Babe Ruth
By: Matt Christopher ; text by Glenn Stout
Contributors: Christopher, Matt
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Legends in sports
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 91
ISBN-13: 9780316011136
Subjects: Baseball players; Juvenile literature; Biography
Other titles: Matt Christopher
Description: Babe Ruth changed the way baseball was played with his power hits, pitching, and game-saving catches. However, his dark side nearly ruined his career and his life. In the end, he overcame his demons, and led his team to championship status.
Table of contents: title: 1895-1914 : From the street to St. Mary's; title: 1914 : Dunn's Babe; title: 1914-1919 : Boston's Babe; title: 1919-1923 : Becoming the Bambino; title: 1923-1925 : Ups and downs; title: 1926-1931 : The greatest; title: 1929-1932 : The called shot?; title: 1933-1947 : Heading home.