Babe Ruth never played for the Baltimore Orioles.
During his career, Ruth played for the Boston Red Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934) and Boston Braves (1935).
Babe Ruth actually signed with the Orioles in 1915.
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Babe Ruth never played for the Orioles
Babe Ruth 1st played in the minor leagues for the Baltimore Orioles at age 15.
Babe played for a minor league team in Baltimore that was named the Orioles (O's) in 1914.
Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
On February 27, 1914, at age 19, Ruth signed his first professional contract with the Baltimore Orioles
Babe Ruth was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland.
The first Babe Ruth card was issued by the Baltimore Sun Newspaper in 1914. Ruth played for the then minor league team, the Baltimore Orioles of the International League, during his rookie year. He was later sold to the Boston Red Sox.
In 1914, while living in an orphanage, one of the teachers introduced Ruth to Joe Dunn, owner/manager of the Baltimore Orioles. After watching him pitch, he signed him on and became his legal guardian. When his teammates saw him they nicknamed him 'Jacks newest babe' and it stuck! Bambino in Italian is also babe.
No, his birth name was George Herman Ruth Jr. He got the name Babe when he walked out onto Camden Yards with Jack Dawson, a fan screamed out "hey look, it's Jacks newest babe" and the name stuck.