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<p>For years, Red Sox fans were told that their team was cursed because the Sox sold Babe Ruth to the hated Yankees. But as Jerry Gutlon reveals in <b>It Was Never About the Babe</b>, there is much more drama to Red Sox history than the “Curse of the Bambino.” The truth is more shocking than any myth.</p> <p>With the thorough research of a seasoned journalist and the zeal of a lifelong Red Sox fan, Gutlon explains why the Sox came up short season after season: ownership chose managers and players not based on their talent, but on whom they drank with; before and after baseball integrated, personal and institutional racism affected their decision-making; and their teams consistently lacked the talent, leadership, chemistry, and luck needed to win championships.</p> <p>Most fans don’t know that Babe Ruth was sold not just to produce a Broadway play, bust also because commissioner Ban Johnson was trying to run Sox owner Harry Frazee out of baseball and because Ruth was a major disruption in the Sox clubhouse. They will be surprised to learn that Jackie Robinson tried out at Fenway Park and shocked to learn that much-admired Tom Yawkey, along with owning the Red Sox, also owned a broth

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Author

Jerry M. Gutlon

Publisher

Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781602393493

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sports, History, Fiction

Rating

3.32 / 5 (28 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14