Babe Ruth played baseball.
Babe Ruth . Ruth established many MLB batting ( and some pitching ) records , including career home runs ( 714 ) , runs batted in ( RBIs ) ( 2,213 ) , bases on balls ( 2,062 ) , slugging percentage ( .6897 ) , and on-base plus slugging ( OPS ) ( 1.164 ) ; the latter two still stand today . Harry Herbert Frazee ( June 29 , 1880 -- June 4 , 1929 ) was an American theatrical agent , producer and director , and owner of the Major League Baseball Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1923 . In baseball , a home run ( abbreviated HR ) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home