Babe Ruth

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             Baseball was a very positive influence on recreation sports at St. Mary's. Ruth played all the positions on the field, and was an excellent pitcher. Eventually he developed the ability to hit the ball. his late teens was hen he became a good baseball prospect. (Babe Ruth).
             On February 27, 1914, at the age of nineteen, Ruth was signed to his first professional baseball team by Jack Dunn. Dunn was manager of the Baltimore Orioles, a minor league franchise in the International League. Since Babe Ruth's parents had signed custody over to St. Mary's, he was supposed to stay at St. Mary's until the age of twenty one. Because of that Dunn became Ruth's legal guardian. (Babe Ruth Life and Legend).
             Jack Dunn was very popular for picking up youngsters whom he thought had a lot of potential. When Babe Ruth first showed up at the ballpark, everybody started making jokes about him and Dunn. One of the players made a comment, "Well, here's Jack's newest Babe." That phrase stuck and everyone started calling George Herman Ruth Jr. just Babe Ruth. (Babe Ruth).
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             After only five months being signed with the Baltimore Orioles, Babe Ruth was sold to the Boston Red Sox. July 11, 1914 was the Babe's first appearance as a major league baseball player. He stepped onto the field for the first time as a pitcher against the Cleveland Indians. (The Babe Chases 60).
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             He would eventually meet his wife in Boston at Landers" Coffee Shop. Her name was Helen Woodford and she worked as a waitress at the coffee shop that the Babe stopped by frequently. They Got married on October 17, 1914 at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Ellicott City, Maryland. By 1919 the Babe's career was beginning to step up. He was making ten thousand dollars per year, and was able to buy a house with Helen just outside of Boston in Sadbury, Massachusetts. (Babe Ruth Life and Legend).
             By December 1919, Babe was sold to the New York Yankees.