, ▁Pennsylvania , ▁Lie b ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 2 ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Lie b ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania ; ▁his ▁favorite ▁team ▁growing ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁was ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Athletics . ▁His ▁sport sw rit ing ▁career ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁when ▁while ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁for ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁& ▁Western ▁Rail road ▁he ▁began ▁subm itting ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁players ▁to ▁Baseball ▁magazine . ▁That ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁news ▁b ureau ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁new ▁Base ▁Ball ▁Writ ers ▁Association . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁Lie b ▁wrote ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Sun , ▁Philadelphia ▁Even ing ▁Te legraph , ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Post , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁sport sw rit ing ▁leg ends ▁such ▁as ▁Dam on ▁Run y on , ▁Hey wood ▁Br oun , ▁and ▁Grant land ▁R ice . ▁ ▁Lie b ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁co ining ▁the ▁term ▁" The ▁House ▁that ▁Ruth ▁Bu ilt ," ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ' ▁brand ▁new ▁stad ium ▁that ▁was ▁christ ened ▁by ▁a ▁B abe ▁Ruth ▁home ▁run ▁on ▁their ▁opening ▁day , ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary ▁were ▁especially ▁close ▁to ▁Ruth '