914 BOS AL 19 5 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1915 BOS AL 20 42 42 42 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1916 BOS AL 21 67 67 67 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1917 BOS AL 22 52 52 52 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1918 BOS AL 23 95 95 95 20 0 13 0 0 0 47 12 0 59
1919 BOS AL 24 130 130 130 17 0 5 0 0 0 111 0 0 111
1920 NYY AL 25 142 142 142 1 0 2 0 0 0 36 20 85 141
1921 NYY AL 26 152 152 152 2 0 2 0 0 0 134 18 0 152
1922 NYY AL 27 110 110 110 0 0 1 0 0 0 71 0 40 110
1923 NYY AL 28 152 152 152 0 0 4 0 0 0 68 7 73 148
1924 NYY AL 29 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 7 99 152
1925 NYY AL 30 98 98 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 66 98
1926 NYY AL 31 152 152 152 0 0 2 0 0 0 82 0 68 149
1927 NYY AL 32 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 95 151
1928 NYY AL 33 154 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 99 154
1929 NYY AL 34 135 135 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 78 133
1930 NYY AL 35 145 145 145 1 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 91 144
1931 NYY AL 36 145 145 145 0 0 1 0 0 0 51 0 91 142
1932 NYY AL 37 133 133 133 0 0 1 0 0 0 44 0 87 128
1933 NYY AL 38 137 137 137 1 0 1 0 0 0 55 0 78 132
1934 NYY AL 39 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 77 111
1935 BSN NL 40 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 4 26
22 Seasons 2503 2503 2503 163 0 32 0 0 0 1057 64 1131 2241
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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