On August 16, 1948, one of the game’s most charismatic figures passes away. Home run king Babe Ruth succumbs to throat cancer with his wife Claire and his two adopted daughters at his side, Babe Ruth dies of throat cancer at Memorial Hospital in New York City at age 53. 

at the age of 53. Three weeks earlier, Ruth had made his last public appearance at the premiere of the movie, “The Babe Ruth Story.” Ruth, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936, hit 714 career home runs and was part of seven World Series-winning teams. He will lie in state at Yankee Stadium and be viewed by more than 100,000 mourners.

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