How the Babe Ruth Trade Became Baseball’s Most Famous Curse
Boston sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees and waited 86 years for another World Series title. The famous curse, however, came much later.
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• Baseball legend Babe Ruth (1895-1948) holding a baseball bat in a studio portrait.
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The Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees after the 1919 season. Ruth became baseball’s biggest star. The Yankees became a powerhouse. Boston went 86 years without another World Series championship.
It sounds like a curse.
But for most of those 86 years, the “Curse of the Bambino” wasn't really part of the story.
It sounds like a curse.
But for most of those 86 years, the “Curse of the Bambino” wasn't really part of the story.
