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Babe Ruth died at age 53, at Memorial Hospital in New York, in 1948. He was buried in the Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven in Hawthorne, [[New York]]. Since his death, Ruth continues to be formally recognized for his accomplishments.  
 
Babe Ruth died at age 53, at Memorial Hospital in New York, in 1948. He was buried in the Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven in Hawthorne, [[New York]]. Since his death, Ruth continues to be formally recognized for his accomplishments.  
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== Memorabilia ==
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Babe Ruth memorabilia commands auction prices higher than virtually any other sports figure:
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{{cquote| Babe Ruth New York Yankees professional model road jersey dating to the 1928-30 period soared to $5,640,000 breaking the record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia to have ever been sold. ... [It] smashed the previous amount of $4,400,000 previously held by a 1920 Babe Ruth jersey.<ref>https://www.huntauctions.com/ruth.cfm</ref>}}
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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