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

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Team Record in Appearances: 27-13 / in Starts: 25-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 19, Entered with runners on base: 0

1917 Pitching Game Log

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1917 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	81	1	Apr 11	BOS	@	NYY	W,10-3	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	3	3	2	3	1	0	1	2.00	3.37	35	69				31	0	0			0
2	82	4	Apr 16	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	W(2-0)	4	9.0	8	1	0	4	7	0	0	1.00	2.71	38	72	0	0	0	34	2	0	0	1	0	1	2.59	0.27%
3	83	8	Apr 21	BOS		NYY	W,6-4	CG	W(3-0)	4	9.0	9	4	4	1	3	0	0	2.00	2.45	36	55				34	1	0			0
4	84	11	Apr 25	BOS		WSH	W,5-4	CG	W(4-0)	3	9.0	6	4	3	7	5	0	0	2.25	2.71	39	59				30	2	0			0
5	85	13	Apr 30	BOS		PHA	W,6-3	CG	W(5-0)	4	9.0	10	3	2	2	2	0	0	2.20	2.66	38	57				35	1	0			0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
6	86	15	May 7	BOS	@	WSH	W,1-0	SHO	W(6-0)	6	9.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1.83	2.54	29	85				28	0	0			0
7	87	19	May 11	BOS	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	W(7-0)	3	9.0	5	1	1	2	6	0	0	1.71	2.40	33	77				31	2	0			0
8	88	23	May 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-5	GS-6	W(8-0)	3	5.2	9	5	4	3	2	0	0	2.10	2.47	27	32	1	0	0	23	3	2	0	0	1	0	4.97	-0.40%
9	89	26	May 18	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-8	GS-	L(8-1)	2	2.1	4	5	4	3	1	0	0	2.54	2.56	15	29				12					0
10	90	30	May 24	BOS	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	W(9-1)	5	9.0	8	3	3	1	5	0	0	2.59	2.44	31	63				30	1	1			0
11	91	35	May 29(2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,9-0	SHO	W(10-1)	4	9.0	6	0	0	3	7	0	1	2.33	2.40	34	79				30	2	0			0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
12	92	39	Jun 1	BOS		CLE	L,0-3	CG	L(10-2)	2	9.0	4	3	2	4	5	0	1	2.30	2.44	36	70	4	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.95	-0.29%
13	93	43	Jun 6	BOS		DET	L,0-3	CG	L(10-3)	4	9.0	10	3	3	7	4	0	0	2.36	2.54	39	52				31	1	0			0
14	94	46	Jun 13(1)	BOS		SLB	W,2-0	SHO	W(11-3)	6	9.0	3	0	0	4	5	0	0	2.17	2.54	33	82	1	1	1	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.71	1.59%
15	95	50	Jun 16	BOS		CHW	L,2-7	CG	L(11-4)	2	9.0	10	7	6	5	4	1	0	2.45	2.68	42	40	0	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	1	3.90	-0.84%
16	96	54	Jun 20(2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	W(12-4)	3	9.0	8	1	1	0	6	0	0	2.35	2.56	33	73				32	2	0			0
17	97	57	Jun 23(1)	BOS		WSH	W,4-0	GS-1		2	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.35	2.58	1	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.00	-0.10%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
18	98	68	Jul 3(1)	BOS		PHA	L,0-3	CG	L(12-5)	9	9.0	9	3	3	2	3	0	0	2.39	2.56	38	58	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.44	-0.21%
19	99	74	Jul 7	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(12-6)	3	8.0	6	3	2	5	6	0	0	2.38	2.57	35	61	0	1	0	29	3	0	1	0	0	1	5.68	-0.10%
20	100	77	Jul 11	BOS	@	DET	W,1-0	SHO	W(13-6)	3	9.0	1	0	0	4	8	0	2	2.25	2.56	35	89	1	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	8.71	2.21%
