Babe Ruth Timeline of Events

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Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...

Timeline of Events

1914

7.11.1914

Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major league baseball.

1917

6.23.1917

In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.

1919

12.26.1919

Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee.

1923

4.18.1923

Yankee Stadium, "The House that Ruth Built," opens.

1927

9.30.1927

Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.

1929

8.11.1929

Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.

1974

4.8.1974

at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.