Babe Ruth

AKA:

The Bambino

Birth Name:

George Herman Ruth

Birth Date:

February 6, 1895

Birth Place:

Baltimore, Maryland

Death Date:

August 16, 1948

Place of Death:

Memorial Hospital, New York, New York

Age:

Cause of Death:

Cancer - an inoperable malignant tumor at the base of his skull and in his neck

Cemetery Name:

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Sports

Associates:

Considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time, over the course of his career, Babe Ruth went on to break baseball's most important slugging records, including most years leading a league in home runs, most total bases in a season, and highest slugging percentage for a season. In all, Ruth hit 714 home runs—a mark that stood until 1974. The Bambino was among the first five players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Fun Fact:
When Eleanor, Lou Gehrig’s wife, made a catty remark regarding Claire Ruth’s choice of clothing for her daughter, Babe Ruth refused to speak to Lou Gehrig for six years. It was on July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day, when the longtime Yankee first baseman uttered the famous words at a home plate ceremony at Yankee Stadium: “For the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” After Gehrig gave his “luckiest man” speech at Yankee Stadium, Babe Ruth threw his arms around the Gehrig and they spoke for the first time in six years.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

10 West Stevens Avenue

Hawthorne, New York, 10532

USA

North America

Map:

Map of Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York

Grave Location:

Section 25, Plot 1115, Grave 1

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery turn right at the St. Francis of Assisi Mausoleum and continue driving past Sections 43, 42 and 33. At the end of Section 33 and on your right is Section 25. Circle the small section until you see Babe Ruth’s large monument among the evergreen trees. Or if you see Billy Martin’s grave first, walk 150 feet directly behind Martin’s gravesite and you will find the Sultan of Swat.