“Babe Ruth” was born on February 16th, 1895 and died on August 16th, 1948.
He loved baseball very much and it all started in Baltimore, Maryland. This is
his story! Babe Ruth lived in Baltimore, Maryland. It was very rough for him,
because he lived on the streets. His parents did not have a lot of money and
they often neglected him, which is why his home was in the streets of Baltimore.
He went to St. Mary’s Industrial School for boys. This school was located in
Baltimore, Maryland. His education was both bad and good, but the food in the
cafeteria was what really pleased Babe Ruth when he was young. It was not like
the food on the streets it tasted much better. Babe was always very generous to
his friends. Everyday they would go to the snack place with their earned cash to
get treats to eat. Babes’ failure was in school. He was not a very good
student, because his grades were very low and he lacked concentration in class.
Many of the kids teased him because he was always so far behind them in learning
in school. As Babe grew older he discovered baseball and became really good at
it. He soon became known as the “Best Home Run Hitter in Baseball”. He hit
sixty home runs in one year. Once he became a home run champ, known throughout
the USA, many people wanted to be his friend. He was now famous. I admire Babe
Ruth of his home run fame and for the reasons as follows. So, please listen up?
When Babe Ruth was at St. Mary’s Industrial School, he discovered he was good
at one thing, “Baseball”. Babe became one of the best baseball players
there. He loved baseball and he worked very hard at hitting the ball very far.
When he grew up an amazing thing happened. He was picked to play professional
baseball. He even went to the World Series, where he hit three home runs. The
seats in the stadium were full and there were people even standing outside of
the stadium in hopes to catch a home run ball hit over the fence. After Babe hit
his famous three home runs, he said he was very nervous at the beginning of the
game. He knew that he must play on for the fans. When the game was over he was
very happy. He said, “the pitcher was very tough today, but I was tougher”.
It all had to come to an end one day. Babe Ruth died on August 16th, 1948 at the
age of fifty-three. The streets were full of crying people and everyone missed
him. His spirit still lives on with his sixty home runs and the dedication that
he gave to the game of baseball. Babe Ruth is truly a “Legend”.