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- BabeΓÇÖs career took off just
- as baseball was reeling
- from the Black Sox
- Scandal. Many people felt
- that the excitement Babe
- created helped to make the game popular
- again.
-
- Babe and his home run production were
- helped by several rule changes in 1920. The
- ball became livelier when its rubber center
- was replaced by cork. Spitballs were no
- longer allowed, and baseballs used in
- games were changed regularly, instead of
- being used until they fell apart, as had been
- the practice.
-
- In 1920, Babe hit 54 home runs. No
- one had ever hit more than 29 in a
-