Babe Ruth

Every entry, with its source

At 0

1. Feb 6, 1895

   Born in Baltimore, Maryland

   His parents ran a saloon. Only one of his seven siblings survived infancy.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 7

1. Jun 13, 1902

   Sent to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys at 7

   He spent most of the next 12 years there. A monk named Brother Matthias taught him baseball.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 19

1. Feb 1914

   Signed by the minor league Baltimore Orioles at 19

   The older players called him Jack Dunn's babe, and the nickname stuck.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Jul 11, 1914

   Major league debut as a Boston Red Sox pitcher

   He won the game. He married waitress Helen Woodford that October.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 21

1. Oct 1916

   Won a World Series game with a 14-inning complete game

   One of the best left-handed pitchers in baseball at 21. Boston won again in 1918.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 24

1. c. 1919

   Hit 29 home runs, a single-season record, at 24

   He was being used more as an outfielder than a pitcher by now.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Jan 1920

   Sold to the New York Yankees

   Boston's owner took $100,000 and a loan. Red Sox fans later called the decades of losing that followed a curse.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 25

1. c. 1920

   Hit 54 home runs in his first Yankee season

   More than any other entire team in the American League.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 28

1. Apr 18, 1923

   Hit the first home run at the new Yankee Stadium

   Sportswriters called it the House That Ruth Built. The Yankees won their first title that October.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 32

1. Sep 30, 1927

   Hit his 60th home run of the season at 32

   A record that stood for 34 years.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 37

1. Oct 1, 1932

   The called shot in the World Series at 37

   He appeared to point before homering off Charlie Root. Whether he really called it is still argued.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 40

1. May 30, 1935

   Played his last game, for the Boston Braves, at 40

   Five days earlier he had hit three home runs in one game.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 41

1. c. 1936

   Elected to the Hall of Fame in its first class

   Alongside Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 51

1. Nov 1946

   Diagnosed with cancer at 51

   A tumour in his neck. He was one of the first patients given an experimental combination of drugs and radiation.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 53

1. Aug 16, 1948

   Died in New York at 53

   His body lay in state at Yankee Stadium, where tens of thousands filed past.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org