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At attendant at Yankee Stadium, New York lowers the American flag to half-mast in deep center field, August 17, 1948, in honor of Babe Ruth, who died in New York's Memorial Hospital
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At attendant at Yankee Stadium, New York lowers the American flag to half-mast in deep center field, August 17, 1948, in honor of Babe Ruth, who died in New York's Memorial Hospital