How Baseball Star Babe Ruth Stopped Teammates Who Bullied A Boy And Stole His Pants
The New York Yankees legend once put some of his teammates in their place after they treated a young fan horribly
Slugger Babe Ruth established himself with a professional baseball career of nearly unfathomable success a century ago, yet still remains a standard of professional athletes today. It wasn’t just what he accomplished on the field, but his larger than life personality off it, that made him such a titan of sports. He was also known for his fondness of children, including one incident where he saved a boy who was being bullied by the Bambino’s big-league teammates and had his pants stolen by them.
Ruth broke into his professional career as a pitcher, becoming a star hurler with the Boston Red Sox. As a lefty, he had a good curveball and fastball, but as his incredible hitting ability was discovered, he saw increasing time in the field, until eventually he became a full-time outfielder.
After he smashed a single-season record 29 home runs with the Red Sox in 1919, he was sold to the New York Yankees prior to the 1920 season, and spent the next 15 seasons with them. He became the biggest star in America, let alone baseball. His home run totals soared, changing baseball…
