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Babe Ruth

Index Babe Ruth

George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. [1]

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  1. 358 relations: ABC News (United States), Adultery, Alan Fairfax, ALS, Alva Bradley, American League, American Legion Baseball, Anton Cermak, Artie McGovern, Asheville, North Carolina, Associated Press, At bat, August Herrmann, Babe Adams, Babe Ruth Award, Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, Babe Ruth Home Run Award, Babe Ruth League, Babe Ruth's called shot, Babe's Dream, Baby Ruth, Baltimore, Baltimore Orioles (minor league), Baltimore Terrapins, Ban Johnson, Barnstorming (sports), Barry Bonds, Base on balls, Baseball bat, Baseball cap, Baseball in the United States, Basic Books, Batting average (baseball), Batting order (baseball), Ben Egan, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Bill Carrigan, Bill Donovan, Bill Hallahan, Bill James, Bill McKechnie, Bill Piercy, Billy Martin, Black Sox Scandal, Bloomsbury Publishing, Bob Groom, Bob Meusel, Bob Shawkey, Bobby Valentine, Boston, ... Expand index (308 more) »

  2. American people of Prussian descent
  3. Brooklyn Dodgers coaches
  4. Deaths from nasopharynx cancer
  5. Members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

ABC News (United States)

ABC News is the news division of the American television network ABC.

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Adultery

Adultery is extramarital sex that is considered objectionable on social, religious, moral, or legal grounds.

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Alan Fairfax

Alan Geoffrey Fairfax (16 June 1906 – 17 May 1955) was an Australian cricketer who played in ten Test matches from 1929 to 1931.

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ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease in the United States, is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and lower motor neurons that normally control voluntary muscle contraction.

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Alva Bradley

Alva Bradley II (February 28, 1884 – March 30, 1953) was a businessman and baseball team executive.

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American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is the younger of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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American Legion Baseball

American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by 13-to-19-year-olds in fifty states in the U.S. and Canada.

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Anton Cermak

Anton Joseph Cermak (May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was an American politician who served as the 44th Mayor of Chicago from April 7, 1931, until his death in 1933.

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Artie McGovern

Arthur McGovern (died 1942, at age 54) was a personal trainer to the titans of Broadway and Wall Street at his Madison Avenue gym.

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Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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At bat

In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher.

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August Herrmann

August "Garry" Herrmann (May 3, 1859 – April 25, 1931) was an American political operative for Cincinnati political boss George B. Cox, an executive of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, and president of National Baseball Commission.

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Babe Adams

Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams (May 18, 1882 – July 27, 1968) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1906 to 1926 who spent nearly his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Babe Ruth Award

The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player with the best performance in the postseason.

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Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum

The Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum is a row house located at 216 Emory Street, in Baltimore, Maryland, where baseball legend Babe Ruth was born.

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Babe Ruth Home Run Award

The Babe Ruth Home Run Award was an annual award presented to the previous season's leading home run hitter in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Babe Ruth League

The Babe Ruth League is an international youth baseball and softball league based in Hamilton, New Jersey, US named after George Herman "Babe" Ruth.

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Babe Ruth's called shot

Babe Ruth's called shot is the home run hit by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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Babe's Dream

Babe's Dream is a 1995 bronze statue of Babe Ruth, by Susan Luery.

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Baby Ruth

Baby Ruth is an American candy bar made of peanuts, caramel, and milk chocolate-flavored nougat, covered in compound chocolate.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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Baltimore Orioles (minor league)

The city of Baltimore, Maryland, has been home to two Minor League Baseball teams called the Baltimore Orioles, in addition to the three Major League Baseball teams that have used the name (the first of which played in the American Association in 1882 to 1891, then joined the National League from 1892 to 1899, the second being the American League charter franchise which played for two seasons in 1901 and 1902, and the modern AL team since April 1954.).

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Baltimore Terrapins

The Baltimore Terrapins were one of the most successful teams in the short-lived Federal League of professional baseball from to, but their brief existence led to litigation that led to an important legal precedent in baseball.

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Ban Johnson

Byron Bancroft Johnson (January 5, 1864 – March 28, 1931) was an American executive in professional baseball who served as the founder and first president of the American League (AL). Babe Ruth and ban Johnson are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Barnstorming (sports)

In athletics terminology, barnstorming refers to sports teams or individual athletes who travel to various locations, usually small towns, to stage exhibition matches.

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Barry Bonds

Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds are major League Baseball left fielders and major League Baseball players with retired numbers.

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Base on balls

A base on balls (BB), better known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches during a plate appearance that the umpire calls balls, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out.

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Baseball bat

A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the sport of baseball to hit the ball after it is thrown by the pitcher.

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Baseball cap

A baseball cap is a type of soft hat with a rounded crown and a stiff bill projecting in front.

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Baseball in the United States

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of baseball in the United States.

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Basic Books

Basic Books is a book publisher founded in 1950 and located in New York City, now an imprint of Hachette Book Group.

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Batting average (baseball)

In baseball, batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats.

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Batting order (baseball)

In baseball, the batting order or batting lineup is the sequence in which the members of the offense take their turns in batting against the pitcher.

