His number's up... It was a day that even the skies wept. 49,641 sat in the damp discomfort of an unseasonably raw and unpleasant June day. The Yankee Stadium crowd swallowed hard in unison as "Auld Lang Syne" brought the great Bambino, Babe Ruth to the microphone at home plate. There in sincere and simple words the greatest player to play the game of baseball bid his fans goodbye. The Sultan of Swat was not only tired, he was dying. Throat cancer would claim The Babe just two months later. Babe Ruth's number 3 uniform was retired for good that day, becoming the first uniform to be retired in professional sports. It happened on this date in 1948... More June 13th Memories... 1970) The Beatles' "Long and Winding Road" single reaches the top of the charts for the first of 2 weeks... 1970) The Beatles' "Let It Be" LP is #1 for the first of 4 weeks... 1971) The New York Times begins publishing the "Pentagon Papers"... 1980) Billy Joel's "Glass Houses" LP tops the charts... 1990) Nelson and Winnie Mandela are welcomed to New York City... 1995) The New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers to reach their 1st Stanley Cup finals... 2003) Roger Clemens reaches 300 wins and becomes the third pitcher with 4,000 strikeouts... Happy Birthday... 1913) Ralph Edwards... 1940) Bobby Freeman... 1949) Dennis Locorriere a.k.a. Dr. Hook... 1951) Richard (John Boy) Thomas... 1953) Tim Allen... 1962) Hannah Storm... 1986) Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen... Commentary... It was a win-win day at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday and as Afleet Alex ran by the rest of the field, this was the call of Alex's dominating win: "It was as if the other horses were standing still..." Afleet Alex proved to be the best 3-year old thoroughbred in the country by winning 2 legs of racing's triple crown. In 12 races Alex has won 8 and finished in the money in 11. Also finishing in the money on Saturday was "Alex's Lemonade Stand" which collected some $30,000 at Belmont. All for children's cancer. Little Alex Scott was looking down at the results with a big smile on her face...