Ruth Near St. Petersburg, Fla., a rattlesnake spied baseballer George Herman (“Babe”) Ruth hunting quail, sneaked after him. bit a hunting dog in the leg, sneaked away without biting “Babe ...
He was a worldwide celebrity, an international star, the likes of which baseball has never seen since," says broadcaster Ernie Harwell about Babe Ruth on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series.