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Ben Egan

Arthur Augustus "Ben" Egan (November 20, 1883 – February 18, 1968) was an American professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians from 1908 to 1915. Babe Ruth and Ben Egan are Baltimore Orioles (International League) players and Brooklyn Dodgers coaches.

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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American fraternal order founded in 1868, originally as a social club in New York City.

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Bill Carrigan

William Francis Carrigan (October 22, 1883 – July 8, 1969), nicknamed "Rough", was an American Major League baseball catcher and manager.

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Bill Donovan

William Edward Donovan (October 13, 1876 – December 9, 1923), nicknamed "Wild Bill" and "Smiling Bill", was an American right-handed baseball pitcher and manager. Babe Ruth and Bill Donovan are Providence Grays (minor league) players.

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Bill Hallahan

William Anthony Hallahan (August 4, 1902 – July 8, 1981) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1920s and 1930s.

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Bill James

George William James (born October 5, 1949) is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential.

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Bill McKechnie

William Boyd McKechnie (August 7, 1886 – October 29, 1965) was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. Babe Ruth and Bill McKechnie are Boston Braves players and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Bill Piercy

William Benton Piercy (May 2, 1896 – August 28, 1951), born in El Monte, California, was a pitcher for the New York Yankees (1917 and 1921), Boston Red Sox (1922–24) and Chicago Cubs (1926).

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Billy Martin

Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly called "Billy", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth and Billy Martin are American League All-Stars and major League Baseball players with retired numbers.

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Black Sox Scandal

The Black Sox Scandal was a game-fixing scandal in Major League Baseball (MLB) in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for payment from a gambling syndicate, possibly led by organized crime figure Arnold Rothstein.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction.

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Bob Groom

Robert Groom (September 12, 1884 – February 19, 1948) was an American professional baseball player who played as a pitcher in two midwest minor leagues and the Pacific Coast League from 1904 to 1908, and then in the Major Leagues from 1909 to 1918.

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Bob Meusel

Robert William Meusel (July 19, 1896 – November 28, 1977) was an American baseball left and right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eleven seasons from 1920 through 1930, all but the last for the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel are American League home run champions, major League Baseball left fielders and major League Baseball right fielders.

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Bob Shawkey

James Robert Shawkey (December 4, 1890 – December 31, 1980) was an American baseball pitcher who played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Babe Ruth and Bob Shawkey are American League ERA champions and Baltimore Orioles (International League) players.

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Bobby Valentine

Robert John Valentine (born May 13, 1950), nicknamed "Bobby V", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Babe Ruth and Bobby Valentine are major League Baseball first base coaches.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Boston Braves

The Boston Braves were a Major League Baseball club that originated in Boston, Massachusetts, and played from 1871 to 1952.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston.

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Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

The Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame was instituted in 1995 to recognize the careers of selected former Boston Red Sox players, coaches and managers, and non-uniformed personnel.

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Braves Field

Braves Field was a baseball park located in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Brick Owens

Clarence Bernard "Brick" Owens (March 31, 1885 – November 11, 1949) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League in 1908 and 1912–1913, and in the American League from 1916 through 1937.

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Brooklyn Dodgers

The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays, next year in 1884 becoming a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890.

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Buck Freeman

John Frank "Buck" Freeman (October 30, 1871 – June 25, 1949) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. Babe Ruth and Buck Freeman are American League home run champions and major League Baseball right fielders.

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Bullet Joe Bush

Leslie Ambrose "Bullet Joe" Bush (November 27, 1892 – November 1, 1974) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Giants between 1912 and 1928.

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Bunt (baseball)

A bunt is a batting technique in baseball or fastpitch softball.

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Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Arland Grimes (August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player and manager, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. Babe Ruth and Burleigh Grimes are Boston Braves players and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Cancer

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.

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Cardinal Gibbons School (Baltimore, Maryland)

The Cardinal Gibbons School, also referred to as Cardinal Gibbons, CG, and most commonly as Gibbons, was a Roman Catholic high school and middle school for boys in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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Carl Hubbell

Carl Owen Hubbell (June 22, 1903 – November 21, 1988), nicknamed "the Meal Ticket" and "King Carl", was an American Major League Baseball player. Babe Ruth and Carl Hubbell are major League Baseball players with retired numbers and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Carl Mays

Carl William Mays (November 12, 1891 – April 4, 1971) was an American baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929. Babe Ruth and Carl Mays are Providence Grays (minor league) players.

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Catcher

Catcher is a position in baseball and softball.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Caught stealing

In baseball, a runner is charged, and the fielders involved are credited, with a time caught stealing when the runner attempts to advance or lead off from one base to another without the ball being batted and then is tagged out by a fielder while making the attempt.

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Celebrity

Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media.

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Center fielder

A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball and softball fielding position between left field and right field.

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Championship ring

A championship ring or premiership ring is a ring presented to members of winning teams in North American professional sports leagues, and college tournaments.

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Charles Stoneham

Charles Abraham Stoneham (July 5, 1876 – January 6, 1936) was the owner of the New York Giants baseball team and New York Nationals soccer team.

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Charlie Devens

Charles Devens (January 1, 1910 – August 13, 2003) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played from -. After pitching for Harvard he was signed in 1932 to the New York Yankees.

