Babe: The Legend Comes to Life » (Reprint)

Robert W. Creamer is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been a member of that magazine's staff since its inception in 1954. He is also the author of Stengel and Baseball in '41.

Babe Ruth moved beyond the baselines and outfield fences of the baseball stadiums that brought him riches and adulations to become a genuine American hero. In this acclaimed biography, Creamer reveals the man behind the legend. "The best biography ever written about an American sports figure".--Sports Illustrated.

Contents

Part One

1894-1919

1. Legend and Truth: Babe Ruth Lives

2. The Bad Kid: Baltimore at the Turn of the Century

3. Early Exile: Niggerlips in St. Mary's

4. The Star of the School: Enter Jack Dunn

5. First Spring Training: Home Run in Fayetteville

6. The Young Professional: Winning with the Orioles

7. Arrival in Boston: Meeting Helen

8. Retreat to the Minors: Pennant in Providence

9. The Major Leaguer: Pennant in Boston

10. The Lefthanded Genius: Best Pitcher in Baseball

11. Emergence of Temperament: How to Punch an Umpire

12. The Beginnings of the Hitter: Switching to the Outfield

13. The Impact of War: Baseball in World War I

14. The 1918 World Series: The Abortive Strike

15. The Big Fight: Ruth vs. Barrow

16. The First Home Run Record: Magic 29

17. Departure from Boston: Sold down the River

Part Two 1920-1948

18. Revolution in Baseball: Ruth Reaches New York

19. The Amazing Season: Nothing Like It Ever Before

20. Encore: Topping the Amazing Season

21. The Second Big Fight: Ruth vs. Landis

22. The Fall of the Hero: Ruth in Disgrace

23. The jinx and the Baby: The Weird Season Ends

24. The First Reformation: How to Bat -393

25. The Disaster: The Bellyache Heard Round the World

26. The Third Big Fight: Ruth vs. Huggins

27. The Real Reformation: The Superb Seasons

28. Kaleidoscope: Personality of the Babe

29. Death of Helen: Marriage to Claire

30. The $80,000 Salary: A Better Year than Hoover

31. The Magnificent Moment: The Called-Shot Home Run

32. Decline: It's Hell to Be Old

33. Farewell to New York: Back to Boston

34. The Last Act: Opera Bouffe with the Braves

35. Retirement: The Call That Never Came

36. The End: Joe, I'm Gone

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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