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What was Babe Ruth’s career batting average?
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Babe Ruth
When he joined the New York Yankees in 1920, Babe Ruth embarked on a home-run hitting campaign that would transform baseball and establish a record that would stand for nearly four decades.
Babe Ruth had a career batting average of .342.1