Babe Ruth

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Covers

Records

Babe Ruth's career is defined by records and championships that still resonate. He won seven World Series titles, was a 12-time American League home run leader, and set the single-season home run record three times. His 714 career home runs stood as the all-time record for 39 years, and his .690 career slugging percentage remains the highest in MLB history. Ruth was one of the first five players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and his legacy as the game's greatest player is undisputed.

AwardsBabe Ruth won three World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox (1915, 1916, 1918) and four with the New York Yankees (1923, 1927, 1928, 1932). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 as one of its first five members. He was also named the American League MVP in 1923.

Honours & Distinctions

Baseball Hall of Fame

National Baseball Hall of Fame·1936

Inducted as one of the first five members.

Rankings & Lists

Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

The Sporting News·1998

Top 100 Baseball Players

ESPN·2016

Magazine Covers

Time

1923

Babe Ruth: The Sultan of Swat

Life

1948

Babe Ruth's Legacy

Records & Feats

Most career home runs (714) at retirement

Career Milestone·1935

Ruth's 714 home runs stood as the all-time record until Hank Aaron broke it in 1974.

Highest career slugging percentage (.690)

Career Milestone·1948

Ruth's .690 slugging percentage remains the highest in MLB history.

Single-season home run record (60)

Chart Record·1927

Ruth hit 60 home runs in 1927, a record that stood for 34 years.