Babe Ruth represented the millions who were born somewhere else, sometimes in unclear circumstances- (Sullivan 5). ... While in New York, Ruth established that "If living in the moment is a virtue, then he was a saint."" ... Ruth's entry as a prominent figure in baseball could not have come at a better time. ... However, "the popularity that [Ruth] inspired for baseball proved to be stronger than the revulsion that the Black Sox revelations triggered- (Sullivan 27). Babe was simply a "phenomenon- "the last grasp of the "rugged individual."" ...

• Word Count: 1929
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Babe Ruth was paid a salary of eighty thousand dollars in 1930 just to hit home runs. Indeed, Babe Ruth was a great baseball player; however, he was a typical overpaid athlete with an attitude that foreshadowed many to come in the future. When Ruth was asked to justify himself making thousand dollars more than the President of the United States that year, he replied, "I had a better year than he did." ...

• Word Count: 1968
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• Grade Level: High School

On October 1, 1932 at Wrigley Field, Babe Ruth pointed to the bleacher out in center field signifying that he would hit a home run right there and on the next pitch he delivered a shot that soared 440 feet and landed over the deepest part of center field. This would become the most famous play in sports which is known today as "Babes Called Shot"." Babes Yankees went on to defeat the Cubs that year leaving the Cubs without a winning championship since 1908. ...

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