Lloyd Waner, speaking the day after Ruth hit his final three big league HRs (the last one—number 714—being the first ball ever to clear Forbes Field's right field roof); as quoted in "Sidelights On Sports" by Al Abrams, in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (May 27, 1935), p. 16
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Did you see those balls going? They couldn't have gone any faster or further if they were shot out of a cannon.
— Lloyd Waner
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Did you see those balls going? They couldn't have gone any faster or further if they were shot out of a cannon." in the context of "Lloyd Waner, speaking the day after Ruth hit his final three big league HRs (the last one—number 714—being the first ball ever to clear Forbes Field's right field roof); as quoted in "Sidelights On Sports" by Al Abrams, in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (May 27, 1935), p. 16" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth (6 February 1895 – 16 August 1948) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1914 to 1935, named as the greatest baseball player in history in various surveys and rankings. His career record of 714 home runs stood for 39 years until surpassed by Hank Aaron with 755 home runs in 1974.
About Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth (6 February 1895 – 16 August 1948) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1914 to 1935, named as the greatest baseball player in history in various surveys and rankings. His career record of 714 home runs stood for 39 years until surpassed by Hank Aaron with 755 home runs in 1974.
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