We remember that Babe Ruth died this week in 1948.
As a baseball fan, I will always associate 3 numbers with Babe Ruth:
a) 714 career home runs, a record that was broken by Hank Aaron in 1974;
b) 60 in 1927, a season record broken in 1961 by Roger Maris. We should point out that Maris did it in a 162 game season versus 154 in 1927; and,
c) He was 3-0 as a pitcher in The World Series. Ruth was an outstanding pitcher.
The Babe was 53 when he died.
As a baseball fan, I will always associate 3 numbers with Babe Ruth:
a) 714 career home runs, a record that was broken by Hank Aaron in 1974;
b) 60 in 1927, a season record broken in 1961 by Roger Maris. We should point out that Maris did it in a 162 game season versus 154 in 1927; and,
c) He was 3-0 as a pitcher in The World Series. Ruth was an outstanding pitcher.
The Babe was 53 when he died.
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