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Charlie Root

Charles Henry "Chinski" Root (March 17, 1899 – November 5, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago Cubs between 1923 and 1941.

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Charlie Sheen

Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor.

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Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard regimen.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.

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Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.

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Christy Mathewson

Christopher Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), nicknamed "Big Six", "the Christian Gentleman", "Matty", and "the Gentleman's Hurler", was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher, who played 17 seasons with the New York Giants. Babe Ruth and Christy Mathewson are American vaudeville performers and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Christy Walsh (sports agent)

Walter "Christy" Walsh (December 2, 1891 – December 29, 1955) was an American writer, cartoonist, and sports agent.

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Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati.

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Claire Merritt Ruth

Claire Merritt Hodgson Ruth (born Clara Mae Merritt; September 11, 1900 – October 25, 1976) was a native of Athens, Georgia, United States, who is most famous for having been the second wife of Babe Ruth.

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Clark Griffith

Clark Calvin Griffith (November 20, 1869 – October 27, 1955), nicknamed "the Old Fox", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, manager and team owner. Babe Ruth and Clark Griffith are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Cleveland Guardians

The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park was a ballpark in Chicago, Illinois, located in the Armour Square neighborhood on the near-southwest side of the city.

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Commissioner of baseball

The commissioner of baseball is the chief executive officer of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the associated Minor League Baseball (MiLB) – a constellation of leagues and clubs known as "organized baseball".

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Complete game

In baseball, a complete game (CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.

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Connie Mack

Cornelius McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner. Babe Ruth and Connie Mack are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Cooperstown, New York

Cooperstown is a village in and the county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States.

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Count (baseball)

In baseball and softball, the count refers to the number of balls and strikes a batter has in their current plate appearance.

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.

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Culture of the United States

The culture of the United States of America, also referred to as American culture, encompasses various social behaviors, institutions, and norms in the United States, including forms of speech, literature, music, visual arts, performing arts, food, sports, religion, law, technology as well as other customs, beliefs, and forms of knowledge.

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Curse of the Bambino

The Curse of the Bambino was a superstitious sports curse in Major League Baseball (MLB) derived from the 86-year championship drought of the Boston Red Sox between and.

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Curveball

In baseball and softball, the curveball is a type of pitch thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that imparts forward spin to the ball, causing it to dive as it approaches the plate.

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Cy Williams

Frederick "Cy" Williams (December 21, 1887 – April 23, 1974) was an American professional baseball player.

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David Wells

David Lee Wells (born May 20, 1963) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams, most notably the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees. Babe Ruth and David Wells are American League All-Stars.

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Dead-ball era

In major league baseball, the dead-ball era refers to a period from about 1900 to 1920 in which run scoring was low and home runs were rare in comparison to the years that followed.

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Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit.

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DHL Hometown Heroes

DHL Hometown Heroes was a 2006 promotional event, sponsored by shipping company DHL, where Major League Baseball (MLB) fans were encouraged to vote for the most outstanding player in the history of each MLB franchise.

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Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

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Dorothy Ruth Pirone

Dorothy Ruth Pirone (born Dorothy Helen Ruth; June 7, 1921 – May 18, 1989) was the allegedly biological daughter of the American baseball player Babe Ruth and his mistress Juanita Jennings (born Juanita Grenandtz).

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Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

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Doubleday (publisher)

Doubleday is an American publishing company.

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Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)

Hubert Benjamin "Dutch" Leonard, (April 16, 1892 – July 11, 1952) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1913 to 1921, and 1924 to 1925. Babe Ruth and Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher) are American League ERA champions.

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Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game).

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Ed Barrow

Edward Grant Barrow (May 10, 1868 – December 15, 1953) was an American manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Babe Ruth and ed Barrow are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Elkton, Maryland

Elkton is a town in and the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States.

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Ellicott City, Maryland

Ellicott City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in, and the county seat of, Howard County, Maryland, United States.

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Ellis Johnson (baseball)

Ellis Walter Johnson (December 8, 1892 – January 14, 1965) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball, who appeared in eight games over three seasons for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics. Babe Ruth and Ellis Johnson (baseball) are Baltimore Orioles (International League) players.

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Emil Fuchs (baseball)

Emil Edwin "Judge" Fuchs (April 17, 1878 – December 5, 1961) was a German-born American baseball owner and executive.

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Ernie Shore

Ernest Grady Shore (March 24, 1891 – September 24, 1980) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore are 20th-century American sportsmen and Baltimore Orioles (International League) players.

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Erysipelas

Erysipelas is a relatively common bacterial infection of the superficial layer of the skin (upper dermis), extending to the superficial lymphatic vessels within the skin, characterized by a raised, well-defined, tender, bright red rash, typically on the face or legs, but which can occur anywhere on the skin.

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ESPN

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.

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Everett Scott

Lewis Everett Scott (November 19, 1892 – November 2, 1960), nicknamed "Deacon", was an American professional baseball player. Babe Ruth and Everett Scott are Baltimore Orioles (International League) players.

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Exhibition game

An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a pre-season game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced.

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Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.

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Federal League

The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that played its first season as a minor league in 1913 and operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to.

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First baseman

A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run.

