I just finished watching the Ken Burns documentary Fenway Park: The House That Ruth Built on PBS.
Hall of Famer George Herman "Babe" Ruth ended his 20 year career with 414 wins. Only Walter Johnson and Cy Young had more career victories. He won 20 or more games in a season 13 times (including 10 straight years), which included a 30 win season and a 32 win season.
He certainly was not a bad hitter either. His career batting average was .338 and hit 265 career home runs (three times, he hit 20 or more home runs in a season).
After the 1918 season, the Red Sox considered making Ruth an everyday outfielder instead of having him pitch every 4 days but that idea was dropped.
If Ruth had played every day, how many homers might he have hit? Would the Red Sox have still won 10 World Series titles if Ruth did not pitch at all?
Hall of Famer George Herman "Babe" Ruth ended his 20 year career with 414 wins. Only Walter Johnson and Cy Young had more career victories. He won 20 or more games in a season 13 times (including 10 straight years), which included a 30 win season and a 32 win season.
He certainly was not a bad hitter either. His career batting average was .338 and hit 265 career home runs (three times, he hit 20 or more home runs in a season).
After the 1918 season, the Red Sox considered making Ruth an everyday outfielder instead of having him pitch every 4 days but that idea was dropped.
If Ruth had played every day, how many homers might he have hit? Would the Red Sox have still won 10 World Series titles if Ruth did not pitch at all?