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This book is an autobiographical account by one of baseball's legendary names. Ruth writes about his introduction to the game in his youth in Baltimore and his career, as well as his insights into baseball. He covers his early years as an inexperienced professional player and deals with offensive and defensive baseball strategy; he also fills his book with anecdotes about many of the colorful baseball characters of his era. (Summary by Mark Harrington)

On April 27, 1947, baseball legend Babe Ruth, diagnosed with a terminal case of throat cancer, attended "Babe Ruth Day" at Yankee Stadium. A 13-year-old boy representing the American Legion baseball program introduces Babe Ruth, who delivers a speech to the crowd from home plate.

The ninth collection in the series charting the voices that helped shape the 20th century. In this collection hear the inspirational voices of Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Babe Ruth and Che Guevara amongst many others.