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Second wife of Babe Ruth (1900–1976)

Claire Merritt Hodgson Ruth (born Clara Mae Merritt; September 11, 1900^[1] – October 25, 1976) was a native of Athens, Georgia, United States, who is most famous for having been the second wife of Babe Ruth.

Biography

Hodgson's first husband, Frank Hodgson, died on February 16, 1921, leaving her with a daughter, Julia.^[2] She met Ruth in 1923. Ruth was still married to Helen Woodford, his first wife, at this time.

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Woodford died in a house fire in January 1929, and Ruth and Hodgson married that April 17, staying together until Ruth's death in 1948.

In later years, she indicated her responsibility, in part, for the poor relationship between her husband and teammate Lou Gehrig.

According to her, Gehrig's mother indicated that the Ruths' adopted daughter, Dorothy, was not as well dressed as Claire's biological daughter, Julia; when Ruth was informed of this, he angrily demanded that