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- Birth nameJulia Merritt Hodgson
- Julia Ruth Stevens, the adopted daughter of Babe Ruth, born in Athens, Georgia, on July 7, 1916, to Claire Hodgson. Stevens ultimately became the spokeswoman for the Ruth family. She was at Yankee Stadium in May 1998 for the unveiling of a postage stamp portraying Ruth admiring one of his home run drives. That August, she threw out the first pitch at a Red Sox game in Fenway Park at ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of Ruth's death. When the Yankees played their last game at the old Stadium, the House That Ruth Built, in September 2008, she threw out the first pitch. And she threw out the first ball at a Red Sox game at Fenway Park on July 10, 2016, to mark her 100th birthday three days earlier.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymus
- SpousesBrenton Maurice Stevens(February 14, 1956 - October 22, 2004) (his death, 1 child)Willis Grant Meloon Jr.(April 16, 1950 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)Richard Wells Flanders(May 1, 1940 - January 9, 1949) (his death)
- Adopted daughter of Babe Ruth. Daughter of Claire Merritt Hodgson, his second wife.
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