Paytons Babe Ruth - 1006 Words

Is it a bird... is it a plane... its a baseball! The game of baseball was invented by a person by the name of Abner Doubleday in 1839. Since then, baseball has become competitive, exciting and full of memorable moments. Baseball is one of Americas most popular sports. It takes skilled players to make the game entertaining and fun. Some skilled players include: Jackie Robinson, Ty Cobb, Willie Mays, Lou Gehrig and Stan Musial. But none of these players are as good as Babe Ruth. George Herman Ruth was born on February 6, 1895 in a small house in Baltimore, Maryland. George grew up a bum, living on the streets of the Baltimore waterfront. George was a disrespectful kid that always ran away from school. He also smoked and played pranks on people. One day, a man named Brother Matthias saw Georges energy and wanted to harness that energy for baseball. Matthias could hit a baseball over the fence, using just one arm. This inspired George to play baseball. One day in a baseball game, George was up to bat facing an inexperienced pitcher. George started laughing and making fun of him. Matthias stopped George and told him, â€Å"If you think that you can do better, lets see you go out there and pitch.† The next inning, George went up to the mound and pitched. He had no clue how to pitch but he threw harder than anyone in the league. A minor league teams coach saw him play, and asked the young 19 year old to sign a contract with his team! This would be the start of something great!