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Folate

Folate, also known as vitamin B9 and folacin, is one of the B vitamins.

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Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970.

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Ford Frick

Ford Christopher Frick (December 19, 1894 – April 8, 1978) was an American sportswriter and baseball executive. Babe Ruth and Ford Frick are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Francis Spellman

Francis Joseph Spellman (May 4, 1889 – December 2, 1967) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 1939 until his death.

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Frank Navin

Francis Joseph Navin (April 18, 1871 – November 13, 1935) was an American businessman and baseball executive who was the president of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball for 27 years, from 1908 to 1935.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. Babe Ruth and Franklin D. Roosevelt are members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

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French Hospital (Manhattan)

French Hospital of New York, at 329 West 30th Street (between Eighth and Ninth Avenues) was a hospital established in 1881 and closed in 1977.

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Games behind

In some North American sports, the phrase games behind or games back (often abbreviated GB) refers to a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division.

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Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery, approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of New York City, was established in 1917 at 10 West Stevens Ave.

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George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker BushAfter the 1990s, he became more commonly known as George H. W. Bush, "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush the Elder" to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd U.S. president from 2001 to 2009; previously, he was usually referred to simply as George Bush. Babe Ruth and George H. W. Bush are Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients.

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George Hildebrand

George Albert Hildebrand (September 6, 1878 – May 30, 1960) was an American professional baseball player and umpire. Babe Ruth and George Hildebrand are major League Baseball left fielders and Providence Grays (minor league) players.

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George Stigler

George Joseph Stigler (January 17, 1911 – December 1, 1991) was an American economist.

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German Americans

German Americans (Deutschamerikaner) are Americans who have full or partial German ancestry.

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German language

German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.

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Grantland Rice

Henry Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880July 13, 1954) was an American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.

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Ground out (baseball)

A ground out is a method of putting out a batter in baseball.

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Ground rules

Ground rules are rules applying to the field, objects on and near it, and special situations relating to them, in the game of baseball.

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Grover Cleveland

Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897.

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Grover Cleveland Alexander

Grover Cleveland Alexander (February 26, 1887 – November 4, 1950), nicknamed "Old Pete" and "Alexander the Great", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Babe Ruth and Grover Cleveland Alexander are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

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Guy Bush

Guy Terrell Bush (August 23, 1901 – July 2, 1985) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, nicknamed "the Mississippi Mudcat".

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H. L. Mencken

Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English.

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Hank Aaron

Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021), nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1954 through 1976. Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron are American League All-Stars, major League Baseball players with retired numbers, major League Baseball right fielders, national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients.

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Hanlan's Point Stadium

Hanlan's Point Stadium was a baseball stadium and lacrosse grounds in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Hanover

Hanover (Hannover; Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony.

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Happy Chandler

Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr. (July 14, 1898 – June 15, 1991) was an American politician from Kentucky. Babe Ruth and Happy Chandler are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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HarperCollins

HarperCollins Publishers LLC is a British-American publishing company that is considered to be one of the "Big Five" English-language publishers, along with Penguin Random House, Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster.

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Harry Frazee

Harry Herbert Frazee (June 29, 1880 – June 4, 1929) was an American theatrical agent, producer, and director, and owner of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1923.

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Harry Hooper

Harry Bartholomew Hooper (August 24, 1887 – December 18, 1974) was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Babe Ruth and Harry Hooper are major League Baseball right fielders and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Havana

Havana (La Habana) is the capital and largest city of Cuba.

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Hawthorne, New York

Hawthorne is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York, United States.

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Helen Woodford Ruth

Helen Woodford Ruth (October 20, 1897 – January 11, 1929) was the first wife of American baseball player Babe Ruth and the adoptive mother of his daughter Dorothy.

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Herbert Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933.

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History of the Chicago Cubs

The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings.

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Hit (baseball)

In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches or passes first base after hitting the ball into fair territory with neither the benefit of an error nor a fielder's choice.

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Hit and run (baseball)

A hit and run is a high risk, high reward offensive strategy used in baseball.

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Home run

In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.

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Honus Wagner

Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (February 24, 1874 – December 6, 1955), was an American baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner are major League Baseball players with retired numbers and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Hot Springs, Arkansas

Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County.

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Independence Day (United States)

Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.

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Inning

In baseball, softball, and similar games, an inning is the basic unit of play, consisting of two halves or frames, the "top" (first half) and the "bottom" (second half).

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Inside baseball (strategy)

Inside baseball is a strategy in baseball that centers on tactics that keep the ball in the infield.

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International League

The International League (IL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the United States.

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Jack Barry (baseball)

John Joseph Barry (April 26, 1887 – April 23, 1961) was an American shortstop, second baseman, and manager in Major League Baseball, and later a college baseball coach.

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Jack Dempsey

William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie and The Manassa Mauler, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926.

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Jack Dunn (baseball)

John Joseph Dunn (October 6, 1872 – October 22, 1928) was an American pitcher and infielder in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century who later became a minor league baseball club owner. Babe Ruth and Jack Dunn (baseball) are Providence Grays (minor league) players.

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Jack Warhop

John Milton Warhop (July 4, 1884 – October 4, 1960) was an American baseball pitcher who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1908 to 1915 for the New York Highlanders / Yankees.

