In 1921 Babe Ruth hit home run number 139, and broke Roger Connor's career home run record of 138 to became the All time home run king.
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Babe Ruth's nicknames are "The Sultan of Swat", "The King of Crash", "The Colosus of Clout", "The Babe", and the most known "The Great Bambino". Babe Ruth Nicknames Babe Ruth was born George Herman Ruth Jr. Some of his nicknames while he was playing baseball included The Bambino, The Sultan Of Swat, and The Babe, which is the origin of the name Babe Ruth. First called "Babe" by his teammates on the Baltimore Orioles, his first professional team because of his youth. Other names included "the Wali of Wallop", "the Rajah of Rap", "the Caliph of Clout", "the Wazir of Wham", The Colossus of Clout, Maharajah of Mash, The Behemoth of Bust, "The King of Crash", "The Colossus Of Clout", "The King Of Swing", "The Terrible Titan" "The Kid of Crash", "The Jovial Giant and ''the home run king."
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There was, briefly, a candy bar named the "Reggie Bar" named after Reggie Jackson. The Baby Ruth was NOT named after Babe Ruth.
Babe Ruth was also called the Home Run King the Bambino and Herman the Great.
Because he did the impossible.
Certainly, it was a big year for the home run king mark of 60 in one season by the Babe, with the Series-winning New York Yankees!
It is Sadaharu Oh. He hit the most homeruns in the world. He hit more than Babe Ruth in his life time.
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"The King Of Swing"One of the many nicknames Babe Ruth had was the "The King Of Swing" Swing as in swinging a Bat not "Swing" as in music. He was never called the King of Rock and Roll. The King of Rock-n-Roll would be Elvis Presley.
Hank Aaron was 40 years, 63 days old when he broke Babe Ruth's MLB career home run record.