Babe Ruth with Baseball Bats

Great black and white action shot of Babe Ruth on the field, bats thrown over his shoulder and smiling. Babe Ruth was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed 'The Bambino' and 'The Sultan of Swat', he began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees.