In today’s episode of Holy Donors, we follow the early years of Babe Ruth’s baseball career. We return to the scene of Babe Ruth’s high school baseball game, and we learn that the mystery spectator who changes Ruth’s life is baseball genius and minor league team owner Jack Dunn. Jack Dunn invites Babe Ruth to come play for his team, the Baltimore Orioles, and Ruth’s professional baseball career gets started!
Because he’s playing baseball for a Baltimore team, Ruth is able to stay in touch with his family, friends, and Brother Matthias. Brother Matthias sends letters to encourage Babe Ruth, and Ruth is happy despite being a less than spectacular baseball player. Unfortunately, in a few short years, Jack Dunn and the Baltimore Orioles sell Babe Ruth to the Boston Red Sox.
Ruth fears the move to Boston, but Boston is good to Ruth. In Boston, Babe Ruth meets his wife Helen, and he’s becoming known as a really good pitcher and hitter. Babe Ruth’s Boston baseball career survives World War I, the Spanish Flu, and the tragic death of his father. In 1918, however, much to the chagrin of Boston baseball fans, Babe Ruth is traded once again, and he joins the New York Yankees.
To close, our podcast hosts promise that in next week’s episode, we will be entering the world of unbelief of what Babe Ruth did next. What could it be? Join us next week to find out.
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Recommended reading:
"The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth" by Leigh Montville
“The Babe Ruth Story” by Babe Ruth and Bob Considine
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