Babe Ruth played baseball.
Babe Ruth . By 1916 , he had built a reputation as an outstanding pitcher who sometimes hit long home runs , a feat unusual for any player in the pre-1920 dead-ball era . 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 An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball , farthest from the batter . In baseball , the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher 's mound toward the catcher to begin each play , with the goal of retiring a batter , who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk .