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When The Red Sox Sold Babe Ruth

George Grantham Bain
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Library of Congress
In his new book, author Glenn Stout tells the story of how Babe Ruth's sale to the Yankees in 1919 marked his transformation into a cultural icon and baseball legend.

Baseball fans in Vermont tend to root for the Red Sox or the Yankees. Either way, you've probably heard about how the Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees, kicking off the Curse of the Bambino ... or so they say. But sports writer Glenn Stout says a lot of what we think we know about the sale is wrong or incomplete. We're looking at the untold story of Babe Ruth and the deal that changed baseball.

Glenn Stout is the series editor for The Best American Sports Writing, and the author of many books about baseball and other sports. His newest is "The Selling of the Babe: The Deal that Changed Baseball and Created a Legend."

Also on the program, how technology and a team of specialists from the University of Vermont's I-Team are helping a young boy with disabilities to communicate.

Broadcast live on Fri., March 4, 2016 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
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