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Babe Ruth Day” at Yankee Stadium, June 13, 1948 and the Twenty
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June 13, 1948: Babe Ruth Says Goodbye On the 25th Anniversary of
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Babe Ruth: Career retrospective
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NEW YORK - JUNE 13, 1948. Babe Ruth visits his locker one last
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Lot Detail - 1948 New York Yankees Line Up Card From The Babe Ruth
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