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Jacob Ruppert

Jacob Ruppert Jr. (August 5, 1867 – January 13, 1939) was an American brewer, businessman, National Guard colonel and politician who served for four terms representing New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1907. Babe Ruth and Jacob Ruppert are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Jim Thorpe

James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28,Sources vary. See, for example, Flatter, Ron., ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2016, and Golus, Carrie (2012)., Twenty-First Century Books. p. 4.. 1887March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. Babe Ruth and Jim Thorpe are Boston Braves players and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients.

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Jimmy Walker

James John Walker (June 19, 1881November 18, 1946), known colloquially as Beau James, was mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932.

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Joe Engel

Joseph William Engel (March 12, 1893 – June 12, 1969) was an American left-handed pitcher and scout in Major League Baseball who spent nearly his entire career with the Washington Senators and went on to become a promoter and team owner in the minor leagues.

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Joe McCarthy (baseball manager)

Joseph Vincent McCarthy (April 21, 1887 – January 13, 1978) was an American manager in Major League Baseball, most renowned for his leadership of the "Bronx Bombers" teams of the New York Yankees from 1931 to 1946. Babe Ruth and Joe McCarthy (baseball manager) are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Joe Vila

Joseph Spencer Vila (September 16, 1866 – April 27, 1934) was an American sportswriter and editor.

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John McGraw

John Joseph McGraw (April 7, 1873 – February 25, 1934) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager who was for almost thirty years manager of the New York Giants. Babe Ruth and John McGraw are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Johnny Sylvester

John Dale Sylvester (April 5, 1915 – January 8, 1990) was an American packing machinery company executive who was best known for a promise made to him by Babe Ruth during the 1926 World Series.

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Joseph Lannin

Joseph John Lannin (April 23, 1866 – May 15, 1928) was a Canadian-born American baseball entrepreneur.

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Julia Ruth Stevens

Julia Ruth Stevens (born Julia Marshall Hodgson; July 7, 1916 – March 9, 2019) was the adopted daughter of American baseball player Babe Ruth and the biological daughter of his second wife Claire Merritt Ruth.

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Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Kenesaw Mountain Landis (November 20, 1866 – November 25, 1944) was an American jurist who served as a United States federal judge from 1905 to 1922 and the first Commissioner of Baseball from 1920 until his death. Babe Ruth and Kenesaw Mountain Landis are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus (K of C) is a global Catholic fraternal service order founded by Blessed Michael J. McGivney on March 29, 1882.

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Larry MacPhail

Leland Stanford "Larry" MacPhail Sr. (February 3, 1890 – October 1, 1975) was an American lawyer and an executive in Major League Baseball. Babe Ruth and Larry MacPhail are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Left fielder

In baseball, a left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder who plays defense in left field.

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Leo Durocher

Leo Ernest Durocher (French spelling Léo Ernest Durocher) (July 27, 1905 – October 7, 1991), nicknamed "Leo the Lip" and "Lippy", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. Babe Ruth and Leo Durocher are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Life (magazine)

Life is an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, a monthly from 1978 until 2000, and an online supplement since 2008.

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Lightning rod

A lightning rod or lightning conductor (British English) is a metal rod mounted on a structure and intended to protect the structure from a lightning strike.

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List of American League pennant winners

Each Major League Baseball (MLB) season, one American League (AL) team wins the pennant, signifying that they are the league's champion and have the right to play in the World Series against the champion of the National League (NL).

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List of career achievements by Babe Ruth

This page details statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to Babe Ruth.

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List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders

In baseball, earned run average (ERA) is a statistic used to evaluate pitchers, calculated as the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched.

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List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit so far that the batter is able to circle all the bases ending at home plate, scoring himself plus any runners already on base, with no errors by the defensive team on the play.

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List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders

In baseball, a run batted in (RBI) is awarded to a batter for each runner who scores as a result of the batter's action, including a hit, fielder's choice, sacrifice fly, bases loaded walk, or hit by pitch.

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List of Major League Baseball batting champions

In baseball, batting average (AVG) is a measure of a batter's success rate in achieving a hit during an at bat.

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List of Major League Baseball home run records

This is a list of some of the records relating to home runs hit in baseball games played in the Major Leagues.

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List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

Below is a list of Major League Baseball no-hitters, enumerating every no-hitter pitched in Major League Baseball history.

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List of Major League Baseball progressive career home runs leaders

The following is a chronology of the top ten leaders in lifetime home runs in Major League Baseball.

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List of Major League Baseball progressive single-season home run leaders

The Major League Baseball single-season record for the number of home runs hit by a batter has changed many times over the years.

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List of Major League Baseball retired numbers

Major League Baseball (MLB) and its participating clubs have retired various uniform numbers over the course of time, ensuring that those numbers are never worn again and thus will always be associated with particular players or managers of note. Babe Ruth and List of Major League Baseball retired numbers are major League Baseball players with retired numbers.

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List of Major League Baseball runs batted in records

Major League Baseball has numerous records related to runs batted in (RBI).

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List of New York Yankees captains

There have been 16 captains of the New York Yankees, an American professional baseball franchise also known previously as the New York Highlanders.

