Babe Ruth

Choose an answer from the three choices and True or False offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), also popularly known as "Babe", "The Bambino", and "The Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914 to 1935.

• True or False?

2. Where was Ruth born?

1. Baltimore, MD
2. New York, NY
3. Washington, DC

3. On July 14, 1914 made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox. What was his position?

• First base
• Right field
• Pitcher

4. Babe was married on October 14, 1914. Who did he marry?

• Helen Woodford
• Betty Hoffman
• Claire Hodgson

5. On December 26, 1919, the Boston Red Sox sold Ruth to the New York Yankees. Popular legend has it that Frazee sold Ruth and several other of his best players to finance a Broadway play, No, No, Nanette.

• True or False?

6. After the 1921 World Series, Ruth played in a barnstorming tour. A rule at the time prohibited World Series participants from playing in exhibition games during the off-season. Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis suspended Ruth for the first six weeks of the 1922 season.

• True or False?

7. What year did Babe hit 60 home runs?

• 1925
• 1927
• 1929

8. 1936 was the last year Babe played in the major leagues. What team did he play for?

• New York Yankees
• Boston Red Sox
• Boston Braves

9. What was Babe’s last job in the major leagues?

• New York Yankee manager
• New York Dodger’s first base coach
• New York Yankee batting coach

10. In 1936, Ruth only a year out of baseball was selected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Who was NOT selected during the first selection?

• Ty Cobb
• Jim Bunning
• Walter Johnson

Check Your Answers

• 1. True
• 2. Baltimore, MD
• 3. Pitcher
• 4. Helen Woodford
• 5. False. The play actually didn't debut until 1925.
• 6. True
• 7. 1927
• 8. Boston Braves
• 9. New York Dodger’s first base coach
• 10. Jim Bunning

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