With Ruth in the fold, the Yanks won the World Series in , , and Like what if Madison Bumgarner became a full-time outfielder in , hit 77 homers, then in hit ?
Italy is coming off a win …. Moldova will …. The latest example of a Yellowstone National Park tourist acting stupid by disregarding guidelines on viewing wildlife emerges in …. Please enter an email address. Anyway, the real point of introducing that trade is to point out that the Baylor-Easler trade was the first between the clubs in 14 years -- or since the Yankees fleeced the Red Sox for reliever Sparky Lyle.
Prior to the Lyle trade, the two sides had reliably made trades within at least five years of each other dating back to the s. And, before then, they were constantly swapping parts, including one trade that you've undoubtedly heard a lot about.
Yup, this is the big one. No one reading this needs a history lesson on how poorly this trade worked out for the Red Sox, but it is worth clearing up one misconception: the belief that Boston owner Harry Frazee used the money solely to finance a play called "No, No, Nanette.
Whatever the motivation, the two sides didn't stop dealing as Ruth ascended in pinstripes. Clearly there were no hard feelings. Jan 25, at pm ET 3 min read. Getty Images. July 31, Prior to Monday's swap, the two sides last agreed on a move back at the trade deadline. MLB free agent tracker: Market officially opens R. Why Story could be this winter's Semien R.
Watch Now:. As a result, Ruth was in the batting order whenever he pitched, and his offense was not what people expected of a pitcher at the time. The Red Sox finished in sixth place in , and the house fell down.
Even before the collapse of , the Red Sox had been looking for a reason to get Ruth off of the team. Both on and off the field, he had temper issues. So, after the season, team owner Harry Frazee finally had a reason to unload his controversial All-Star player. At the time, the Red Sox were basically trading away all of their star players, and getting other players in return; you know, NORMAL trading practices.
However, Frazee did something a bit unconventional in trading Ruth. At the time, he needed money to finance a play. What did he do? Who did the Red Sox get in return? Long story short, Ruth goes on to finish his career with career home runs, sets all sorts of records, retires as the greatest hitter of all time, makes the Hall of Fame.
The Red Sox spend the next something years as perennial underachievers until they finally win another World Series in End of tale.
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