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Juan Samala
Grace High School 11th Grade Report
BABE RUTH

Born George Herman Ruth, Jr., on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the first of eight children born to Kate and George Herman Ruth, Sr. Most of the Ruth children died in infancy and only George Jr. and his sister Mamie survived to maturity. Little George, as he was called, grew up in a poor waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore, where he lived above the family saloon. In 1902, the Ruth’s sent their son away to St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, which were both a reformatory and an orphanage. Ruth developed a love for sports, particularly baseball, which served as his escape from the strict environment at St Mary’s.

From an early age, he showed potential as an athlete, and in his late teens, he had developed into a professional candidate. His tough southpaw pitching attracted Jack Dunn, manager of the minor league......

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