Exactly 100 years ago, Boston Red Sox fans woke up to the news of arguably the most ill-fated trade in team history.
And no, we’re not talking about Jeff Bagwell.
Red Sox owner Harry Frazee agreed to the deal to sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000 on Dec. 26, 1919. But the two teams didn’t announce the sale until Jan. 5, resulting in front-page headlines the following day — at least, in The Boston Globe (in The New York Times, the sale was covered on page 16).