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Babe Ruth History Finds a Home in Grand Rapids
Nearly 70 years ago, and a shade longer than a year before he passed, it was Babe Ruth Day in Cincinnati.Cincinnati beat Cleveland 2-1 in the American Legion Junior All-Star baseball game on Monday, August 4, 1947, at Crosley Field and the Bambino was there to throw out the first pitch. And Jack L. Lester was the man to introduce Ruth to Cincinnati for the final time. Lester was a Ford Motor Co. district manager and who you see sitting next to Ruth in the photo above.Legends is pleased to s
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13th Apr 2016