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Baseball

brush

(58,215 posts) Mon Jul 13, 2020, 03:01 PM Jul 2020

He was also the first to hit 500 on August 11, 1929, and 600 on August 21, 1931.

He was the original Wins Above Replacement player.

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Today, July13, in 1934 Babe Ruth became the first player to hit 700 home runs. [View all] brush Jul 2020 OP

He hit 700 home runs in one day???? underpants Jul 2020 #1

Not a baseball numbers person, huh? brush Jul 2020 #4

😁 underpants Jul 2020 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author brush Jul 2020 #2

And no steroids sandensea Jul 2020 #3

had to look - Babe was still with the Yankees in '34 rurallib Jul 2020 #5