The greatest baseball legend ever invented-which was broken in 2004 after 86 years-is told here, explaining how the fate of the Boston Red Sox was sealed when they sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Simon & Schuster .

C. F. Payne has illustrated more than a dozen picture books, including the New York Times bestselling Mousetronaut by astronaut Mark Kelly, the Texas Bluebonnet winner Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy , written by Phil Bildner, and the New York Times bestsellers The Remarkable Farkle McBride and Micawber , both by John Lithgow. He teaches at the Columbus College of Design, where he is the chair of the Illustration Department. Payne lives with his wife and children in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him online at CFPayne. com. Dan Shaughnessy is a sports columnist and associate editor for the Boston Globe, as well as the author of the adult books At Fenway and The Curse of the Bambino. When not writing, Mr. Shaughnessy can often be found at a Red Sox game at Fenway Park. He lives with his family in Boston. C. F. Payne has illustrated more than a dozen picture books, including the New York Times bestselling Mousetronaut by astronaut Mark Kelly, the Texas Bluebonnet winner Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy , written by Phil Bildner, and the New York Times bestsellers The Remarkable Farkle McBride and Micawber , both by John Lithgow. He teaches at the Columbus College of Design, where he is the chair of the Illustration Department. Payne lives with his wife and children in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him online at CFPayne. com.