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Hall of ShameA catalog of baseball's lasting mistakes

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Jacob Ruppert

1 entry · 1920

Babe Ruth in a Boston uniform in 1919, the season before the Yankees bought his contract. This is a publicity portrait, not a photograph of the sale.
Front Office & Trades1920

The Sale of Babe Ruth

The Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $100,000, paid in installments. The Broadway story that explains the sale is a myth.

Boston Red Sox · New York Yankees