Several Ruth items in the current auction relate to the famous trade that sent him from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees after the 1919 season. Babe Ruth (right) and Lou Gehrig formed a ...

Babe Ruth was a star player with the Yankees, while Prohibition drove the liquor trade underground. And on January 17th, 1921 ...

The Bambino was still a pitcher for the Red Sox in 1916, predating his awakening as a legendary slugger and notorious trade from Boston ... "This is Babe Ruth, 1916, rookie pitcher for the Boston ...

“Babe” Ruth, home-run hitter extraordinary of the Red Sox, has been sold to the New York American League club for a cash price of probably $100,000 and possibly more. Pres Frazee in announcing ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad 1919 — Yankees and Boston Red Sox reach agreement to move future Baseball Hall of Fame pitching slugger Babe Ruth to New York. 1943 — Sid Luckman ...

1920: The New York Yankees announce the purchase of Babe Ruth from the Red Sox ... 1957: After 11 seasons in Brooklyn, the Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to the rival Giants.

1908 — Jack Johnson becomes the first black man to win the world heavyweight boxing title, with a 14th-round knockout of Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.

Lucille Haney of West Liberty, Kentucky, turned 104 this month. Even more impressive? She still lives in the home she shared ...

1919 — Yankees and Boston Red Sox reach agreement to move future Baseball Hall of Fame pitching slugger Babe Ruth to New York. 1943 — Sid Luckman throws five touchdown passes to lead the ...

Babe Ruth was a star player with the Yankees, while Prohibition drove the liquor trade underground. And on January 17th, 1921, Lucille Haney was born on a farm near West Liberty, Kentucky.

1908 — Jack Johnson becomes the first black man to win the world heavyweight boxing title, with a 14th-round knockout of Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia. 1917 — Toronto’s Harry Cameron ...