This Date in Baseball - Babe Ruth hit his 700th career home run

This Date in Baseball - Babe Ruth hit his 700th career home run

July 13 1896 — Philadelphia’s Ed Delahanty hit four home runs in a losing effort, a 9-8 loss to Chicago. 1934 — Babe Ruth hit his 700th home run in a 4-2 victory over Tommy Bridges and the Detroit Tigers. Lou Gehrig left in the first with a severe case of lumbago, the most serious threat to his st...

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