The Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000. Ruth, considered the greatest baseball player of all-time, had led Boston to three World Series titles and would later set the records for home runs in a season and career home runs. Following the sale, Boston would go 84 years without winning another title.
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