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On May 25, 1935 he slugged the last 3 home runs of his career--numbers 712, 713 & 714 |
Babe Ruth
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$400 |
DJ |
BASEBALL: THE 1930s |
2004-09-07 |
#4597 |
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[Video of Sofia at the Louisville Slugger Museum in Louisville, Kentucky]In the 1920s, this man carved notches into bats to count his home runs |
Babe Ruth
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$400 |
J |
THE 1920s |
2003-12-16 |
#4437 |
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During his 22-year career he walked a then-record 2,056 times |
Babe Ruth
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$2,000 |
DJ |
BASEBALL HISTORY |
2003-10-22 |
#4398 |
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(Hi, I'm New York Yankees fan Rudy Giuliani.) The 1920 purchase of this Boston ballplayer for about $125,000 forever changed the history of the New York Yankees |
Babe Ruth
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$800 |
DJ |
BASEBALL HISTORY |
2002-06-07 |
#4105 |
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Harry Hooper said of him at 19, "He could eat more than anyone else, and he could hit a baseball further" |
Babe Ruth
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$200 |
J |
BASEBALL HISTORY |
1995-06-08 |
#2494 |
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On Sept. 30, 1927 he hit a then-record 60th home run for a season |
Babe Ruth
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$200 |
DJ |
THE 1920s |
1992-01-13 |
#1701 |
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On Sept. 30, 1927 Washington's Tom Zachary threw the pitch that became this man's 60th homer of the season |
Babe Ruth
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$100 |
J |
THE ROARING '20s |
1990-03-23 |
#1290 |