A seminal chapter in the game has come to the end as the Babe calls time on his amazing career.
So many hurdles to his replicating what he did IRL that his achievements here are far greater than the comparison belies and it is nice he got to do it all in a Yankees uniform.
The big man leaves the game as its all-time leader in HR with 569, RBI with 2013, walks with 1929 and OBP with .442. He is also 16th in BA, 3rd in SLG, 2nd in OPS, 4th in games played, 10th in AB, 4th in runs scored, 8th in hits, tied for 3rd in TB (unbelievably, with his great rival the Rajah), and 3rd in bWAR. He also won 145 games as a pitcher and racked up 29.6 pWAR.
Vale, big guy, thanks for the memories.