Реферат: Stoery Of Baseball Essay Research Paper Baseball

Goerge Herman (Babe Ruth). During the 1920, Ruth’s first

season as a New York Yankee, he hit .376, not enough to

win the American league batting championship but a figure

far beyond what today is registered by major leagues

leaders. He also hit safely in 26 consecutive games,

clubbed 9 triples and 36 doubles, and batted in 137 runs.

Despite his weight of over 215, he stole 14 bases.

Most remarkably, however, Ruth slugged 54 home

runs for the season. Closest to him in the American League

was Goerge Sisler, with 19 homers, while the National

League leader recorded a total of only 15. Almost every

team in both leagues registered a total number far below

the 54 of Babe Ruth alone.

There have been many more talented and great ball-

players in the game such as (Ted Williams,Leo Durocher,

Hank Aaron,Mickey Mantle,Roger Maris,Willie Mays,Joe

DiMaggio,Bob Feller).

Ted Williams Brought with him a supurb batting

eye and a striving for absolute perfection thateventually

produced a .344 lifetime batting average. Bob feller

possessed afastball that rivaled Walter Johnson’s. Joe

DiMaggio hadstyle, courage and leadership qualities that

many say havenever been equaled.

These and other ballplayers have all done thier part to

shape the game of baseball.

And today, we now have a new generation of ball-

players like Mark McGwire3 who in the 1998 season hit an

unpresedented 76 home runs and was closely followed by

Sammie Sosa3 with 70 homers which in the 1920 and 30’s