Harry Frazee
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Harry H. Frazee
- Born June 29, 1880 in Peoria, IL USA
- Died June 4, 1929 in New York, NY USA
Harry Frazee was owner of the Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1923. His teams won the World Series in 1916 and 1918, but he is most remembered for selling Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1920.
[edit] Notables
- Initially attempted to buy a National League team, the New York Giants.
- Made his fortune in Theatre, producing plays in New York City.
- One of the first owners to support adopting a single Commissioner of baseball.
[edit] Players Sold or Traded to Yankees
- Babe Ruth - 714 career HRs, Hall-of-Famer
- Carl Mays - 207 career wins
- Herb Pennock - 240 wins, Hall-of-Famer
- Waite Hoyt - 237 wins, Hall-of-Famer
- Joe Bush - 195 wins
- Sam Jones - 229 wins
- Wally Schang - starting catcher
- Everett Scott - shortstop, played 1,307 consecutive games setting a record later broken by Lou Gehrig and then Cal Ripken Jr.
- Joe Dugan - starting third baseman
