Why did they call him Babe Ruth?

Since George Jr. was only 19 at the time, Dunn had to become George's legal guardian in order to complete the contract. Upon seeing George Jr. for the first time, the Orioles players referred to him as “Jack's newest babe”, and thus the most famous nickname in American sports history was born. read more

In any case, there were many veteran players on a team like that, so being a baby-faced kid immediately got him that name. Hard to imagine Babe Ruth as innocent and naive, but at that point, he was. But in the eternal story of someone who had spent their entire life in a boy's home, he made up for lost time pretty quickly. read more

Sure enough, the next pitch comes in and Ruth hits it to center field for a home run. Click on the 'Babe Ruth Called Shot' link below to see a video about the event that has interviews from players that played in the game and opinions as to whether he really did call his shot or not. read more