Was babe ruth the reason the new york yankees are the superpower team in baseball history?

Answer 1

If you're saying was Babe Ruth the start of that dynasty, then I would have to say the answer is yes.
Before Babe Ruth the yankees havent won a WS.
So perhaps he was the catalyst.

The Yankees won their very first WS in 1923, 3 years after Ruth joined them....and as we all know (how can we forget?) The Yankees have won 25 more WS (for a total of 26, again how can we forget?).

Answer 2

No, Babe Ruth isn't the reason the Yankees are a superpower team, The Yankees have had some very good players, since then, and it's not just one single person that makes a team a superpower.

Answer 3

The "Babe "saved baseball following the Black Sox scandal of 1919. The Chicago White Sox were bribed by New York gamblers to "fix" the world series.
After the convictions,people didnt have confidence in ballplayers until this "Rolly Poly" from the New York Yankees...
started to hit the ball further and with fantastic consistensy, He was an extremely colorful guy who absolutely appealed to all ages and backgrounds. Kids loved him !!!!
The Yankees were the most popular team because of him, but not the primary reason they became a superpower team.
Many great players followed Ruth, and Yankee owners made sure they had the best players available.

But, it was "The Babe" who built Yankee stadium and revitalized the trust of the American baseball fan.

And I am from Chicago !!!!

Answer 4

No. The consistency the team has shown over the past 100 years is the biggest reason that they were a "Superpower" team. Babe Ruth was just one in a cast of hundreds to pass through the Yankees Universe. Being from one of the biggest markets in baseball also helps the team afford the talent to put on the field each year.

Answer 5

I doubt it. New York seems to have always been a great state for baseball, with the Yankees, Mets, Giants, Dodgers, and such. Perhaps because of the popularity of baseball in New York, as well as the fact that New York City has so many people, the owners of the Yankees have been prone to spend a lot more money on their team than other teams.

Answer 6

Babe Ruth set the precedence as the New York Yankees, for decades after, would play with sureness, confidence, and ********* that dared teams to knock them off their penthouse perch.

With powerhouses Ruth and Gehrig and Miller Huggins at the helm the Yankees were unbeatable. General Manager Ed Barrows is noted for developing the Yankees' farm system for the next 25 years helped by the signing of Joe DiMaggio (1936) and Lefty Gomez (1930) and the trade for Red Ruffing (from Boston).

The 1950's, 1960's teams were blessed with "The Mick", Mickey Mantle, "The Chairman of the Board", Whitey Ford and Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra. "The Old Perfesser", Casey Stengal bettered the Joe McCarthy-era clubs by winning the World Series in his first five years as manager, 1949 through 1953.

And on it goes to the 70's and Reggie Jackson, Thurman Munson and Chris Chambliss to the 80's with Don Mattingly and Ron Guidry to the late 90's and 2000's with Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams and a host of free agent signings.

The Yankees have been fortunate having the quality, talented players that have passed through the "House that Ruth Built", putting on the pin-striped uniform over the years. With the extended playoffs it's amazing that they have had continued success. I don't think that any team will win as many championships as the Yanks have won over the years since their first in 1923.

Answer 7

truly distinct. The pink Sox probable would have gained a international sequence or 2 contained in the 20's, even as the '27/'28 Yankees would no longer have gained. yet they nevertheless would have had Gehrig, and Lazzeri, and Dickey, and finally DiMaggio. The Yanks nevertheless would have gained better than their share of titles. Having Ruth contained in the 20's and 30's does no longer have helped Ted Williams win any international sequence for the pink Sox contained in the forties and 50's. Or Carl Yastremski win any international sequence contained in the 60's or 70's.

Answer 8

Its obvious the anti-Yankee fans didn't have time to get through an elementary education. Depression can have a way of doing that, too glum to go to school. The question explicitly states "IN BASEBALL HISTORY" repeat "HISTORY". Now get to school.

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Answer 9

Not the sole reason. You cannot sell short what Gehrig did or Murderer's Row in 1927, which was a team effort

Answer 10

He was one of the reasons but there are many,many more great players that have worn the Pin-Stripes