His field position was either an outfielder or a pitcher.................for a big man he must have been fast.............to play outfield..........................

Babe Ruth
Ruth in his New York Yankees uniform, in 1920
Outfielder / Pitcher
Born: February 6, 1895 Baltimore, Maryland
Died: August 16, 1948 (aged 53) New York City, 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
Hits	2,873
Home runs	714
Runs batted in	2,213
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 (1933, 1934) 7× World Series champion (1915, 1916,1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932) AL MVP (1923) AL batting champion (1924) 12× AL home run champion (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) 6× AL RBI champion (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) AL ERA champion (1916) New York Yankees #3 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team Major League Baseball All-Time Team Other career achievements and records
Member of the National    Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1936
Vote	95.13%