Frank "Home Run" Baker, as quoted in Baseball Magazine (November 1921); reproduced in Frank "Home Run" Baker: Hall of Famer and World Series Hero (2005) by Barry Sparks, p. 226
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Ruth can hit the ball farther than anyone I ever saw. There has never been anyone like him and I don't think there ever will be. I hope he lives to hit one-hundred homers in a season. I wish him all the luck in the world. He has everybody else hopelessly outclassed, including myself.
— Frank "Home Run" Baker
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Ruth can hit the ball farther than anyone I ever saw. There has never been anyone like him and I don't think there ever will be. I hope he lives to hit one-hundred homers in a season. I wish him all the luck in the world. He has everybody else hopelessly outclassed, including myself." in the context of "Frank "Home Run" Baker, as quoted in Baseball Magazine (November 1921); reproduced in Frank "Home Run" Baker: Hall of Famer and World Series Hero (2005) by Barry Sparks, p. 226" 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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