George Herman Ruth, Jr. born February 6, 1895 to a working class of parents in a brick row house in Baltimore, Maryland. Later he was known as “Babe" Ruth one of the greatest athletes of all time. His birthplace at 216 Emory Street is now the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, which is a shrine to the baseball great.

His parents were hard working and the hours were long, leaving very little time for raising children. George Ruth Jr. found himself in trouble at a young age with no parental supervision. His parents realized that they had no control over what he was doing so they made a very difficult decision and uut George in St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys in 1902.

George’s life took a dramatic change and he was introduced to two of the most important influences in his life. His mentor Brother Mathias, and his key to his success, baseball.

Brother Mathais was stern but kind and he was a father figure to George while he lived at the orphanage. St. Mary’s had several Baseball leagues and George found himself drawn to them, several of the monks taught him the finer points of the game.

At the age of 19 George was introduced to Jack Dunn, owner and manager of the Baltimore Orioles. After watching George pitch he signed him to a contract. At the time he was signed to the contract he was 19 so Dunn had to become his legal guardian because at the time the age of majority was 25. When the other players saw him they nicknamed him ”Jack's newest Babe” from then he was known as Babe Ruth.