U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 11

WASHINGTON, July 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile
America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SATURDAY, JULY 11: BABE RUTH'S FIRST BASEBALL GAME

Profile America -- Saturday, July 11th. One of the great figures of baseball
played in his first major league game on this date in 1914 -- George Herman
Ruth, known around the world as "Babe" Ruth. In that game, Ruth pitched for
the Boston Red Sox against Cleveland. While relieved for the last two
innings, Ruth got credit for the 4-to-3 win. As every young baseball fan
learns, Ruth proved to be more valuable as an everyday hitter than he was as a
pitcher, and Boston unwisely sold him to the New York Yankees, where he became
a legend. The year that Babe Ruth joined the major leagues, 4.6 million fans
went to major league games. Today, that figure is nearly 81 million. You can
find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at
www.census.gov.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p. 357
Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, p. 400
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 1205

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S.
Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready
to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look
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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812, fax: +1-301-763-3762,
Richard.Thomas.Reed-at-census.gov