Greatest To ever play
He is one of the greatest to ever touch the field but, there is some controversy over him. Some people say he played before African Americans could play and that’s how he did so well. This is wrong because he has multiple records that still haven’t been broken ever since African Americans could play in the league. Also, Babe Ruth never put a lot of effort in and he lived a lavish lifestyle. He had a big gut, he ate hot dogs before games, he drank, and he smoked, and while he did this he was playing really good baseball.
All throughout the beginning of baseball there has been some incredibly good players. One of the greatest ever, if not the greatest ever, was Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth has done so many things in the sport of baseball; kids still to this day will remember him. He had some of the longest unbroken records and still has 3 unbroken records left. His longest unbroken record is for extra-base hits where he had 119, then was runs where he had 177, and finally was total bases where he had 457.
Another one of the greats is Mickey Mantle, who started playing in 1951 for the Yankees just like Babe Ruth. Mickey doesn’t have a ton of records like Babe Ruth but he was a very impressive athlete and had some amazing stats. For example, in his last season, he hit for .237 which is great for somebody about to retire, he had 18 home runs, and 54 RBI, and was selected to pinch hit at the all-star game.
To me though, the greatest player to ever play the game was Jackie Robinson. He doesn’t have the greatest stats ever or any unbroken records, but he was an extremely good player. But it wasn’t just about how good he played at second base for the Brooklyn dodgers. He was the first African American to play Major League Baseball, and he played very well when he played. When he played he was under constant hate and oppression, but he kept his head down and just played the game he always enjoyed playing. Where he stood out statistically was base running, in his career he stole home 19 times, something that a normal player doesn’t do once. He also helped to establish a presence of African Americans in professional sports. That alone is a great reason for him being recognized as one of the greats. (Web-4, Whole section)
