Question: When Babe Ruth hit a homer over the 7.5 m-light right-field fence 95m from home plate, roughly what was the minimum speed of the ball

When Babe Ruth hit a homer over the 7.5 m-light right-field fence 95m from home plate, roughly what was the minimum speed of the ball when it left the bat? Assume the ball was hit 1.0m above the ground and its path initially made a 38o angle with the ground?

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