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Why did Babe Ruth never become a major league manager?
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Babe Ruth
When he joined the New York Yankees in 1920, Babe Ruth embarked on a home-run hitting campaign that would transform baseball and establish a record that would stand for nearly four decades.
Babe Ruth never became a major league manager primarily due to concerns regarding his personal conduct and lack of self-discipline.
Although Ruth aspired to manage the New York Yankees, the team's owner, Jacob Ruppert, refused to offer him the position. Ruppert reportedly stated that Ruth could not control his own behavior, and therefore could not be expected to manage or control other players.1
While Ruth joined the Boston Braves in 1935 as a player and assistant manager with the hope of eventually securing a full managerial role, that opportunity never materialized. Later in his career, he served as a coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers during part of the 1938 season, but he never achieved his goal of becoming a major league manager.12