A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his poignant retirement from the game. His amazing career included seven American League pennants, four World Series championships, two tempestuous marriages and a wild lifestyle that earned him numerous suspensions.
as Babe Ruth
as Claire Ruth
as Helen Ruth
as Ty Cobb
as Brother Mathias
as Lou Gehrig
as Guy Bush
as Miller Huggins
as Frank 'Ping' Bodie
as Colonel Jack Ruppert
as Eddie the Bat Boy
as Jumpin' Joe Dugan
as Frazee
as Jack Dunn
as George Ruth Sr.
as Johnny Sylvester (at 30)
as Bill Carrigan
as Al Capone
as Jimmy Colosimmo
as Herb Pennock
as Flapper
as Heckler
as Mr. Sylvester
as Boy at St. Mary's
as Boy at St. Mary's
as Dorothy Ruth
as Forbes Field Announcer
as Orphanage Reporter
as Theatre-Goer
as Yankee Wife
as Scribe
as Scribe
as Ida Dugan, Jump's Wife
as Boy in Car
as Redhead
