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Even if baseball isn’t your forte, Babe Ruth’s legendary status is hard to miss. For those who grew up in the ’90s, his larger-than-life persona might have been immortalized in the film “The Sandlot,” where he was celebrated as the Sultan of Swat, the Titan of Terror, the Colossus of Clout, the King of Crash, and the Great Bambino. That alone speaks volumes about his enduring legacy.
George Herman Ruth, born in 1895, rose to fame as a powerhouse hitter for the New York Yankees, though his career began as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Whether you’re eager to witness his skills firsthand or want your young athletes to learn from a true master, here’s how you can access kid-friendly instructional videos featuring the one and only Babe Ruth.
How to Get Babe Ruth to Teach Your Child Pitching Techniques
You don’t need a time machine for this lesson—just a YouTube connection. There, you’ll discover an approximately eight-minute clip titled “Perfect Control,” part of the “Play Ball with Babe Ruth” series created by Universal Pictures in 1932 and later re-released in the 1950s after Ruth’s passing.
In “Perfect Control,” a young boy dozes off during a dull math class and dreams that Ruth visits his school to teach his classmates how to pitch on a nearby sandlot. The Sultan of Swat (as he’s introduced in the film) then demonstrates how to throw a fastball, curveball, and knuckleball:
This wasn’t Ruth’s sole venture into entertainment. Similar to many baseball players of his time, he toured the vaudeville circuit during the off-season, performing tunes like this memorable number:
Quite the earworm, isn’t it?
