This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Babe Ruth A RagstoRiches Baseball Legend
Babe Ruth rose from a Baltimore industrial home to become baseball’s biggest star. He set 714 career home runs and 60 in 1927, drew record salaries, built Yankee Stadium, and stirred packed parks with his power and personality. Ruth’s life blended triumphs on and off the field from 1914 to 1935, including his shift from pitcher to slugger and his famed World Series moments.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Pacific
Ruth
Yankee Stadium
Ty Cobb
Honus Wagner
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore
Bambino
Routh
Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Mark Koenig
Cub
Charley Root
Chicago
George
Herman Ruth
Gilbert
Matthing
Matthias
Baltimore Orioles
Jack Dunn
Orioles
Baltimore Park
Babe
Providence
R. I
Red Sox
Ed Barrow
Boston
Barrow
Polo Grounds
Swat
Jake Ruppert
Ruppert
Col. Tillinghast Huston
Ruthville
Braves
Brooklyn
Mexico
Helen Woodford