You could also point out that Babe Ruth played in an era when the best players were not all playing in MLB, Ruth played before Blacks were allowed in MLB, there were no Bob Gibsons when Babe Ruth played, Ruth also received credit for a small number of HRs that bounced over wall, later that was changed to be a ground rule double
They were still home runs as decided by the rules of the game at the time.
I know there were some barnstorming games played off season by clubs against black teams with some notable losses by the pros...
That doesn’t diminish those players accomplishments. Even with the inclusion of black players in MLB, it still took decades to break Ruth’s record.