All-Time Allstars - Babe Ruth - Part Three

By Diane Stanley
February 7 2003

His final appearance at Yankee stadium actually came later, on June 13, 1948, during the 25th anniversary of "The House that Ruth Built." During the celebration the Yankees also retired his uniform, number 3, and for that reason Babe put on the uniform for one last time.


At 8:01 p.m. on August 16, 1948, Babe Ruth lost his battle with cancer. For two days, his body lay in state at the main entrance to Yankee Stadium. Hundreds of thousands of people stood in line to pay their last respects. Babe's funeral was on August 19 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. He is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York. Clair never remarried and was buried beside him after her death in 1976.

Maybe after reading this you might think twice before not picking the fat boy for your team. He might just turn out to be one of the best major league ball players in history.

This article was written as a tribute to George Herman Ruth, better known as "The Babe". One of the biggest baseball heros of all time.

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