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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
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George Herman Ruth
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the Bambino
the Sultan of Swat
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Jack Dunn's Baby
Dunn's New Babe
Caliph of Clout
The Behemoth of Bust
The King of Crash
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The Great Bambino
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