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George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed " the Bambino " and " the Sultan of Swat ", he began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox , but achieved ...
At the time in which Babe Ruth played, some of baseball's modern awards did not exist. ... Runs by a lefthander, season: 177 (152 games, 1921)
Ruth's passing of Roger Connor for the career home-run record was not recognized at the time. Connor's career total of 138 was not accurately documented until the 1970s; at one time, he was thought to have hit only 131. September 15: Most home runs, season – 55 by Ruth; ended the season with 59.
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Babe Ruth broke the single season home run record for the third consecutive season by hitting 59 home runs in 152 games. Ruth also broke Roger Connor's record for the most home runs all time when he hit his 139th home run on July 18 against Bert Cole. [1] The record for career strikeouts, previously held by Cy Young was also broken in 1921 by ...
On August 11, 1929 -- 85 years ago today -- George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. became the first baseball player to hit 500 career home runs when he hit the first ball pitched by Willis Hudlin that ...
On average, as of the early 2020's only about three players in all of baseball appear in even 162 regular season games of any given MLB season. The other method in which a player can be credited with more than 162 games played is when games are called with the score tied after the game becomes official, i.e. after five or more innings are played.
Babe Ruth: On August 11, Babe Ruth became the first player to hit 500 home runs. Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago Cubs: First season since 1912 that both pennant winners won by more than 10 games. [ 27 ]