Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth) was an American baseball player. He was born in 1895 and died in 1948. He started his career as a pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, but is best known for his batting, regularly driving balls out of the park, and in 1919 set a home run record of 29 which he broke in 1920 with 54 when playing for the New York Yankees. In 1927 he set another season record of 60 home runs. By the time he retired in 1935 he had set a record of 714 home runs, which stood until it was beaten in 1974 by Hank Aaron. Research Babe Ruth
Theodore Samuel Williams (Ted Williams) is an American baseball player. He was born in 1918. He played for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960, and was the best batter of his era making 2654 hits and 521 home runs, with a lifetime batting average of .344 and in 1941 hitting an average of .406. His career was disturbed by his service in the army during the Second World War and Korean War, otherwise his totals would have undoubtedly been much higher. Research Ted Williams
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team. They were one of the original members of the American League when it was founded in 1901 and winners of the official world series in 1903 when they were led by the pitcher Cy Young. Research Boston Red Sox
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