The Greatest Baseball Deal In History
The New York Yankees pay $100,000 for the Bambino and the Red Sox Curse begins...
December 26, 1919
Babe Ruth, known to many fans of his day as "The Bambino", is sold "in principle" for $100,000 by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees on this date. The actual legal transfer would occur on January 5, 1920. When The Babe left Boston for the Bronx, he already was a two-time American League home-run champion. Ruth bashed a major-lea…
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