Ruth experts: recommendation needed.

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  • 34swtns
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2006
    • 1120

    Ruth experts: recommendation needed.

    I'm kind of a sports book fanatic. I'm constantly reading sports-related hitories and biographies of teams and individual players. However, my preference up to now has been for books about the NFL.
    Lately, though, I've decided I'd like to read up on Babe Ruth. Arguably the most colorful sports personality of the 20th century, my knowledge of the man is sorely lacking and I aim to remedy that. The only trouble is that there are literally hundreds of books about the Babe so I need a recommendation on what would be the definitive all-encompassing look at the man's career and his off-the-field life as well. It doesn't necessarily have to be a 1,000-page tome with every single stat recounted in painstaking detail, just a comprehensive overview of the man himself.

    Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
    Rick
  • STLHAMMER32
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2009
    • 803

    #2
    Re: Ruth experts: recommendation needed.

    Rick,
    read The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs: Recrowning Baseball's Greatest Slugger.

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    • staindsox
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2006
      • 777

      #3
      Re: Ruth experts: recommendation needed.

      Robert Creamer's book, Babe: The Legend Comes to Life, is THE Babe Ruth book.

      Chris
      Always looking for Jack Hannahan or St. Paul Saints gamers:

      www.jackhannahan.webs.com

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      • Schmoozer
        Banned
        • Apr 2010
        • 39

        #4
        Re: Ruth experts: recommendation needed.

        Originally posted by staindsox
        Robert Creamer's book, Babe: The Legend Comes to Life, is THE Babe Ruth book.

        Chris
        Agreed...

        I've read several, this one's at the top of the list.

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        • ironmanfan
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2005
          • 2252

          #5
          Re: Ruth experts: recommendation needed.

          Originally posted by Schmoozer
          Agreed...

          I've read several, this one's at the top of the list.
          agreed!

          It's a classic that belongs in every book collection.

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          • earlywynnfan
            Senior Member
            • Oct 2005
            • 1271

            #6
            Re: Ruth experts: recommendation needed.

            Originally posted by Schmoozer
            Agreed...

            I've read several, this one's at the top of the list.

            Ditto.

            Ken
            earlywynnfan5@hotmail.com

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