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**AKA** George Herman Ruth, Jr. **Born:** 6-Feb-1895 **Gender:** Male
 * Babe Ruth **
 * Birthplace:** Baltimore, MD
 * Died:** 16-Aug-1948
 * Location of death:** New York City
 * Cause of death:** Cancer - Throat
 * Remains:** Buried, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY
 * Religion:** Roman Catholic
 * Race or Ethnicity:** White

**Nationality:** United States Teams  (by GP): Yankees/Red Sox/Braves 1914-1935 Final Game:  May 30, 1935 Inducted  into the Hall of Fame  by BBWAA as Player in 1936 (215/226 ballots). Died: August 16 , 1948  in New York, NY Buried: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: text1;"> Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: text1;">NY <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: text1;">
 * Sexual orientation:** Straight
 * Occupation:** Baseball
 * Executive summary:** The Bambino