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Now batting, NUMBER THREE, Babe Ruth… – Behind the Bag
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75 years since the death of Babe Ruth — AP Photos
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Yankees Retired Numbers
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MLB Should Honor Babe Ruth's 100th Anniversary
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10 Things You May Not Know About Babe Ruth
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On this day in 1929, New York Yankees revealed uniforms with
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History of retired numbers dates back to Lou Gehrig Day
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June 8, 1921: Yankees' Babe Ruth goes from jail to the ballpark
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Book Minute: Babe Ruth - Yankees #3
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1930: The year Shawkey managed Ruth and Gehrig
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Yankees retired numbers and the baseball legends who wore them