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PHOTOS: On this day - June 2, 1935, Babe Ruth retires
The anticipation of another showdown with the Bambino transformed Wrigley Field. Temporary bleachers held the overflow of the 50,000-strong crowd that
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Babe Ruth - Wikipedia
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Ted Williams says goodbye with a bang - The Boston Globe
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Babe Ruth's blast ushered in first All-Star Game in 1933
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VEB Historical Hall of Fame Ballot: Part Ten - Viva El Birdos
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Hank Aaron, Baseball's Home Run King Who Defied Racism, Dies at 86
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Odor caps roller-coaster game with go-ahead homer in 6-5 O's com
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Babe Ruth ended his Major League career as a mind-blowing
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10 key questions about Shohei Otani: Japanese reporter who covered
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