21	101	81	Jul 15(1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	W(14-6)	3	10.0	5	2	1	2	5	0	1	2.17	2.54	39	79				36	1	0			0
22	102	86	Jul 19	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	W(15-6)	3	9.0	8	2	2	3	3	0	0	2.16	2.54	37	63	0	0	0	34	1	1	0	0	0	0	13.55	2.44%
23	103	88	Jul 21	BOS	@	CHW	T,5-5			1	6.0	3	1	1	2	2	0	0	2.14	2.54	24					22					0
24	104	92	Jul 26(1)	BOS		SLB	W,11-2	CG	W(16-6)	4	9.0	10	2	2	4	3	0	1	2.13	2.58	42	58	0	0	0	36	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.54	0.58%
25	105	96	Jul 30	BOS		CHW	W,3-1	CG	W(17-6)	3	9.0	4	1	1	3	4	0	0	2.08	2.57	32	76	0	0	1	28	0	1	0	2	1	1	11.55	2.35%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
26	106	100	Aug 3	BOS		CLE	L,1-2	CG	L(17-7)	3	9.0	7	2	1	1	0	0	0	2.04	2.57	33	66	0	0	1	28	2	0	0	0	1	1	7.18	0.00%
27	107	105	Aug 10(1)	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	W(18-7)	6	9.0	4	4	2	5	5	0	1	2.04	2.59	35	67				28	0	0			0
28	108	110	Aug 14	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(18-8)	3	8.0	8	3	3	3	1	0	0	2.08	2.61	33	52	0	0	0	29	0	1	0	1	0	0	4.23	-0.52%
29	109	114	Aug 18(2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-1	CG	W(19-8)	3	9.0	5	1	1	3	3	0	0	2.04	2.61	32	73	0	1	0	29	2	0	0	2	0	0	3.02	0.86%
30	110	117	Aug 20(2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-1		S(1)	1	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.04	2.61	3					2					0
31	111	118	Aug 21	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG(8)	L(19-9)	0	8.0	7	2	2	2	1	0	0	2.04	2.61	33	59	0	0	0	30	2	1	0	0	0	0	12.61	0.30%
32	112	121	Aug 25	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-2		S(2)	3	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.03	2.62	3					1					0
33	113	123	Aug 27	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	L(19-10)	1	8.0	8	5	4	3	2	1	0	2.11	2.68	34	47				29	0	2			0
34	114	125	Aug 31(1)	BOS		PHA	W,5-3	CG	W(20-10)	3	9.0	6	3	0	0	5	0	0	2.04	2.63	34	74	0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	1	5.48	1.40%
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
35	115	130	Sep 4(1)	BOS		NYY	W,4-2	CG	W(21-10)	3	9.0	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	2.04	2.63	32	68	0	1	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	3.63	0.60%
36	116	135	Sep 10(1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(21-11)	5	8.0	6	2	2	4	1	0	1	2.04	2.66	33	59	1	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.32	0.02%
37	117	141	Sep 15	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	W(22-11)	4	9.0	6	3	2	2	4	0	0	2.04	2.64	35	67				33	2	0			0
38	118	145	Sep 20	BOS		DET	L,0-1	CG	L(22-12)	4	9.0	6	1	1	2	2	0	1	2.01	2.65	31	71				28	0	0			0
39	119	148	Sep 24	BOS		CHW	W,3-0	SHO	W(23-12)	3	9.0	9	0	0	4	2	0	0	1.95	2.66	37	67	0	1	1	33	2	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
40	120	153	Sep 29(2)	BOS		SLB	W,11-0	SHO	W(24-12)	4	9.0	6	0	0	1	5	0	0	1.90	2.63	32	79				31	0	0			0
41	121	156	Oct 3	BOS		WSH	L,0-6	CG	L(24-13)	3	9.0	11	6	6	3	4	0	1	2.01	2.63	40	42				36	2	0			0
							27-13		W-L:24-13,Sv:2	3.4	326.2	245	91	73	112	137	2	11	2.01	2.63	1301	64	8	6	4	1147	42	9	1	8	4	9	5.47	10.15%

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