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Babe Ruth
Deceased

How Did Babe Ruth Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 53
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/02/1895Born inPigtown, Baltimore, Maryland, USADied16/08/1948 (aged 53)Died inMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCausenasopharynx carcinomaWikidataQ213812 ↗Buried atGate of Heaven CemeteryTMDb#88960 ↗

George Herman "Babe" Ruth was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees.

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Filmography23 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022Say Hey, Willie Mays!MovieSelf (archive footage)127
2015Babe Ruth FootageMovieSelf120
2007Reel Baseball - 1899-1926MovieHimself112
1998Race for the RecordMovieSelf103
1998Babe RuthMovieHimself (archive footage)103
1997Sports on the Silver ScreenMovieSelf (archive footage)102
1991When It Was a GameMovie(archive footage)96
1991Super Stars of Sports: BaseballMovieSelf (archive footage)96
1990Collecting AmericaMovieSelf (archive footage)95
1984Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie(archive footage)89
1970The Glory of Their TimesMovieSelf75
1950The Golden TwentiesMovieSelf (archive footage)55
1950Death of a DreamMovieSelf (Archive Footage)55
1942The Pride of the YankeesMovieBabe Ruth47
1937Home Run on the KeysMovieBabe Ruth42
1932Fancy CurvesMovieHimself37
1932Just PalsMovieHimself37
1932Slide, Babe, SlideMovieHimself37
1932Perfect ControlMovieHimself37
1929At the Ball GameMovie—34
1927Babe Comes HomeMovieBabe Dugan32
1925Ways to Strength and BeautyMovie—30
1920Play Ball with Babe RuthMovieHimself (archival footage)25