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Claire Ruth at the unveiling of a memorial plaque in honor of her husband, Babe Ruth, at Baltimore's old Memorial Stadium (1955) Claire Merritt Hodgson Ruth (born Clara Mae Merritt; September 11, 1900 [1] – October 25, 1976) was a native of Athens, Georgia, United States, who is most famous for having been the second wife of Babe Ruth.
Shortly after Ruth's death the New York City Council voted to create Babe Ruth Plaza near Yankee Stadium. [23] After his burial, a granite monument was placed on top of his gravesite, depicting Jesus Christ blessing a boy in a baseball uniform. His wife Claire was later buried alongside him, after her death in 1976. [24]
Hank Greenberg (right) and Babe Ruth with his wife Claire at the Yankees slugger's apartment on Riverside Drive in New York City, circa 1947. Items portrayed in this file
George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) ... but he was talked out of it by his wife, Claire, and his business manager, Christy Walsh. ...
Helen Woodford Ruth (October 20, 1897 – January 11, 1929) was the first wife of American baseball player Babe Ruth and the adoptive mother of his daughter Dorothy. Ruth died in a house fire in 1929, the circumstances of which sparked controversy at the time and, to an extent, remains so today.
When it was announced last month, there was speculation that the 1914 Baltimore News card, which features a 19-year-old Ruth in his rookie season, could fetch more than $10 million—and possibly ...
In August, she and fellow 49ers wife Claire Kittle and three other NFL WAGs shared pictures of their preseason trip to Turks and Caicos. Actress Olivia Culpo, engaged to 49ers running back ...
Dorothy Ruth Pirone (born Dorothy Helen Ruth; June 7, 1921 – May 18, 1989) was the allegedly biological daughter of the American baseball player Babe Ruth and his mistress Juanita Jennings (born Juanita Grenandtz). [1] She was adopted by Babe and his first wife Helen Woodford Ruth of Boston, Massachusetts.