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The Greatest Farewells In New York Yankees History

Emmanuel Berbari

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4. Babe Ruth Takes The Mic

This was not exactly your typical on-the-field performance farewell yet a significant one nonetheless. Why? Babe Ruth, plain and simple.

After igniting the game of baseball for 22 years, the ‘Great Bambino’ came back to the Bronx 12 years later, in a battle with cancer, to give his final words to the great Yankee fans.

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On April 27, 1947, 58,339 eager fans packed into the ‘House That Ruth Built’ to bid farewell to a baseball icon. Not only were his numbers off the charts throughout his career but he made the game an attraction for years to come.

This one meant a great deal to the sports landscape.

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