When Babe Ruth retired from baseball in 1935, he had hit 714 home runs in the course of his career and no one thought his record would ever be broken. That number, 714, became one of the most famous numbers in sport, a bit like Bobby Charlton's 49 goals for England was for soccer supporters for a long time. In golf, 18 is the magic number, the number of majors won by Jack Nicklaus.Ruth's record stood for 34 years until it was overhauled by Hank Aaron and then, more recently and controversially, by Barry Bonds.
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