The narrator helped his family by selling newspapers. In the  story it says he helped his family by selling news papers  because he did not want to be poor like the rest of them during the great depression. In the story, it also says he did not tell his mom or dad he had a job because he did not want him to feel sad or disappointed. After that he  met Babe Ruth, the baseball player and he gave  him a five dollar bill  he did  not know  that someone would  pay that much for newspaper. He  wanted him to come to the baseball game. Lastly in the  story, it says he  did not hit the home run but he was proud   of   his  dad  they  both  earned money. This shows that  he  worked hard to make money for the family.