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Red Sox Win 5th Championship
In 1918 the Red Sox won their 5th World Series, the most by any club at that time. One of the stars of the Boston championship franchise was a young pitcher by the name of George Herman Ruth, aka The Babe or The Bambino. -
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Red Sox 86 year World Series drought
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Babe Ruth is sold to the Yankees
In 1920, however, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee needed money to finance his girlfriend's play, so he sold Babe Ruth's contract to Colonel Jacob Ruppert's New York Yankees for $100,000. -
Red Sox Win 2004 World Series