The selling of the Babe : the deal that changed baseball and created a legend /
"The complete story surrounding the most famous and significant player transaction in professional sports The sale of Babe Ruth by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees in 1919 is one of the pivotal moments in baseball history, changing the fortunes of two of baseball's most storied f...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Cover image |
Table of Contents:
- September 11, 1918
- George Herman Ruth
- This means war
- 1918
- Hijinks and heroes
- Out of left field
- Rebellion and revolution
- The Insurrectors
- For sale
- Welcome to New York
- The "Infant Swatigy"
- A new day
- Making the sale
- The Babe
- Closing the sale
- Appendix. Babe Ruth home run log : 1915 through 1920.