Babe Ruth Outfielder / Pitcher Born: February 6, 1895(1895-02-06) Baltimore, Maryland Died: August 16, 1948(1948-08-16) (aged 53) New York, New York Batted: Left Threw: Left  MLB debut July 11, 1914 for the Boston Red Sox Last MLB appearance May 30, 1935 for the Boston Braves Career statistics Batting average     .342 Home runs     714 Hits     2,873 Runs batted in     2,217 Win–Loss record     94–46 Earned run average     2.28 Teams Boston Red Sox (1914–1919) New York Yankees (1920–1934) Boston Braves (1935) Career highlights and awards 2× All-Star selection (1933, 1934) 7× World Series champion (1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932) 1923 AL MVP New York Yankees #3 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team Ranks in the top 10 of numerous career statistics MLB Records.