Babe Ruth saying Farewell to Baseball (American legend)

George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 -- August 16, 1948), also popularly known as "Babe", "The Bambino", and "The Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914 to 1935. Named the greatest baseball player in history in various surveys and rankings, his home run hitting prowess and charismatic personality made him a larger than life figure in the "Roaring Twenties". He was the first player to hit 60 home runs in one season (1927), a record which stood for 34 years until broken by Roger Maris in 1961. Ruth's lifetime total of 714 home runs at his retirement in 1935 was a record for 39 years, until broken by Hank Aaron in 1974.

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[newyorkyanks22]

Hank Aaron will always be the all time HR leader

Roger Maris will always be the single season HR leader

but Babe Ruth will always be baseball

[SteelerGold1]

newyorkyanks22 Keep in mind Aaron Batted 3,793 more times than Ruth. If Ruth would have batted as much as Aaron, Ruth would have hit approx 1,125 HR's. Theres no getting around it. Now, was Aaron really the best?

Ruth still the best all around player in baseball history. Think not, look at his Pitching record. 4 straight 20 win seasons. No Ball player in history ever accomplished that. Theres BABE RUTH, then there is everyone else

[JimmyDarlingYeee]

@SteelerGold1 Actually Only 2 Straight Sesons With 20 Wins..

[03BIGCITY]

The colossus of clout, the colossus of clout!

[WatchVenusSpa]

To this day the only ballplayer to be truly bigger than the game!

[moviehypno23]

Wow, Ruth's voice sounds terrible, so gravelly D: 

[nepatsaz]

I am now 72 years old and I was 8 years old in 1947 when my father took me to the Stadium to see Babe say goodbye. We sat in the upper deck in left field. One of the most treasured moments of my life. But now, I am a huge Red Sox fan as most of my life was in Boston, although all my school days were in New York City. (Queens)

[steelermia]

@jayhawklife88 800 ? try 900+ .. the guy was pitching for about 6 yrs before switching solely to hitting .. could've easily had close to 900 and possibly approaching 1000 had he concentrated on hitting for those other 6 yrs .. if he had concentrated on hitting from the start his home run record would be 'untouchable' today, 80 yrs later .. as it is he still made it to 714 which is ridiculously high .. the 'babe' is one of a kind

[jrcaprino]

I too, was amazed when I learned that Hank had almost 3800 hundred more at bats than Babe Ruth. I have to agree, there is Babe Ruth, & then there is everyone else.

[Juliaflo]

@AdognamedOp 1948, As George Herman 'Babe' Ruth passed away on August 16 of that year.

[arivas713]

The sultan of swat.