Babe Ruth was a legendary baseball player who played for the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees from 1914 to 1935. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, and is remembered for his record-breaking home run totals and his larger-than-life personality. He was nicknamed 'The Bambino' and 'The Sultan of Swat, ' and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.