Behind Babe Ruth’s 3-run homer, the Yankees take the Senators, 6 – 3, but it is not enough as the Yanks drop to 2nd place.

On September 8, 1928 — Behind Babe Ruth’s 3-run homer, the Yankees take the Senators, 6 – 3, but it is not enough as the Yanks drop to 2nd place.

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