The Great Bambino! Trivia Quiz

Answer: 18-8

Not only with his arm, but Ruth hit .315 with four home runs in only 42 games in 1915. As a 20-year old, he finished his pitching season only one game short of team-leading Ernie Shore and Rube Foster who won 19.

Answer: 29

Ruth led the league in 1918 with 11, then again with his 29 in 1919. His 54 came as a Yankee the following season.

Answer: 1

The Yankees did not want Ruth's arm. They wanted his bat, therefore he pitched in only one game in the season so he would have more at-bats. In his only pitching appearance, he started the game and went four innings, allowing three hits and four runs. His bat proved the Yankee office intentions as he hit 54 home runs, a hard to comprehend statistic in those days.

Answer: 1935

Ruth left the Yankees after 15 loyal seasons in 1934. 1935 saw him as a Boston Brave in the National League, and he hit only six home runs. His final home run was one of three in the same game. The Babe went out only as the Babe should have. He died in 1948.

Answer: 1974

From 1935-1974, Ruth held the career home run crown. He took a backseat when Hank Aaron of the Braves surpassed him. It was extremely unfortunate that Aaron finished the 1973 season with 713 home runs, therefore having to endure the offseason with racial hatred and death threats if he would come back and break Ruth's record. Aaron would go on to hit 755 and retire in 1976.

Answer: 1936

The Babe was in the group of the first five that were ever inducted into the hall in 1936. Deservingly, he joined the elite group of Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb, and Walter Johnson.

Answer: 10

Ruth helped the Boston Red Sox to three World Series in 1915, 1916, and 1918. Although his best regular season pitching record of 18-8 was in 1915, he did not appear as a pitcher in the 1915 series, and only had one at-bat. He had seven more appearances with the Yankees, with his last in 1932. Overall, his World Series team record was 7-3.

Answer: 4

His first time was in 1920 with the Yankees in his first season with them. After his 54, he followed it up the following season with 59. The fans saw him smack 60 in 1927, then another 54 in 1928. He came close in 1930 when he hit 49. All total, his career count was 714.

Answer: 1934

He left the Yankees because he wanted to manage. The Boston Braves dangled a carrot in front of him to manage, but it never came about. The closest that Ruth came to managing was later as a coaching position with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Answer: 17

Ruth also hit for average. He retired with a .342 career average, including his .393 in 1923. Ruth's career was 506 doubles, 136 triples, 714 home runs, 117 stolen bases, 2062 walks, and 2873 hits. His arm produced a record of 94-46, and went 3-0 in World Series action.