George Herman Ruth Jr. was born in Baltimore Maryland in 1895. A rebelliouschild he was eventually sent to a reformatory boarding school where he neverquite lea... » 

George Herman Ruth Jr. was born in Baltimore Maryland in 1895. A rebelliouschild he was eventually sent to a reformatory boarding school where he neverquite learned the discipline his parents hoped for but he did learn somethingthat changed his life baseball. Later known as Babe Ruth he became one of themost infamous talented influential and iconic figures in baseball. Signed asa pitcher to the Boston Red Sox he was then traded to the Yankees where heushered in one of the most thrilling eras in baseball history. Ruth was anexciting player sending home runs over the wall to help the Yankees win fourWorld Series. In 1927 he hit 60 home runs during the regular season a recordthat stood until Roger Maris broke it in 1961. Babe Ruth chronicles Ruths lifefrom a young boy in Baltimore to an American hero one filled at times withtragedy and chaos as well as glory. «