At seven, George Herman Ruth Jr. was locked away in a Baltimore reformatory, the harsh environment that shaped the man who would reinvent baseball. This episode traces his path from St. Mary's Industrial School to becoming the sport's first true celebrity athlete.

Ruth entered the majors as a dominant left-handed pitcher before his towering swing ended the dead-ball era, helped the sport recover from the Black Sox scandal, and built the blueprint for the modern superstar.

• Set a World Series record with 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings as a Red Sox pitcher.
• Was sold to the Yankees in 1919 for $100,000 plus a loan mortgaged against Fenway Park.
• Hit 54 home runs in 1920, more than any entire American League team besides his own.
• Was denied his dream of managing because owners felt he could not manage hims ...