On Aug. 16, 1948, The Great Bambino died in New York City after a battle with cancer. He was 53. Take a look back at the icon's incredible career on the field. Babe Ruth’s numbers will hold up ...

He died that August of cancer. “I am here to present the original manuscript of ‘The Babe Ruth Story’ to Captain Bush of Yale,” Ruth said on the Yale baseball field. “It has lots of fun ...

The last bulletin issued shortly after eight o'clock said: "Babe Ruth died at 8:01 p.m. tonight. Death was due to cancer." Ruth left organized baseball in 1935 after a disastrous 28 games with the ...

"Babe Ruth was born on this day in 1895 ... Doctors believed that the iconic slugger had developed throat cancer from his drinking and smoking habits. However, he was eventually diagnosed with ...

and served as a trustee of the Babe Ruth Foundation. Cancer afflicted Ruth in the last few years of his life. Before one serious surgery to treat the disease, Carey told the slugger ...

Babe Ruth with his daughter Julia (center ... in her dad's life and was by his side when he was later diagnosed with cancer. She was there when he died at age 53 from esophageal cancer on Aug ...

Ruth’s cigar smoking likely contributed to the throat cancer that felled the then-retired ... Headlines swirl around baseball star Babe Ruth in this syndicated story picked up by San Luis ...

Babe Ruth was still alive to see the last time a Phillies starting pitcher allowed 12 or more runs in a game. The Bambino ...