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, 4,203rd 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.

1928 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1928 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 13	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 16	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 19 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 19 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 20	NYY		PHA	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Apr 21	NYY		PHA	L,0-10	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	9	Apr 24	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	10	Apr 25	NYY		WSH	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	11	Apr 26	NYY		BOS	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	12	Apr 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	Apr 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	May 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	May 4	NYY		CHW	W,10-4	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	17	May 5	NYY		CHW	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
18	18	May 6	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
19	19	May 7	NYY		CHW	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
20	20	May 8	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 10	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	22	May 11	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	23	May 12	NYY		DET	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	24	May 13	NYY		DET	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	25	May 14	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 15	NYY		DET	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	27	May 17	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	28	May 20	NYY		SLB	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
29	29	May 21 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 21 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
31	31	May 22	NYY		BOS	W,14-4	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 23	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	33	May 24 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-7	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	34	May 24 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	35	May 25 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	36	May 25 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	37	May 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	38	May 28	NYY	@	PHA	W,11-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	39	May 29 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	40	May 29 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,12-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	1	1	0
41	41	May 30	NYY		WSH	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
42	42	May 31	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 2	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	GS	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	44	Jun 3	NYY	@	DET	W,7-2	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
45	45	Jun 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	46	Jun 7	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	47	Jun 9	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
48	48	Jun 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	49	Jun 11	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	50	Jun 12	NYY	@	CHW	W,15-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	51	Jun 13	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	52	Jun 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	53	Jun 15	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	54	Jun 16	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	55	Jun 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	56	Jun 20 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	57	Jun 20 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	58	Jun 21	NYY		PHA	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	59	Jun 23 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
60	60	Jun 23 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,1-7	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	61	Jun 24	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	62	Jun 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	63	Jun 28	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	64	Jun 29	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	65	Jun 30 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-4	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	66	Jun 30 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-6	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	67	Jul 1 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,12-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
68	68	Jul 1 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,8-4	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	69	Jul 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	70	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	46	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	71	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
72	72	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-4	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
73	73	Jul 7 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	GS	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	0
74	74	Jul 7 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
75	75	Jul 8 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	76	Jul 8 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
77	77	Jul 9 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	78	Jul 9 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,6-12	GS	38	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	79	Jul 11 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	80	Jul 11 (2)	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	81	Jul 12	NYY		DET	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
82	82	Jul 15 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	83	Jul 15 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
84	84	Jul 16 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
85	85	Jul 16 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-2	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
86	86	Jul 17	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	87	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	88	Jul 19	NYY		CHW	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	1	6	0
89	89	Jul 21	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	90	Jul 22	NYY		CHW	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	91	Jul 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	92	Jul 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
93	93	Jul 25 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	94	Jul 25 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,7-10	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	95	Jul 26 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,12-1	CG	44	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	96	Jul 26 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,10-13	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	97	Jul 28 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	98	Jul 28 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
99	99	Jul 29	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-24	CG	58	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	100	Jul 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	101	Jul 31	NYY	@	CLE	W,12-9	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 1	NYY	@	SLB	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	103	Aug 2	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	63	14.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	104	Aug 3	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
105	105	Aug 4	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	48	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	106	Aug 5	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	107	Aug 6	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	68	14.2	1	0	0	1	0
108	108	Aug 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
109	109	Aug 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	110	Aug 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	111	Aug 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
112	112	Aug 12	NYY		BOS	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	113	Aug 14	NYY		CHW	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	114	Aug 15	NYY		CHW	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
115	115	Aug 16	NYY		CHW	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
116	116	Aug 18	NYY		CLE	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
117	117	Aug 19 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
118	118	Aug 19 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,10-2	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	119	Aug 21	NYY		SLB	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
120	120	Aug 24 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
121	121	Aug 24 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	122	Aug 25 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	123	Aug 25 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-0	CG	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
124	124	Aug 27 (1)	NYY		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	125	Aug 27 (2)	NYY		DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
126	126	Aug 30	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	127	Sep 1	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
128	128	Sep 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	129	Sep 3 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
130	130	Sep 3 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	131	Sep 5 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	132	Sep 5 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
133	133	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,0-11	CG	45	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
134	134	Sep 7 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
135	135	Sep 8	NYY		WSH	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	136	Sep 9 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	137	Sep 9 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	138	Sep 11	NYY		PHA	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	139	Sep 12	NYY		PHA	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
140	140	Sep 15	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
141	141	Sep 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
142	142	Sep 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
143	143	Sep 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
144	144	Sep 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	51	11.2	2	0	0	2	0
145	145	Sep 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
146	146	Sep 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
147	147	Sep 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-0	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
148	148	Sep 24	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
149	149	Sep 25	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-1	GS	20	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
150	150	Sep 27 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	GS	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
151	151	Sep 27 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,8-5	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
152	152	Sep 28	NYY	@	DET	W,11-6	GS	28	7.0	3	0	1	4	0
153	153	Sep 29	NYY	@	DET	L,10-19	GS	32	4.2	1	0	0	1	0
154	154	Sep 30	NYY	@	DET	W,7-6	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
							154gm			286	7	9	302	0