13 Facts About Dorothy Ruth

Dorothy Ruth was adopted by Babe and his first wife Helen Woodford Ruth of Boston Massachusetts.

Dorothy Ruth wrote a memoir of her father, titled My Dad, the Babe.

Babe Ruth somehow convinced Dorothy's biological mother to allow him to adopt their daughter, so that she could be raised with him and Helen.

Babe and Helen Dorothy Ruth did not divorce because of their religious beliefs.

Dorothy Ruth lived with her adoptive mother Helen after the separation.

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Dorothy Ruth had one step-sister as Babe had adopted Claire's daughter Julia.

Dorothy Ruth learned at the age of 59 in 1980 that Juanita Jennings Ellias was her biological mother.

Dorothy Ruth had known Juanita growing up, but only as a friend of her father.

Dorothy Ruth married Daniel J Sullivan, a Brooklyn employee of the Railway Express Agency, on January 7,1940.

Dorothy Ruth later married Dominick Pirone in New York City on December 8,1948.

Dorothy Ruth lived in Durham, Connecticut, raised Arabian horses, and wrote My Dad, the Babe.

Dorothy Ruth was a joint plaintiff along with the Babe Ruth League in a trademark dispute with Macmillan Incorporated over use of the Babe Ruth likeness.

Dorothy Ruth died on May 18,1989 at the age of 67 in Durham, Connecticut, survived by four daughters, a son and 12 grandchildren.