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Babe Ruth announces retirement in 1934...
Babe Ruth announces retirement in 1934...
Item # 715998
August 11, 1934
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 11, 1934
* Babe Ruth announces retirement w/ photo
* New York Yankees MLB baseball icon
The top of page 16 has a two column heading: "Ruth Chants Own Swan Song, Admits He's Through" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
Note: On August 10, 1934, Babe Ruth announced his plans to retire from Major League Baseball at the end of the season. At 39, his performance had declined, and his once-dominant presence on the field was fading. Despite his hopes of becoming a manager, the Yankees showed no interest in offering him that role. The 1934 season would be his last with the Yankees, and although he briefly played for the Boston Braves in 1935, Ruth officially retired that June, marking the end of one of baseball’s most iconic careers.
Category: The 20th Century
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