LSE-D "Executive" Ψ Psi

Babe Ruth

Baseball Player · American · 19th–20th c.

American baseball player (1895–1948). He broke records including 714 home runs, earning the title "the Sultan of Swat." From orphanage origins to the highest-paid player in the game — the archetypal American success story. His charity work for hospitalised children was as legendary as his on-field exploits. The most famous baseball player in history and a symbol of American popular culture.