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Claire Merritt Hodgson Ruth (born Clara Mae Merritt; September 11, 1900 – October 25, 1976) was a native of Athens, Georgia, United States, who is most famous for having been the second wife of Babe Ruth.
Oct 26, 1976 · Mrs. Claire Ruth, the widow of baseball's Babe Ruth, died of cancer yesterday at her memorabilia‐filled apartment at 110 Riverside Drive. She was 76 years old.
Jul 12, 2023 · Claire Merritt Ruth, whose real name was Clara Mae Merritt, was an American native of Athens, Georgia. She is best known for being the second wife of Babe Ruth an American professional baseball player.
Claire Merritt pulled up her deep Northeast Georgia roots in the early 1920s, went to New York and married legendary baseball star Babe Ruth.
Jul 27, 2023 · A Babe Ruth was married twice. His first wife was Helen Woodford, from 1914 to 1929. His second wife was Claire Merritt Ruth, from 1929 to 1948.
Dec 5, 2019 · Claire Merritt Hodgson Ruth, born Clara Mae Merritt, was a native of Athens, Georgia, who is most famous for her being Babe Ruth's second wife.
Babe Ruth’s story now is put into a junior and senior high school level history book written by Kenneth G. Richards. It is the first in a “People of Destiny” series from Children’s Press, Inc., Chicago.
