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  1.                                 walks are the most in
  2.                                 major league history. 
  3.  
  4.                                  "The Sultan of Swat" led 
  5.                                  the Yankees to seven 
  6. World Series. Yankee Stadium was built to 
  7. hold the crowds that came to see him play.
  8. It became known as ΓÇ£The House that Ruth 
  9. Built." 
  10.  
  11. Babe retired in 1935 with a .342 career
  12. batting average. In 1936, Babe, along with
  13. Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy 
  14. Mathewson, and Honus Wagner, became
  15. the first players elected to the National
  16. Baseball Hall of Fame.