Part 7: Contract for sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees
As great as Babe Ruth was with the Yankees, he didn't show much of his potential during his time with the Boston Red Sox, batting .322 in his final season. As soon as he was sold to the Yankees, his production picked up. In 1920, his first season with the Yankees, he hit .376 with 54 home runs, almost double his total from the previous season of 29. In his last two years in Boston he had an OBP of .438 compared to .522 in his first two years playing for the Yankees. He won an MVP award in 1923 while hitting .393 with 41 home runs. Ruth was sold for $25,000 and "other valuable considerations", which eventually amounted to $100,000. The $100,000 in 1920 would translate into about $1,200,000 in today's money. This was a steal for the Yankees that would help them for many years.
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