| USA TODAY According to the contract, it cost the Yankees “$25,000 and other good and valuable considerations,” to have Ruth play for New York. While Ruth’s contract ended up being a special one, it might have not seemed so at the time. From SI.com: Ruth was one of … Fresh off title, Red Sox set sights on repeatingMLB.com This day in 1919: Here’s the contract that sent Babe Ruth to the YankeesCBSSports.com Long Forgotten: A Last-Place Finish, and RazorsNew York Times Yanks Go Yard –Barre Montpelier Times Argus –FanSided all 27 news articles |
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