| You may know him as the "Bambino", the "Sultan of | | | | York Yankees win seven pennants and 4 World |
| Swat" or simply the "Babe", but his family knew him as | | | | Series titles. Dress up in an old-time baseball costume |
| George Herman Ruth, Jr. Known as the greatest | | | | that looks like it just stepped out of a dugout from |
| player in baseball's history, Babe Ruth is also arguably | | | | another era. With a traditional white jersey and belted |
| the first celebrity sports star whose fame spanned | | | | knickers featuring the nostalgic pin stripes looks just like |
| beyond a specific sport. In his honor, April 27th of each | | | | something the Babe would wear. If you've got a fine |
| year is known as Babe Ruth Day. Even though he | | | | eye for detail, make sure your jersey number is "3", |
| retired in 1936, fans of baseball still speak of the Babe's | | | | the same as Ruth's number, a number that was |
| prolific skills with awestruck admiration and have | | | | eventually retired by the New York Yankees in 1948. |
| shared the legend with younger generations. It's no | | | | If you're up on your Babe Ruth trivia, then you surely |
| wonder that any boy, from 2 to 102 years old, would | | | | know that Ruth was the first player to smash 60 |
| love to dress up in a Halloween costume fashioned | | | | home runs in one season, held a long-standing record |
| after this historic baseball hero. | | | | for lifetime total homeruns, and still holds records for |
| Playing for the American Major League from 1914 to | | | | slugging. There is no doubt he dominated the era of |
| 1935, Babe started as a pitcher but eventually found | | | | baseball, and of course everyone wants a piece of |
| his home in right field. If you'd like to dress up as the | | | | the Babe. One over-the-top example, the bat he used |
| Babe, you've got a few choices for costume ideas | | | | to hit his first home run for the Yankees. In 2006 it was |
| based on his various team affiliations. While he joined | | | | sold at auction for a whopping $1.3 million dollars! If this |
| the Boston Red Sox for the first 5 years of his career | | | | is out of your price range, you can still have one of the |
| and retired after a brief stint with the Boston Braves, | | | | best Halloween costumes ever with an |
| Babe Ruth is most well known for helping the New | | | | authentic-looking wooden bat. |
