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1. Babe Ruth

Photograph By AP Photo

We disagreed on Nos. 2-50, but every ballot had the same No. 1: The Babe. Ruth embodied both Yankees dominance and excess, from his Curse to his curves. He outhit entire teams en route to a Hall of Fame career he began in Boston as a superstar pitcher.