Biography
“The best biography ever written about an American sports figure” – Sports Illustrated
CONTENTS
Part One: 1894-1919
- Legend and Truth: Babe Ruth Lives
- The Bad Kid: Baltimore at the Turn of the Century
- Early Exile: Niggerlips in St. Mary’s
- The Star of the School: Enter Jack Dunn
- First Spring Training: Home Run in Fayetteville
- The Young Professional: Winning with the Orioles
- Arrival in Boston: Meeting Helen
- Retreat to the Minors: Pennant in Providence
- The Major Leaguer: Pennant in Boston
- The Lefthanded Genius: Best Pitcher in Baseball
- Emergence of Temperament: How to Punch an Umpire
- The Beginnings of the Hitter: Switching to the Outfield
- The Impact of War: Baseball in World War I
- The 1918 World Series: The Abortive Strike
- The Big Fight: Ruth vs. Barrow
- The First Home Run Record: Magic 29
- Departure from Boston: Sold down the River
Part Two: 1920-1948
- Revolution in Baseball: Ruth Reaches New York
- The Amazing Season: Nothing Like It Ever Before
- Encore: Topping the Amazing Season
- The Second Big Fight: Ruth vs. Landis
- The Fall of the Hero: Ruth in Disgrace
- The jinx and the Baby: The Weird Season Ends
- The First Reformation: How to Bat -393
- The Disaster: The Bellyache Heard Round the World
- The Third Big Fight: Ruth vs. Huggins
- The Real Reformation: The Superb Seasons
- Kaleidoscope: Personality of the Babe
- Death of Helen: Marriage to Claire
- The $80,000 Salary: A Better Year than Hoover
- The Magnificent Moment: The Called-Shot Home Run
- Decline: It’s Hell to Be Old
- Farewell to New York: Back to Boston
- The Last Act: Opera Bouffe with the Braves
- Retirement: The Call That Never Came
- The End: Joe, I’m Gone
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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