How did Babe Ruth hit so many home runs?

But Ruth's career, which stretched for 22 seasons between 1914 and 1935, was the beginning of the home run era. ... The Chicago Herald and Examiner commissioned him to explain Ruth's prowess to the baseball-following public—many of whom probably hadn't finished high school, Felber notes. read more

Babe Ruth hit so many Home Runs because he swung as hard as he could. Sometimes when he didn't make contact he would swing around at the plate. Also, Hank Aaron and Barry bonds have both hit more homeruns than him. read more

As mentioned a few times already, Babe Ruth had an upward swing. Combine that with his power and you have yourself a new approach to hitting. In 1918, only 96 homeruns were hit in the entire AL. Then it jumped to 240 a year later, and 369 the year Ruth hit 54 homeruns. read more

vs. CLE 7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, W Last Game: May 30, 1935 (Age 40-113d) vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1936. (Voted by BBWAA on 215/226 ballots) Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939. View Babe Ruth's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). read more

The title refers to Jenkinson's conclusion that in modern ballparks under modern rules, Ruth would have hit 104 home runs in 1921, 90 in some other seasons, and over 60 many times. The author's research concludes that Ruth would have hit well over a thousand home runs in his career. The book is in three major sections. read more