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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.
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.
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.
Ruth met Helen Woodford, by some accounts, in a coffee shop in Boston, where she was a waitress. They married as teenagers on October 17, 1914. [ 195 ] Although Ruth later claimed to have been married in Elkton, Maryland , records show that they were married at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Ellicott City . [ 196 ]
Helen Woodford Ruth; M. Mamie Ruth Moberly; P. Dorothy Ruth Pirone; S. Julia Ruth Stevens This page was last edited on 3 December 2024, at 23:20 (UTC). Text is ...
Home Plate Farm was located on 558 Dutton Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts.It was owned by baseball legend Babe Ruth and his first wife Helen from 1916 to 1926. Ruth had previously rented a modest cottage on Willis Pond while still with the Red Sox.
Ruth's funeral took place in New York City, over three days. His body was viewed by thousands at Yankee Stadium and St. Patrick's Cathedral.The scale of the event was later described in Life magazine: "When the Yankee slugger died from cancer at the age of 53, he received the kind of tribute normally reserved for kings and presidents.
One of the most famous occurred on October 14, 1914, George Herman ("Babe Ruth") Ruth (1895–1948), and his bride Miss Margaret Helen Woodford were married in St. Paul's by the church's 12th pastor, the Rev. Thomas Dolan. [8] He was 19 at the time and she was 17.