Babe Ruth Reference book "Who Was Babe Ruth" By Joan Holub I was born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. My parents named me George Herman, Jr. I was one of 7 kids. Only my younger sister, Mamie, and I survived. I was a bad kid. I stole apples from the store, I skipped school, I played baseball in the street and I snitched whiskey from my daddy's bar. At the age of seven my dad dropped me off at the St. Mary's School for Boys. This was a school that orphans and unwanted boys came to. The first few night's, I cried myself to sleep. All the teachers woke us up at 6:30 in the morning. We had a watchman keep his eye on us at all times so we couldn't sneak off or misbehave. It was a very strict place. One day in the schoolyard I met a man who changed my life! His name was Brother Matthias. He was a great baseball player. Baseball was THE POPULAR sport at this time. Brother EFTA00295091