Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 6, 1895. He was sold to the New York Yankees, a team that had never won a pennant, in December 1919. With Ruth on the team, the Yankees went on to win 7 pennants and 4 World Series between 1920 and1933. When Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in September 1927, he hit 14% of all home runs in his league that year. For a player to hit 14% of all home runs today, he would have to hit over 300 home runs in one season. Babe Ruth died on August 16, 1948 in New York City.