Babe Ruth did not retire as a New York Yankee

One of the greatest players in Major League Baseball history to don pinstripes and play for the Yankees was Babe Ruth. Since the Yankees famously acquired his contract from the Red Sox, which resulted in the famed "Curse of the Bambino," many baseball fans are aware that he did not play for them for his whole career.

Baseball fans may not be aware that Ruth didn't finish his career in the Bronx either, either. He really began and concluded his career with Boston-area teams, although he left the Red Sox following his time with the Yankees. Ruth eventually joined which team, and why did he leave the Yankees? Babe Ruth continued to try to play one more season even after leaving the Yankees at the age of 39 because he wasn't ready to call it a day in his playing career. Ruth returned to Boston for the start of the 1935 season, but this time he played for the National League's Boston Braves.

He joined them in part because he wanted to oversee the team the following year. In total, he only participated in 28 games in 1935, recording a.181 batting average in 72 at-bats with six home runs and 12 RBI. Ruth made the decision to end his career on May 30, 1935, after playing his final big league game, since his abilities were plainly limited and his numbers were rapidly declining. He eventually retired at age 40.

Ruth's relationship with the Yankees did not end well, but the franchise still retired his No. 3 jersey in 1948 to recognize his outstanding play throughout the course of his 15 seasons in the Bronx. Ruth was one of the first five players to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, joining the inaugural class of 1936.