Babe Ruth

Positions: Outfielder and Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, MD us

Died: August 16, 1948 in New York, NY

Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY

High School: St. Mary's HS (Baltimore, MD)

Debut: July 11, 1914 (Age 19-155d, 4,204th in major league history)
vs. CLE 7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: May 30, 1935 (Age 40-113d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1936. (Voted by BBWAA on 215/226 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Babe Ruth's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1915 season

Full Name: George Herman Ruth

Nicknames: Babe, The Bambino, The Sultan Of Swat, Jidge, The Colossus of Clout or The King of Crash

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

182.6

8399

2873

714

.342

2174

RBI

2214

123

OBP

.474

SLG

.690

OPS

1.164

OPS+

206

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1927 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1927 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	NYY		PHA	W,8-3	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	2	Apr 13	NYY		PHA	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 14	NYY		PHA	T,9-9	CG	48	10.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
5	5	Apr 16	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	W,14-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	7	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	8	Apr 19	NYY		BOS	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
9	9	Apr 20	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 21	NYY	@	PHA	W,13-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 23	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	LF
12	12	Apr 24	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	13	Apr 25	NYY		WSH	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	14	Apr 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	15	Apr 30	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
17	17	May 2	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	18	May 3	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	19	May 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	20	May 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
21	21	May 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	22	May 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	23	May 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
24	24	May 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	25	May 11	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	26	May 12	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	27	May 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
28	28	May 16	NYY	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	29	May 17	NYY	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	30	May 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	31	May 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	32	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	56	11.2	2	0	1	3	0	RF
33	33	May 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	34	May 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
35	35	May 27 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	36	May 27 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
37	37	May 28 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
38	38	May 28 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	39	May 29	NYY		BOS	W,15-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
40	40	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,8-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	41	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	42	May 31 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	43	May 31 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,18-5	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 1	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	45	Jun 2	NYY		DET	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
46	46	Jun 3	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
47	47	Jun 5	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	48	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
49	49	Jun 8	NYY		CHW	W,12-11	CG	55	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	50	Jun 9	NYY		CHW	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	51	Jun 10	NYY		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
52	52	Jun 11	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
53	53	Jun 12	NYY		CLE	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
54	54	Jun 13	NYY		CLE	W,14-6	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	55	Jun 16	NYY		SLB	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	56	Jun 17	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
57	57	Jun 18	NYY		SLB	W,8-4	GS	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	58	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	59	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-1	GS	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
60	60	Jun 22 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
61	61	Jun 22 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	62	Jun 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	63	Jun 25 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	64	Jun 25 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,2-4	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
65	69 (4)	Jun 29	NYY		BOS	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	70	Jun 30	NYY		BOS	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	71	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	72	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
69	73	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	74	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,12-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	75	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,21-1	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	76	Jul 5	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
73	77	Jul 8 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,8-11	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	78	Jul 8 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	79	Jul 9 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,19-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
76	80	Jul 9 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,4-14	CG	45	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	81	Jul 10	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
78	82	Jul 11	NYY	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	83	Jul 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
80	84	Jul 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	85	Jul 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	86	Jul 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-9	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
83	87	Jul 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	88	Jul 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	89	Jul 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	90	Jul 19	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
87	91	Jul 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	92	Jul 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	93	Jul 23	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	94	Jul 24	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	95	Jul 26 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,15-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	96	Jul 26 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,12-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	97	Jul 27	NYY		SLB	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
94	98	Jul 28	NYY		SLB	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
95	99	Jul 29	NYY		CLE	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	100	Jul 30 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
97	101	Jul 30 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	102	Aug 1	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	23	6.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
99	103	Aug 3 (1)	NYY		DET	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	104	Aug 3 (2)	NYY		DET	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
101	105	Aug 4	NYY		DET	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
102	106	Aug 5	NYY		DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
103	107	Aug 6	NYY		CHW	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
104	108	Aug 7	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
105	109	Aug 9	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
106	110	Aug 10	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	111	Aug 11	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	40	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
108	112	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
109	113	Aug 14	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	114	Aug 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
111	115	Aug 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	116	Aug 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
113	117	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	118	Aug 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,8-14	GS	41	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	120 (1)	Aug 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
116	121	Aug 24	NYY	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	122	Aug 25	NYY	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	123	Aug 26	NYY	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	124	Aug 27	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
120	125	Aug 28	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	LF
121	126	Aug 29	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
122	127	Aug 31	NYY		BOS	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	128	Sep 2	NYY	@	PHA	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
124	129	Sep 3	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	130	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,11-12	CG	75	17.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
126	131	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	17	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
127	132	Sep 6 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,14-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
128	133	Sep 6 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
129	134	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	135	Sep 8	NYY		SLB	W,2-1	GS	23	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
131	136	Sep 9	NYY		SLB	W,9-3	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
132	137	Sep 10	NYY		SLB	W,1-0	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
133	138	Sep 11	NYY		SLB	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
134	139	Sep 13 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
135	140	Sep 13 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
136	141	Sep 14	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
137	142	Sep 15	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
138	143	Sep 16	NYY		CHW	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
139	144	Sep 17 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
140	145	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
141	146	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
142	147	Sep 18 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-1	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
143	148	Sep 21	NYY		DET	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
144	149	Sep 22	NYY		DET	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
145	150	Sep 24	NYY		DET	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
146	151	Sep 25	NYY		DET	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
147	152	Sep 27	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
148	153	Sep 29	NYY		WSH	W,15-4	GS	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
149	154	Sep 30	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
150	155	Oct 1	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							150gm			323	13	13	349	4