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.

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 15	NYY		BOS	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 16	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	CG	62	15.0	8	0	0	8	0	RF
5	5	Apr 19	NYY		PHA	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
6	6	Apr 20	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 21	NYY		PHA	W,12-1	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-5	GS	25	5.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	17 (8)	May 3	NYY		BOS	W,8-3	GS	16	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	18	May 4	NYY		WSH	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
11	19	May 5	NYY		WSH	W,18-8	GS	18	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	20	May 6	NYY		WSH	W,10-7	GS	29	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
13	21	May 9	NYY	@	CHW	W,13-9	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	22	May 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	23	May 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-2	GS	20	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	24	May 15	NYY	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	25	May 16	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	31	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	26	May 17	NYY	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	27	May 18	NYY	@	DET	W,20-8	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	28	May 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-6	GS	36	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
21	29	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
22	30	May 23	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	31	May 24	NYY		PHA	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	32	May 25 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	33	May 25 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-16	GS	37	5.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
26	34	May 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	35	May 27	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
28	36	May 28	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	37	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
30	38	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-8	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	39	May 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	40	Jun 2	NYY		SLB	W,9-2	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	41	Jun 3	NYY		SLB	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
34	42	Jun 4	NYY		SLB	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	43	Jun 5	NYY		SLB	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
36	44	Jun 6	NYY		CLE	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	45	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	46	Jun 8	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	47	Jun 12	NYY		CHW	W,11-2	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	48	Jun 13	NYY		CHW	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	49	Jun 14	NYY		DET	L,2-4	CG	0	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
42	50	Jun 15	NYY		DET	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	51	Jun 19	NYY	@	SLB	W,16-5	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	52	Jun 20	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-1	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	53	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	54	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
47	55	Jun 22	NYY	@	SLB	L,10-14	CG	49	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	56	Jun 23 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	57	Jun 23 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-4	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	58	Jun 24	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-3	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	59	Jun 25 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-9	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	60	Jun 25 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-2	GS	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	61	Jun 27 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-12	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	62	Jun 27 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	35	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	63	Jun 28	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	64	Jun 29 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-15	GS	35	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	65	Jun 29 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
58	66	Jun 30	NYY	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	54	10.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	67	Jul 1	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	68	Jul 2	NYY	@	DET	W,13-1	GS	26	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
61	69	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
62	70	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	71	Jul 5	NYY		BOS	L,3-6	CG	46	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	72	Jul 8 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,13-3	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
65	73	Jul 8 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,9-4	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	74	Jul 9	NYY		PHA	W,9-4	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	75	Jul 10	NYY		PHA	L,6-8	CG	60	14.0	7	0	1	8	0	RF
68	76	Jul 11	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
69	77	Jul 12	NYY	@	WSH	W,10-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	78	Jul 14 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,19-2	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	79	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
72	80	Jul 15	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	81	Jul 16	NYY		CLE	L,8-9	CG	50	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
74	82	Jul 17	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
75	83	Jul 19 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,10-9	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
76	84	Jul 19 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,8-2	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
77	85	Jul 20	NYY		SLB	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	86	Jul 22 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
79	87	Jul 22 (2)	NYY		DET	W,9-5	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
80	88	Jul 23	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	54	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	89	Jul 24	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
82	90	Jul 25	NYY		DET	W,10-7	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	91	Jul 26 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
84	92	Jul 26 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,22-5	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
85	93	Jul 27 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,7-8	CG	49	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	94	Jul 27 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,12-3	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	95	Jul 28	NYY		CHW	L,12-14	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	96	Jul 29	NYY		CHW	W,10-4	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	97	Jul 31	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	98	Aug 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	99	Aug 2 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	100	Aug 2 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
93	101	Aug 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
94	102	Aug 5 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
95	103	Aug 5 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
96	104	Aug 6	NYY		PHA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
97	105	Aug 8	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	106	Aug 9	NYY		PHA	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	107	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,18-1	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	108	Aug 12 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-17	GS	46	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
101	109	Aug 14 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-13	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
102	110	Aug 14 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-9	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
103	111	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	0	16.0	5	0	0	5	0
104	112	Aug 16	NYY	@	DET	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
105	113	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
106	114	Aug 18	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	47	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	115	Aug 19	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	116	Aug 20	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
109	117	Aug 21	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-7	GS	31	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
110	118	Aug 22	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-6	CG	54	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	119	Aug 23 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-4	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	120	Aug 23 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-1	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	121	Aug 24	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	122	Aug 25	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-0	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	123	Aug 26	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
116	124	Aug 28	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	125	Aug 29	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	126	Aug 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,14-4	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	127	Aug 31	NYY		WSH	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	128	Sep 1 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,11-3	GS	29	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
121	129	Sep 1 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
122	130	Sep 2	NYY		BOS	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	131	Sep 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	46	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
124	132	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-0	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
125	133	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	134	Sep 6	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	135	Sep 7 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,15-3	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
128	136	Sep 7 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-4	GS	33	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
129	137	Sep 11	NYY		CHW	L,1-3	GS	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
130	140 (2)	Sep 13 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	0	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	142 (1)	Sep 14	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
132	144 (1)	Sep 17 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,17-0	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
133	145	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,6-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
134	146	Sep 18	NYY		SLB	W,14-4	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
135	147	Sep 19	NYY		SLB	W,3-0	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
136	148	Sep 20 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-1	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
137	149	Sep 20 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,10-4	CG	0	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	150	Sep 21	NYY		CLE	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
139	151	Sep 23	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
140	152	Sep 25	NYY		WSH	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
141	153	Sep 26 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
142	154	Sep 26 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,8-3	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
143	155	Sep 27	NYY		PHA	W,13-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							143gm		9.0	232	5	7	244	2