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Probably not. Ruth's mother was of German descent. I don't know the descent of his father but census records show Ruth's great grandfather was born in Pennsylvania and it is thought his father's side was also German, or Pennsylvania Dutch. Ruth was said to have spoken and understoodGerman well. During his career Ruth was called many derogatory names, and very often was called the 'N' word. Legend has it that one of his nicknames at the school/orphanage he grew up in included the 'N' word.
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Was Babe Ruth the first American to get a voicebox?
No. Babe Ruth did not have cancer of the larynx and thus had no need for a voice box.
Was Babe Ruth the first American billionaire?
false
How old was Babe Ruth when he went into the American League?
Babe Ruth was 19 years old when he first playerd with the American League Boston Red Sox in 1914.
When was the first Babe Ruth baseball card made?
The 1914 Babe Ruth baseball card, produced by the Baltimore Sun Newspaper was the first Babe Ruth card.
Where did Babe Ruth first play?
The first team Babe Ruth played for was the Boston Red Sox.
What other jobs did Babe Ruth have?
Babe ruth also workd for the American Legion Junior Baseball program.
Was Babe Ruth important to American cultures?
No
Was Babe Ruth the first African American to hit a home run?
If you mean in major league baseball, that would be Jackie Robinson, who hit 12 homers in his rookie season of 1947. Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first African-American to play on a major league team, but he hit no home runs during his 42 games in 1884. Babe Ruth had some facial characteristics of people of African background, and was villified as a n----- by some of his opponents, explicitly by Ty Cobb. Any degree of African heritage would be impossible to prove without DNA testing, and would almost certainly be so small as to hardly qualify Ruth as an African-American.
Was Barry Bonds the first African American to hold the alltime Major League Baseball Home run record with 762 runs in his career?
Hank Aaron was the first African-American ballplayer to hold the all-time home record. He surpassed Babe Ruth's record of 714 in 1974.
What African American baseball player broke Babe Ruth's record in 1974 by closing the season with 733 home runs?
It was Hank Aaron.
When did Babe Ruth win the MVP Award?
The MVP Award was first given out in 1931. Prior to that, the American and National League gave the award to the best player on his own team. Babe Ruth won the American League award in 1923.
When was Babe Ruth's first game?
Babe Ruth played his first game on July 11, 1914 with the Boston Red Sox.
