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Babe Ruth, vice-president and right fielder for the Boston Braves, sits in the dugout in Chicago before the game against the Cubs on May 21, 1935. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy
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Freeman voted Babe Ruth Award as postseason MVP by NY BBWAA - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Babe Ruth retires from baseball in 1935 – New York Daily News
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On This Day In Sports: February 26, 1935: The Yankees Release Babe Ruth
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Babe Ruth's National League 'Career': 28 Games with the 1935 Boston Braves – Society for American Baseball Research
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Oh, That Swing. Fat and forty, Babe Ruth still had IT., by John Thorn
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Babe Ruth played his last game 80 years ago today — in a different world
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99 Cool Facts About Babe Ruth - Sports Illustrated
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Last chance to see Babe Ruth's contract - Duluth News Tribune
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80 years ago today, Babe Ruth signed with the Boston Braves