July 17 in Yankees History: Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees draws the 2,000th walk of his career (1934)

[adrotate banner=”32″] On July 17, 1934, Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees draws the 2,000th walk of his career, becoming the first player in major league history to reach the milestone. Ruth will eventually retire as the game’s all-time leader in bases on balls with 2,062, a record that he will hol

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