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I'd play for half my salary if I could hit in this dump (Wrigley Field) all the time.

Babe Ruth

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Babe Ruth
Age: 53 †
Born: 1895
Born: February 6
Died: 1948
Died: August 16
Baseball Player
Baltimore
Maryland
George Herman Ruth
Jr.
the Bambino
the Sultan of Swat
George Herman Babe Ruth
Jr.
George Herman (Babe) Ruth
Jack Dunn's Baby
Dunn's New Babe
Caliph of Clout
The Behemoth of Bust
The King of Crash
Jidge
Bam
The Great Bambino
The Colossus of Clout
Salary
Field
Baseball
Fields
Half
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Time
Wrigley
Dump

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