Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/July 11, 2014 by BencherliteTalk 21:16, 25 June 2014 (UTC)



Babe Ruth (1895–1948) was an American baseball outfielder and pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1914 to 1935. Born in Baltimore, Ruth was sent at age seven to St. Mary's, a reformatory where he learned baseball skills. In 1914, Ruth was signed to play minor-league baseball for the Baltimore Orioles. He began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth established many MLB batting (and some pitching) records, including 714 career home runs. In his fifteen years with the Yankees, Ruth helped them win seven American League pennants and four World Series championships. His big swing led to escalating home run totals that boosted the baseball's popularity and made home runs a major factor in the sport. Ruth's unprecedented power, along with his carousing lifestyle, made him a larger-than-life figure in the "Roaring Twenties". He was one of the first five inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture, and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time.
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 * Main editors: Wehwalt
 * Promoted: 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: Centennial of first MLB appearance (and first MLB pitching victory)
 * Support as nominator. Wehwalt (talk) 09:20, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Support Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:52, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Support -  Neutralhomer •  Talk  • 17:51, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Support - yes. Ceoil (talk) 19:51, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Support. Excellent choice.  Calidum Talk To Me 04:35, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Support, summarily support superb selection. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 16:50, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Support Excellent choice for this day Nick-D (talk) 10:00, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Support I've just read this excellent article and would love to see it on the main page. --Coemgenus (talk) 19:19, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Unsurprisingly, this is a level 4 vital article. Blurb trimmed to <1,200 characters, without sacrificing meaning I hope. BencherliteTalk 22:44, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Support, great choice and article. Connormah (talk) 04:38, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Support: Excellent article on an important sporting figure.Brianboulton (talk) 16:46, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Support A centenial is a no brainer.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 07:51, 5 June 2014 (UTC)