num_pages: 304
description: As America's pasttime was still reeling from the Black Sox scandal of 1919, Red Sox player Babe Ruth was traded to the New York Yankees for $125,000. Who could have known that this business transaction would turn the 1920 season into a magical one and send Ruth's celebrity into the stratosphere? Babe Ruth captures that era, before Ruth joined the pantheon of sports gods.
language: English
title: Babe Ruth: Launching the Legend
titlecomplete: Babe Ruth: Launching the Legend
characters: Babe Ruth
genres: Sports, Baseball
ratings_count: 34
publisher: McGraw Hill