Newspapers.com on X: #BabeRuth died from cancer on this day 70 years ago, in 1948. The revered baseball player was just 53 years old. #OTD @BostonGlobe / X
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Boston Newspaper Reports The Death Of Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth near death
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Baseball In Pics on X: Babe Ruth passed away after battling throat cancer, August 16, 1948. He was 53 years old. / X
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Boston Newspaper Reports The Death Of Babe Ruth
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The death of Babe Ruth, as told by the headlines of the day