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Baltimore Orioles from 1981 to 2001 baseball and he was always a star on his team Ruth simply known as Babe grew up in Baltimore Maryland He was a difficult child for his parents So at the age of seven he was sent to St Mary’s Industrial School for Boys It was there that he grew up Although he had a tough childhood Babe always loved Babe Celebrates Babe Celebrates Babe Celebrates In the early 1900s baseball players In the early 1900s baseball players did not make as much money as did not make as much money as did not make as much money as did not make as much money as they do now But when Babe Ruth they do now But when Babe Ruth they do now But when Babe Ruth was 19 and he signed his first pro was 19 and he signed his first pro contract with the minor league contract with the minor league contract with the minor league Baltimore Orioles he knew what Baltimore Orioles he knew what to do with the money I went out to do with the money I went out to do with the money I went out and celebrated just as soon as and celebrated just as soon as and celebrated just as soon as I got my first paycheck 100 I I got my first paycheck 100 I bought a bicycle something that I bought a bicycle something that I bought a bicycle something that I had wanted and often prayed for had wanted and often prayed for through most of my young life Most through most of my young life Most of the Orioles of course had cars of the Orioles of course had cars of the Orioles of course had cars but none of them was as proud as I but none of them was as proud as I but none of them was as proud as I was riding the first possession of was riding the first possession of was riding the first possession of my life through the old streets of my life through the old streets of Baltimore he said Babe signed Baltimore he said Babe signed Baltimore he said Babe signed that contract in 1914 that contract in 1914 Even as a kid I was big for my age and because of my size I used to get most any job I liked on the team he said Some times I pitched Sometimes I caught And frequently I played in the outfield and infield It was all the same to me All I wanted was to play Ruth signed his first pro fessional contract as a teenager He played his first major league game with the Boston Red Sox at the age of 19 By the time he was 20 he was already a major league star Today Ruth is known for the legendary home runs he hit when he played for the Yankees But when he began his major league career he was a dominant pitcher for the Red Sox He had an 89 46 record for Boston With Ruth as one of their best players the Red Sox won 6 NEW YORK YANKEES