Infamous Trade Day

  On this day in 1920, the Boston Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees -- probably the worst baseball trade ever made! The Yankees, who had never won a pennant before, became perennial American League and World Series champions. The Red Sox did not win another World Series until 2004.  
George Herman Ruth (1895 - 1948) made his major league baseball debut on July 11, 1914 .  He remained a major league force to be reckoned with until his final appearance on May 30, 1935.  In 1935 he was elected into the Major League Hall of Fame.

He was a seven time World Series champion (1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928 and 1932).  In 1923, Babe Ruth also was named the American League MVP.  His # 3 jersey was retired by the New York Yankees in 1948.