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List of newspapers in Oklahoma

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List of prematurely reported obituaries

A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication.

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Live-ball era

The live-ball era, also referred to as the lively ball era, is the period in Major League Baseball which began in 1920 and continues to the present day.

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Lou Gehrig

Henry Louis Gehrig Jr. (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig Jr.; June 19, 1903June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig are American League All-Stars, American League batting champions, American League home run champions, major League Baseball players with retired numbers and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Lyn Lary

Lynford Horbart Lary (January 28, 1906 – January 9, 1973), nicknamed "Broadway", was an American professional baseball shortstop.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Major League Baseball All-Century Team

In 1999, the Major League Baseball All-Century Team was chosen by popular vote of fans.

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Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL).

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Major League Baseball All-Time Team

The Major League Baseball All-Time Team was chosen in 1997 to comprise the top manager and top player in each of 13 positional categories across Major League Baseball history.

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Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League.

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Major League Baseball transactions

Major League Baseball transactions are changes made to the roster of a major league team during or after the season.

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Man o' War

Man o' War (March 29, 1917 – November 1, 1947) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time.

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Mark Koenig

Mark Anthony Koenig (July 19, 1904 – April 22, 1993) was an American baseball shortstop who played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Mark McGwire

Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963), nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2001 for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. Babe Ruth and Mark McGwire are American League All-Stars and American League home run champions.

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McGraw Hill Education

McGraw Hill is an American publishing company for educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education.

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK or MSKCC) is a cancer treatment and research institution in Manhattan in New York City.

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Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan are Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients.

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Mickey Cochrane

Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane (April 6, 1903 – June 28, 1962), nicknamed "Black Mike", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. Babe Ruth and Mickey Cochrane are American League All-Stars and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Miller Huggins

Miller James Huggins (March 27, 1878 – September 25, 1929) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Babe Ruth and Miller Huggins are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Minor League Baseball

Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), including teams affiliated with MLB clubs.

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Monument Park (Yankee Stadium)

Monument Park is an open-air museum located in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York City.

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Morals clause

A morality clause (also known as a morals clause, bad boy clause or bad girl clause) is a provision within instruments of a contract which curtail, or restrain, or proscribe certain behavior of individuals or party(s) to the contract.

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Mount St. Mary's University

Mount St.

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali are Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients.

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Murderers' Row

Murderers' Row were the baseball teams of the New York Yankees in the late 1920s, widely considered some of the best teams in history.

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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), or nasopharynx cancer, is the most common cancer originating in the nasopharynx, most commonly in the postero-lateral nasopharynx or pharyngeal recess (fossa of Rosenmüller), accounting for 50% of cases.

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Nat Fein

Nathaniel Fein (August 7, 1914 – September 26, 2000) was a photographer for the New York Herald Tribune for 33 years.

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests.

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National League (baseball)

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league.

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Ned Williamson

Edward Nagle Williamson (October 24, 1857 – March 3, 1894) was an American professional baseball infielder in Major League Baseball.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York Giants (baseball)

The New York Giants were a Major League Baseball team in the National League that began play in the season as the New York Gothams and became known as the Giants in.

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New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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Newark Bears (International League)

The Newark Bears were an American Minor League Baseball team that played in the top-level International League from 1917 through the 1949 season, with the exception of the 1920 campaign and part of 1925.

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No, No, Nanette

No, No, Nanette is a musical with a book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel based on Mandel's 1919 Broadway play My Lady Friends; lyrics by Irving Caesar and Harbach; and music by Vincent Youmans.

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No-hitter

In baseball, a no-hitter or no-hit game is a game in which a team does not record a hit through conventional methods.

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is a province of Canada, located on its east coast.

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Organized baseball

Organized baseball is an outdated term that collectively describes what is now known as Major League Baseball (MLB) and its various affiliated minor leagues, under the authority of the Commissioner of Baseball.

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Oriole Park

Oriole Park was the name of multiple baseball parks in Baltimore, Maryland, all built within a few blocks of each other.

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Outfield

The outfield, in cricket, baseball and softball is the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield.

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Outfielder

An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter.

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Paul Hopkins (baseball)

Paul Henry Hopkins (September 25, 1904 – January 2, 2004) was a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators (1927, 1929) and St. Louis Browns (1929).

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Paul Waner

Paul Glee Waner (April 16, 1903 – August 29, 1965), nicknamed "Big Poison", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams between 1926 and 1945, most notably playing his first 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Babe Ruth and Paul Waner are Boston Braves players, major League Baseball players with retired numbers, major League Baseball right fielders and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Pennant (sports)

A pennant is a commemorative pennon typically used to show support for a particular athletic team.

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Perfect game (baseball)

In baseball, a perfect game is a game in which one or more pitchers complete a minimum of nine innings with no batter from the opposing team reaching base.

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Perry Werden

Percival Wheritt "Perry" Werden (July 21, 1865 – January 9, 1934) was an American baseball player.

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Philadelphia Athletics

The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics.

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Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia.

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Pigtown, Baltimore

Pigtown is a neighborhood in the southwest area of Baltimore, bordered by Martin Luther King Jr.

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Pinch hitter

In baseball, a pinch hitter (PH) is a substitute batter.

