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Babe Ruth: Three Baseball Legends
Three baseball legends Who do you think three baseball legends are? The Three that stand out to me are babe Ruth, mickey mantle, and Nolan Ryan. To some people they are the best at what they do. If you think that these are three baseball legends then read past this to learn about them. Learn about their family and how they came to love the game of baseball.

Babe Ruth was born on February 6, 1895. He was from Baltimore. He died on august 16, 1949. His moms name was Kate Ruth and his dad was George senior. He had two wife’s his first ones name was Claire and his second wife’s name was Helen. He had two kids a boy and a girl the girls name was Dorothy. The boy’s name was Julio. When Babe was a kid his parents thought that he needs a better

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