Alright, let’s gab about this Babe Ruth fella and how much money he had. They call it “net worth,” fancy, huh? Sounds like somethin’ you catch fish with, but it ain’t. It’s all about the money he had when he kicked the bucket, you see.
So, How Much Dough Did Babe Ruth Have?
Well, they say he had about $800,000 when he passed on. That’s a whole lotta beans back then, I tell ya. Imagine, eight hundred thousand dollars! Why, you could buy a whole town with that kinda money, probably. Now, some smarty-pants folks, they talk about “inflation.” Says that money’s worth more now. Something like twenty million or so. Don’t ask me how they figure that out, it’s all gobbledygook to me.
Where’d He Get All That Money?
He played that baseball game, you know, the one with the bats and balls. He was real good at it, seems like. Hit them balls far, they say. Folks paid good money to watch him play, and that’s how he got his start. They call him one of the best ever. I reckon he must’ve been somethin’ special if they still talkin’ about him all these years later.
- Playing Baseball: He made a whole heap of money hittin’ them balls and runnin’ around. They say he was the highest-paid fella in the game for thirteen years straight. Thirteen years! That’s longer than my old rooster lived, and he was a tough old bird. Sounds like this Babe Ruth guy was somethin’ else.
- Deals and Such: He didn’t just play ball, though. He put his name on stuff, like bats and balls and maybe even chewing tobacco. People bought that stuff ’cause of him, and he got a little bit of money from each one. They call them “endorsements” now, but back then, it was just good business sense, I reckon.
- Contracts: He signed papers, you see, lots of ’em. Each paper said he’d play ball for a certain team and they’d pay him a certain amount. These weren’t just any ol’ papers, though. They were big money papers. The kinda papers that made folks rich.
Babe Ruth’s Baseballin’ Days
This fella, Babe Ruth, he wasn’t just lucky, no sir. He was good. Real good. He hit them balls all over the place. Everywhere they played, he hit them balls. They say he even hit home runs in every ballpark in the American League. That’s some doin’s, I tell ya. And he hit home runs off all sorts of pitchers, thirty-five different ones, they say. Can you imagine that? Thirty-five different fellas tryin’ to get him out, and he still hit them balls outta the park. And there’s this “sluggin’ percentage” thing they talk about. Said his was the best for a long, long time. Seems like he was just better than everyone else.
He Started Young, They Say
There’s a story about how some fella named Brother Gilbert found him. Said he was slidin’ on the ice, and this Gilbert fella saw somethin’ special in him. Took him under his wing, so to speak. Maybe that’s how it all started, who knows? But it seems like this Babe Ruth fella was always meant to be somethin’ special.
More Than Just Money
Now, they talk about his “net worth” being $800,000. But I reckon he was worth more than that. He brought joy to folks, see? They loved watchin’ him play. He was an excitin’ fella, always doin’ somethin’ interestin’. And that, to me, is worth more than all the money in the world. Money comes and goes, but the memories, they last forever. And this Babe Ruth fella, he left behind a whole heap of memories.
So, there ya have it. That’s the story of Babe Ruth and his money, or his “net worth” as them fancy folks call it. He was a baseball player, a rich fella, and a legend, it seems. And even though he’s been gone for a long time now, people still remember him. That’s somethin’, ain’t it?
They say he was born George Herman Ruth Jr. Fancy name for a fella who just hit baseballs, but I guess that’s how it goes. He was a legend, and that’s all that matters. He made a lot of money, sure, but he also made a lot of people happy. And that, in my book, is worth more than all the gold in Fort Knox.