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Ping Bodie

Frank Stephen "Ping" Bodie (October 8, 1887 – December 17, 1961), born Francesco Stephano Pezzolo, Retrieved April 7, 2021 was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox (1911–1914), Philadelphia Athletics (1917) and New York Yankees (1919–1921).

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Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk.

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Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Plate appearance

In baseball, a player is credited with a plate appearance (denoted by PA) each time he completes a turn batting.

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Polo Grounds

The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 to 1963.

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Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal. Babe Ruth and Presidential Medal of Freedom are Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients.

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Prohibition in the United States

The Prohibition era was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the United States prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.

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Providence Grays (minor league)

The minor league Providence Grays was the name of several minor league baseball teams between and.

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Prussia

Prussia (Preußen; Old Prussian: Prūsa or Prūsija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions.

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Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prizes are two dozen annual awards given by Columbia University in New York for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters." They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher.

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Ray Chapman

Raymond Johnson Chapman (January 15, 1891 – August 17, 1920) was an American baseball player.

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Ray Collins (baseball)

Ray Williston Collins (February 11, 1887 – January 9, 1970) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox.

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Reform school

A reform school was a penal institution, generally for teenagers, mainly operating between 1830 and 1900.

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Relief pitcher

In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who pitches in the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher has been removed from the game due to fatigue, injury, ineffectiveness, ejection, high pitch count, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weather delays or pinch hitter substitutions.

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Requiem

A Requiem (Latin: rest) or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead (Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead (Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal.

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Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Right fielder

A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field.

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Robert Creamer

Robert Watts Creamer (July 14, 1922 – July 18, 2012) was an American sportswriter and editor.

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Rochester Red Wings

The Rochester Red Wings are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.

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Roger Connor

Roger Connor (July 1, 1857 – January 4, 1931) was an American 19th-century Major League Baseball (MLB) player. Babe Ruth and Roger Connor are national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Roger Maris

Roger Eugene Maris (born Maras; September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Babe Ruth and Roger Maris are American League All-Stars, American League home run champions, major League Baseball players with retired numbers and major League Baseball right fielders.

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Roger Peckinpaugh

Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh (February 5, 1891 – November 17, 1977) was an American professional baseball player shortstop and manager.

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Ron Guidry

Ronald Ames Guidry (born August 28, 1950), nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth and Ron Guidry are American League All-Stars, American League ERA champions and major League Baseball players with retired numbers.

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Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured.

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Run batted in

A run batted in or runs batted in (RBI) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play).

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Ruth Cleveland

Ruth Cleveland (October 3, 1891 – January 7, 1904), popularly known as Baby Ruth or Babe Ruth, was the eldest of five children born to United States President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Cleveland.

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Rye Golf Club (Rye, New York)

The Rye Golf Club is a semi-private, municipally-owned country club in Rye, New York, and one of five constituent properties of the National Historic Landmark Boston Post Road Historic District.

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Saint Paul Catholic Church (Ellicott City, Maryland)

Saint Paul Catholic Church is a Catholic parish located in Ellicott City, Maryland.

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Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers

Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers (also known as Saint Vincent's or SVCMC) was a healthcare system in New York City, anchored by its flagship hospital, St.

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Shoeless Joe Jackson

Joseph Jefferson Jackson (July 16, 1887 – December 5, 1951), nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American outfielder who played Major League Baseball (MLB) in the early 1900s.

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Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions.

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Shutout (baseball)

In Major League Baseball, a shutout (denoted statistically as ShO or SHO) refers to the act by which a single pitcher pitches a complete game and does not allow the opposing team to score a run.

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Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster LLC is an American publishing company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

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Slugging percentage

In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter.

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Society for American Baseball Research

The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball, primarily through the use of statistics.

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Socks Seybold

Ralph Orlando "Socks" Seybold (November 23, 1870 – December 21, 1921) was an American professional baseball outfielder. Babe Ruth and Socks Seybold are American League home run champions and major League Baseball right fielders.

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Spanish flu

The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus.

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Spitball

A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of a foreign substance such as saliva or petroleum jelly.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954.

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Sports memorabilia

Sports memorabilia refers to collectables associated with sports, including equipment, trophies, sports cards, autographs, photographs, etc.

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SportsCentury

SportsCentury is an ESPN biography television program that reviews the people and events that defined sports in North America throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Sportsman's Park

Sportsman's Park was the name of several former Major League Baseball ballpark structures in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Spring training

Spring training is the preseason in Major League Baseball (MLB), a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season.

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St. Louis Browns

The St.

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St. Louis Cardinals

The St.

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St. Patrick's Cathedral (Midtown Manhattan)

St.

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Starting pitcher

In baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team.

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Stickball

Stickball is a street game similar to baseball, usually formed as a pick-up game played in large cities in the Northeastern United States, especially New York City and Philadelphia.

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Stolen base

In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base unaided by other actions and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner.

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Strikeout

In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat.

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The Atlantic

The Atlantic is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher.

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The Babe Ruth Story

The Babe Ruth Story is a 1948 American biographical film about professional baseball player Babe Ruth (1895–1948), who achieved fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees.

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe, also known locally as the Globe, is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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The Boston Post

The Boston Post was a daily newspaper in New England for over a hundred years before its final shutdown in 1956.

