He passed Babe in 1974 (4)

I believe the answer is:

hank

(Other definitions for hank that I've seen before include "Skein (of wool, hair)" , "Loop of yarn" , "Skein (of wool, etc)" , "-- Marvin, guitarist" , "Loop of cord" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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