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1.
  The Big Bambino    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is on the life and times of legendary baseball player Babe Ruth, the Big Bambino.
Average, 15 Qns, LindaC007, Mar 18 10
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LindaC007
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  The Babe is Bonding?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
An all true-false quiz comparing the great Babe Ruth to Barry Bonds. I hope that you enjoy it. :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Jun 14 08
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Nightmare gold member
857 plays
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  The Great Bambino!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All multiple choice about one of baseball's greatest players, Babe Ruth, The Bambino, The Sultan of Swat, and some other names that weren't very nice. I hope that you enjoy it! :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Oct 10 06
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  Babe Ruth Stats    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Babe Ruth had a remarkable career. See if you know his stats.
Average, 10 Qns, 11kowrom, Jul 12 16
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11kowrom
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  Babe Ruth    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Babe Ruth is probably one of the best ball players of all time. He played for three teams throughout his career, and set records which were not broken for at least 30 years. What do you know about him?
Tough, 10 Qns, bldudas, Oct 15 06
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trivia question Quick Question
During what season did Babe Ruth announce that he was retiring as a player from the Yankees, because he wanted to manage a team of his own?

From Quiz "Babe Ruth"





Babe Ruth Trivia Questions
1. Babe Ruth had how many home runs in his career?

From Quiz Babe Ruth Stats

Answer: 714

Babe Ruth was the all-time leader in home runs until Hank Aaron broke his record in 1974.

2. Where was Babe Ruth born?

From Quiz The Big Bambino

Answer: Baltimore, Maryland

Babe Ruth was born George Herman Ruth, Jr. on Feb. 6, 1895, at his grandparents' house at 216 Emory Street in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents were George Herman Ruth and Kate Schamberger Ruth. The house where Babe Ruth was born is now the site of the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum which opened to the public on July 20, 1974.

3. When was Babe Ruth born?

From Quiz Babe Ruth

Answer: February 6, 1895

George Herman Ruth Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Kate Schamberger Ruth and George Herman Ruth Sr.

4. Babe Ruth has a record slugging percentage of what?

From Quiz Babe Ruth Stats

Answer: 0.691

Ruth hit over a .700 slugging average 9 times in his career. His highest being in 1920 when he hit .849.

5. In his last season with the Red Sox in 1919, the Babe led the league with how many home runs?

From Quiz The Great Bambino!

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.

6. How did George Ruth get his nickname of "Babe"?

From Quiz Babe Ruth

Answer: When other players on the Baltimore Orioles saw him

Other players on the Baltimore Orioles, who were the minor league team for the Boston Red Sox, saw him and they called him "Jack's newest babe." He was signed to a contract by Jack Dunn who owned and managed the Orioles.

7. Ruth ended his career with what team?

From Quiz Babe Ruth Stats

Answer: Boston Braves

Ruth only hit .181 his last season with the Braves in 1935.

8. 1920 saw Babe Ruth in a Yankee uniform. How many games did he pitch in the season?

From Quiz The Great Bambino!

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.

9. Which team did the Babe have his rookie season with in 1914?

From Quiz Babe Ruth

Answer: Boston Red Sox

Babe Ruth pitched left and played the outfield for the Red Sox for the next six years.

10. What year did Ruth hit 60 home runs?

From Quiz Babe Ruth Stats

Answer: 1927

Ruth also had 164 RBIs in 1927.

11. At age 40, Ruth was tired and felt that he was betrayed out of a managing job. In what year did he retire?

From Quiz The Great Bambino!

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.

12. During what year was Ruth sold to the New York Yankees?

From Quiz Babe Ruth

Answer: 1919

The Yankees gave the Red Sox cash, and loaned them more cash for Babe Ruth in December 1919. 1920 was the Babe's first season with the Yankees.

13. How old was Babe Ruth when he started playing in the majors?

From Quiz Babe Ruth Stats

Answer: 19

Babe Ruth was 19 in 1914 when he started playing baseball with the Boston Red Sox.

14. When the Babe retired, he had pounded out 714 career home runs, a record that would stand until which year?

From Quiz The Great Bambino!

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.

15. How many times was Babe Ruth married?

From Quiz The Big Bambino

Answer: 2

In October of 1914, Babe Ruth married Helen Woodford. By 1925, the couple had separated but remained married because of their religious beliefs. Helen Ruth died in a house fire in 1929, and Babe married Claire Hodgson on April 1, 1929.

16. When did Ruth marry his wife?

From Quiz Babe Ruth

Answer: 1914

Babe Ruth married a 17-year old waitress, Helen Woodford, in October 1914.

17. Babe Ruth was inducted into the Hall of Fame in which year?

From Quiz The Great Bambino!

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.

18. During what season did Babe Ruth announce that he was retiring as a player from the Yankees, because he wanted to manage a team of his own?

From Quiz Babe Ruth

Answer: 1935

In 1935, he signed with the Boston Braves as an assistant manager and player, because he was told he was going to get to manage the following year.

19. Babe Ruth was traded to the New York Yankees prior to the start of the ____ season.

From Quiz Babe Ruth Stats

Answer: 1920

Ruth was traded to the Yankees in 1920, and the "curse of the bambino" was supposedly the reason the Red Sox didn't win a World Sries until the 21st century.

20. How many World Series did Babe Ruth help his team go to?

From Quiz The Great Bambino!

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.

21. On what date did Ruth hit his very last home run?

From Quiz Babe Ruth

Answer: May 25, 1935

He hit three home runs during this game. Babe Ruth retired the next week.

22. How many Major League teams did Ruth play for?

From Quiz Babe Ruth Stats

Answer: 3

Ruth played with the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves.

23. How many times did the Bambino hit 50+ home runs in a season?

From Quiz The Great Bambino!

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.

24. What was Ruth's pitching ERA in the postseason?

From Quiz Babe Ruth Stats

Answer: 0.87

Ruth pitched 31 innings for the Red Sox in the playoffs, and won all three of his games as well between 1916 and 1918.

25. The world saw Babe Ruth as a player in a Yankee uniform for the last time in which year?

From Quiz The Great Bambino!

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.

26. What year was Babe Ruth inducted into the Hall of Fame?

From Quiz Babe Ruth

Answer: 1936

Ruth was among the first five to be inducted into the Hall of Fame along with Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner.

27. How many times was Ruth MVP?

From Quiz Babe Ruth Stats

Answer: 1

Ruth was only the most valuble player in 1923, when he had a career high batting average of .393.

28. Ruth was known for his home run power by hitting 714 career home runs. How many times did he hit over .300 in his 22 seasons?

From Quiz The Great Bambino!

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.

29. When did George Herman "Babe" Ruth die?

From Quiz Babe Ruth

Answer: August 16, 1948

George Herman "Babe" Ruth died at Memorial Hospital in New York City, at the age of 53 years old.

30. How old was Babe Ruth when he hit his final home run?

From Quiz The Big Bambino

Answer: 40

Babe Ruth left the New York Yankees at the end of the 1934 season and signed with the Boston Braves as a player and assistant manager. Babe actually thought he would be given a chance to manage the team, but the Braves had hired him as a draw to sell tickets. On May 25, 1935, the old magic was with the Babe, and he hit three homeruns for the Braves against the Pirates. These were the last homeruns Babe Ruth ever hit, and he retired as a professional player the following week. He was 40 years old.

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