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The Bronx

The Bronx is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The New Yorker

The New Yorker is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry.

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The Sporting News

The Sporting News is a website and former magazine publication owned by Sporting News Holdings, which is a U.S.-based sports media company formed in December 2020 by a private investor consortium.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs

The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs is a 432-page non-fiction book by Bill Jenkinson published by Carroll & Graf Publishers in March 2007.

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Third baseman

A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run.

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Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters Corporation is a Canadian-American multinational information conglomerate.

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Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston

Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston (July 17, 1867 – March 29, 1938) was an American civil engineer and businessman.

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Tilly Walker

Clarence William "Tilly" Walker (September 4, 1887 – September 21, 1959) was an American professional baseball player. Babe Ruth and Tilly Walker are American League home run champions, Baltimore Orioles (International League) players and major League Baseball left fielders.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Tom Zachary

Jonathan Thompson Walton Zachary (c. May 7, 1896 – January 24, 1969) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Babe Ruth and Tom Zachary are Boston Braves players.

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Tony Lazzeri

Anthony Michael Lazzeri (December 6, 1903 – August 6, 1946) was an American professional baseball second baseman during the 1920s and 1930s, predominantly with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Babe Ruth and Tony Lazzeri are American League All-Stars and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Tram

A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in the United States and Canada) is a type of urban rail transit consisting of either individual railcars or self-propelled multiple unit trains that run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way.

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Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

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Ty Cobb

Tyrus Raymond Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American professional baseball center fielder. Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb are American League batting champions, American League home run champions and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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United States Navy Reserve

The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2005, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy.

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United States Postal Service

The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas, and its associated states.

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USA Today

USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.

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Vaudeville

Vaudeville is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France at the end of the 19th century.

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W. O. McGeehan

William O'Connell McGeehan (November 22, 1879 – November 29, 1933) was an American sportswriter and editor of the New York Herald Tribune.

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Waite Hoyt

Waite Charles Hoyt (September 9, 1899 – August 25, 1984) was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for seven different teams during 1918–1938. Babe Ruth and Waite Hoyt are American vaudeville performers and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Wally Schang

Walter Henry Schang (August 22, 1889 – March 6, 1965) was an American professional baseball player and manager.

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Walter Johnson

Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed "Barney" and "the Big Train", was an American professional baseball player and manager. Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson are American League ERA champions and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Washington Senators (1901–1960)

The Washington Senators were one of the American League's eight charter franchises.

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Watertown, Massachusetts

Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, part of Greater Boston.

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Western League (1885–1900)

The Western League was the name of several minor league baseball leagues that operated between 1885 and 1900.

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Whitey Ford

Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (October 21, 1928 – October 8, 2020), nicknamed "the Chairman of the Board", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played his entire 16-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth and Whitey Ford are American League All-Stars, American League ERA champions, major League Baseball players with retired numbers and national Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Willie Mitchell (baseball)

William Mitchell (December 1, 1889 – November 23, 1973) born in Pleasant Grove, Mississippi, was a pitcher for the Cleveland Naps/Indians (-) and Detroit Tigers (-). In 11 seasons, he had an 84–92 record in 276 games pitched with 93 complete games, 16 shutouts, 4 saves, 1632 innings pitched, 605 walks allowed, 921 strikeouts, 75 hit batsmen, 48 wild pitches and a 2.88 ERA.

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Win–loss record (pitching)

In baseball and softball, a win–loss record (also referred to simply as a record) is a statistic that indicates the number of wins (denoted "W") and losses (denoted "L") credited to a pitcher.

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World Series

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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Xaverian Brothers

The Xaverian Brothers or Congregation of St.

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Yale Bulldogs baseball

The Yale Bulldogs baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Yale University

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx in New York City.

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Yankee Stadium (1923)

The original Yankee Stadium was located in the Bronx in New York City.

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1909 World Series

The 1909 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1909 season.

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1914 Boston Braves season

The 1914 Boston Braves season was the 44th season of the franchise.

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1914 World Series

The 1914 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 1914 season.

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1915 World Series

The 1915 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1915 season.

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1916 World Series

The 1916 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1916 season.

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1918 World Series

The 1918 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1918 season.

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1920 World Series

The 1920 World Series was the championship series for Major League Baseball's 1920 season.

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1921 World Series

The 1921 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1921 season.

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1922 New York Yankees season

The 1922 New York Yankees season was the 20th season for the Yankees.

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1922 World Series

The 1922 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1922 season.

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1923 World Series

The 1923 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1923 season.

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1926 World Series

The 1926 World Series was the championship series of the 1926 Major League Baseball season.

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1927 World Series

The 1927 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1927 season.

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1928 World Series

The 1928 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1928 season.

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1930 World Series

The 1930 World Series featured the defending World Series champion (and 1930 American League (AL) champion) Philadelphia Athletics against the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals.

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1932 World Series

The 1932 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1932 season.

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1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the first edition of the All-Star Game known as the "Midsummer Classic".

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1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the second edition of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.

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1936 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

The first elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were held in 1936.

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See also

American people of Prussian descent

Brooklyn Dodgers coaches

Deaths from nasopharynx cancer

Members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

References

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