[DOC] [TLE] Harry Frazee and the Red Sox | Society for American Baseball ... [PAR] When the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 1918, it was their fifth .... 
considered refinancing $343,250 of debts (exclusive of a new mortgage loan on 
.... Yankee owners Ruppert and Huston each stated that Frazee sold Ruth ... They 
recognized that Frazee was being squeezed and needed to pay off Lannin's note
. [DOC] [TLE] The real reason the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth | New York Post [PAR] Mar 6, 2016 ... Finding Ruth after a bender  usually sleeping it off somewhere, often in ... 
When the Red Sox tried to put him in the outfield, he complained that he ... The 
Boston fans' love for, and constant forgiveness of, their star ... Frazee and the 
owners of the Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, and .... Help/Support. [DOC] [TLE] Harry Frazee - BR Bullpen - Baseball-Reference.com [PAR] Feb 27, 2016 ... Harry Frazee was owner of the Boston Red Sox from November of 1916 until 
1923. ... to sell high on his property, paying off his debts through the transaction. 
... Frazee ignored him and cut a deal with the New York Yankees, whose ... In 
1920, the Red Sox barely turned a profit after meeting their debt... [DOC] [TLE] The House That Steinbrenner Is Building - The New York Times [PAR] Jul 23, 2006 ... IT'S another June evening in baseball and the Boston Red Sox are visiting New 
... the fans, sportswriters and even team owners who thrive on demonizing him. ... 
The company thought that the team would help diversify its portfolio, and ... In 
1973, CBS sold the Yankees to a group led by Mr. Steinbrenner for... [DOC] [TLE] About Lefty O'Doul - Lefty O'Doul's Foundation For Kids [PAR] Sent to the Red Sox for the 1923 season, he won 1 game and lost 1 in 23 ... the 
Giants traded him to the Phillies in the off season for outfielder Freddy Leach, ... 
the team to pay off gambling debts, rather then invest in building a winning team. 
... Joe DiMaggio) that would find fame with the parent New York Yankees team. [DOC] [TLE] BAD JOB, BASEBALL - SI.com [PAR] Oct 8, 1990 ... Even as they gave the boot to Yankee owner George Steinbrenner, the ... Boston
<br />Red Sox .... The commissioner's office was created in 1920with Judge ... 
crime connections and that Steinbrenner had paid him the $40,000 in ... he knew 
that Spira intended to use the money to pay off gambling debts. [DOC] [TLE] History of the New York Yankees - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans 
more than a ... As the 2000s progressed, the Yankees' rivalry with the Boston Red 
Sox ... In 1901, their first season, the Orioles had a 6865 winloss record and ..... 
Giants owner Charles Stoneham had attempted to evict the Yankees in 1920. [DOC] [TLE] Commissioner of Baseball - Wikipedia [PAR] The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball (
MLB) and the ... In particular, Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey was 
incensed at what ... Sox along with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees 
to join their league. .... "Because Brooklyn has him covered up", sputtered Robbie
. [DOC] [TLE] History of Major League Baseball From Early Beginnings to Current [PAR] The Big Hitters, Babe Ruth, Minor League Teams, The 1927 Yankees, 
Depression ... The players said it was because their owners had not paid them. 
.... had been thrown, lost intentionally by players to help them (and gamblers) 
make money. ... The Red Sox owner, Harry Frazee, had been selling off his 
players to the New... [DOC] [TLE] Baseball Vice: Gambling - Northern Illinois University [PAR] The players claimed they threw the games because their owner had failed to 
meet payroll ... Ken Burns' Baseball Clip: National League Survives First 
Gambling Scandal ... an umpire refused an attempted bribe intended to help the 
Giants win. ... The Cubs lost the 1918 Series to the Boston Red Sox in

Question: To help their owner pay off gambling debts, the 1920 Red Sox sold him to the Yankees
Answer: Babe Ruth