Here, Reisler contemplates the remarkable impact Babe Ruth and the 1920 Yankees had on America¿s national pastime and on America itself. He starts in the last days of 1919, when the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees. It was an astounding decision. Ruth was Boston¿s best player, but for $125,000 (the highest price paid for a player) he went to the struggling Yanks. In Boston, the ¿Curse of the Bambino¿ had begun, and in New York life would never be the same. The Yankees had pulled off the sports steal of the century. This story is about a pivotal moment in baseball history, with young Ruth on the verge of becoming a legend and giving rise to the Yankee dynasty that endures to this day. Photos.