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George Herman Ruth was born in Baltimore,Maryland in 1895.He suffered a lot from the hard life in childhood when his parents died.At the age of eight,he was sent to live at Saint Mary’s industrial school for boys,where he was taught how to play baseball.
By the age of 18,George was an excellent baseball player.In 1914,he was introduced to Jack Dunn,manager of the Baltimore Orioles minor league baseball team(职棒小联盟队).He liked the young man very much.The older Orioles’ players joked about the new young player.They called him,“Dunn’s Babe.” The young baseball player became known forever as Babe Ruth.
In later years of his career,he proved to be an outstanding baseball player.In 1920,he hit 59 home runs(全垒打).Babe Ruth’s baseball skill and friendly nature made him famous across the country and around the world.
Baseball fans loved Babe Ruth because he was what some people called “larger than life”.Sports writer Paul Gallico wrote that whenever Ruth hit a ball out of the baseball park the fans would become so excited that they were ready to break the seats.In fact,in 1920,a man reportedly died of excitement while watching Babe Ruth hit a home run.
In 1930,Ruth earned 80,000 dollars.This was more money than the president of the United States,Herbert Hoover,earned that year.Ruth also earned money by permitting his name to be used on many products.A candy bar was named after him.“Baby Ruth” candy bars still are popular today.
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