On February 6, 1895, George Herman Ruth, Jr., was born in his grandparents house in Baltimore, Maryland.
Ruth as a young child.
Ruth’s dad worked as a bartender and owned his own bar. They spent very little time with George because they worked long hours.
Eventually, his parents felt that they couldn’t take care of George, and on June 13, 1902, he was taken to St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys. His custody was also signed over to the Xaverian Brothers, a Catholic...
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