Babe Ruth honored 78 years ago
Ruth’s speech carried on radio nationwide
Seventy-eight years ago today, April 27, 1947, the New York Yankees held Babe Ruth Day, saluting the “Sultan of Swat.” Ruth had been diagnosed with cancer one month before the event. Ruth’s speech at…
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