He was a worldwide celebrity, an international star, the likes of which baseball has never seen since," says broadcaster Ernie Harwell about Babe ... League team? A lifetime .342 hitter, Ruth ...

When Babe stopped playing, the new king of paychecks was Gehrig, who was making $30,000. Nevertheless, Ruth's salaries, as gargantuan as his home runs, helped jack up major-league wages across the ...

Babe Ruth pitched his first professional baseball game in Wilmington on March 25, 1914. Ruth pitched a complete game for the Baltimore Orioles, defeating the world champion Philadelphia Athletics 6-2.