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Baseball standout Babe Ruth, on this day in history, May 25, 1935, hit his 714th career home run — a record for career home runs that would stand for almost 40 years.
Richard, i know you fold his career since the 1970s. what can you tell us about the man we know as the boss. >> reporter: i'm in atlanta at the moment. steinbrenner was an amazing epic character who will probably never be matched in future baseball annals, the way the game has changed. he set the tone for free agency. we hear all of this talk about lebron james and free agency. it was steinbrenner's signing of a fitcher named jim "catfish" hunter on new year's eve in 1975, which ignited free agency in the business world after the courts said it was legally okay. he was bombastic. he just wante...