The exact amount is a matter of controversy, but newspaper accounts of the time reported that Babe Ruth, along with two other players, were sold for a total of $25,000.
Babe Ruth was signed into Jack Dunn's team in 1896
jack dunn took babe ruth out of saint marys school and became his sponsor and foster father, basically his legal guardian as gh riuth was under the age of 21. jack dunn was my great uncle.
Since he was underaged the Orioles' manager Jack Dunn became his legal guardian. So the players on the Orioles called him Babe.
Babe Ruth played with the Boston Red Soxs between 1914 and 1920.
Babe Ruth was a rookie with the Boston Red Sox in 1914
Babe Ruth's final season with the Boston Red Sox was 1919.
The first team Babe Ruth played for was the Boston Red Sox.
Babe Ruth was a hero of Major League baseball. And Jack Dempsey was a hero of Boxing.
Babe Ruth played one year for the Boston Braves, in 1935.
Babe Ruth began his Major League career with the Boston Red Sox in 1914.
Babe Ruth played for the Boston Braves after the Yankees.
Babe Ruth played with the Boston Red Sox, the N.Y. Yankees, and the Boston Braves.