January 3rd 1920
The New York Yankees acquired Babe Ruth 
Here are some Fast Facts about Babe Ruth:
Voted Sporting News’ Greatest Player of All Time, AP’s Athlete of the Century (1999)
Nicknamed “Babe,” “The Great Bambino,” “The Sultan of Swat”
Parents had 8 children, two of whom survived infancy, George and his sister Marnie
Ruth’s father signed custody of 7-year-old Ruth over to Catholic missionaries at St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys
Joined major league at age 19, playing for Boston Red Sox
Beat Brooklyn Robins, 2-1 in 14 innings in 1916 World Series; remains longest complete game in World Series history (1916)
Red Sox sold Ruth to NY Yankees in 1920; 1920-2004, Yankees won 39 AL pennants and 26 World Series titles; Red Sox won no World Series till 2004 – end of “Curse of the Bambino”
Popularity drew so many fans, newly-built Yankee Stadium became known as “The House That Ruth Built” (1923)
Home run record of 60 runs (1927) stood until broken by Roger Maris (1961)
Slammed what is believed to be longest home run ever hit out of Wrigley Field, game 3 of 1932 World Series
Spokesperson for US War Bonds during World War II
Died of throat cancer, age 53; body lay in state at Yankee Stadium for 2 days, over 100,000 fans came to pay respect
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