Legend of the Curse of the Bambino

Name: Legend of the Curse of the Bambino
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ISBN: 9780689872358

ISBN-10: 0689872356

ISBN-13: 9780689872358

Edition: 2005

Authors: Dan Shaughnessy, C. F. Payne

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Some believe that the ghost of Babe Ruth -- the most famous baseball player who ever lived -- is still watching over the game today. What would you say? It all started on January 5, 1920, a fateful day in baseball history, when the Boston Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for a mere pile of cash. That's when, some say, the Red Sox's reversal of fortune began. Before Ruth was traded, the Red Sox had been the best team in baseball, winning five of fifteen World Series. Since then, the Yankees have had twenty-six World Series to their credit. The Red Sox have come painstakingly close over those decades, but not close enough. Could it be that Babe Ruth took revenge on the team…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date: 3/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.858

Dan Shaughnessy is an award-winning columnist for the Boston Globe and the author of several sports books, including The Curse of the Bambino , a best-selling classic. Seven times Shaughnessy has been voted one of America’s top ten sports columnists by Associated Press Sports Editors and named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year. He has appeared on Good Morning America , The Today Show , The Early Show , CNN, Nightline , NPR, Imus in the Morning , ESPN, HBO, and many others. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts.

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