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Babe Ruth's Last Surviving Daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, Dies at Age 102

Julia Ruth Stevens, daughter of Hall of Famer Babe Ruth, died Saturday. Stevens, 102, was Ruth's last surviving daughter.

Stevens' son Tom confirmed her death Sunday, per the Associated Press (via USA Today): "She lived such a full, interesting life. She was an ambassador for Babe Ruth."

Stevens was 12 when Ruth married her mother in 1929 and formally adopted her.

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