<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Babe Ruth </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Ruth in 1920 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Outfielder / Pitcher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Born : ( 1895 - 02 - 06 ) February 6 , 1895 Baltimore , Maryland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Died : August 16 , 1948 ( 1948 - 08 - 16 ) ( aged 53 ) Manhattan , New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Batted : Left </Td> <Td> Threw : Left </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> MLB debut </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> July 11 , 1914 , for the Boston Red Sox </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Last MLB appearance </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> May 30 , 1935 , for the Boston Braves </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> MLB statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batting average </Th> <Td> . 342 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hits </Th> <Td> 2,873 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home runs </Th> <Td> 714 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Runs batted in </Th> <Td> 2,213 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Win -- loss record </Th> <Td> 94 -- 46 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Earned run average </Th> <Td> 2.28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Teams </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Boston Red Sox ( 1914 -- 1919 ) </Li> <Li> New York Yankees ( 1920 -- 1934 ) </Li> <Li> Boston Braves ( 1935 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Career highlights and awards </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> 2 × All - Star ( 1933 , 1934 ) </Li> <Li> 7 × World Series champion ( 1915 , 1916 , 1918 , 1923 , 1927 , 1928 , 1932 ) </Li> <Li> AL MVP ( 1923 ) </Li> <Li> AL batting champion ( 1924 ) </Li> <Li> 12 × AL home run leader ( 1918 -- 1921 , 1923 , 1924 , 1926 -- 1931 ) </Li> <Li> 6 × AL RBI leader ( 1919 -- 1921 , 1923 , 1926 , 1928 ) </Li> <Li> AL ERA leader ( 1916 ) </Li> <Li> New York Yankees No. 3 retired </Li> <Li> Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame </Li> <Li> Major League Baseball All - Century Team </Li> <Li> Major League Baseball All - Time Team </Li> <Li> Other career achievements and records </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Member of the National </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Baseball Hall of Fame </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Induction </Th> <Td> 1936 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vote </Th> <Td> 95.13 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> </Table>
what teams did babe ruth play for baseball
Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Boston Braves