After Babe Ruth was finished with school he went on to play semi pro baseball in Baltimore. Ruth played for the then minor league team, the Baltimore Orioles of the International League. In 1914 he was signed to a major league contract with the Boston Red Sox.
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New York Yankees (1921-1934)
Boston Braves (1935)
Babe Ruth in Minor League Baseball
1914: Baltimore Orioles (International Association)
1914: Providence (International Association)
Ruth's only minor league homer was hit in Toronto.
George Herman "Babe" Ruth played for three major league teams. He played for the Boston Red Sox, as a pitcher, and was infamously traded to the New York Yankees so that the owner of the Red Sox had money to finance a Broadway play. The Yankees, seeing his power hitting, converted him to an outfielder so that he could play everyday. At the end of his career he was sold to the Boston Braves, hoping he would someday be named the manager.
New York Yankees. Ruth played for the Boston Red Sox between 1914-1919, the Yankees between 1920-1934, and the Boston Braves in 1935.