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12/07/1921 Babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs

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Babe Ruth Biography: Boston Red Sox to NY Yankees

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Babe Ruth Documentary

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Five Facts: Babe Ruth

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Who was Babe Ruth?

Ruth led the Yankees to a first-place finish in the American League that year, hitting .378 with 59 home runs and 171 RBI. Ruth broke Roger Connor's home run record of 138 against the Detroit Tigers. Each of the almost 600 home runs Ruth hit in his career after that extended his own record.