Factual errors: The film continues the myth that Babe was sold to the Yankees because Red Sox owner
Harry Frazee's latest Broadway offering had flopped. In fact, the sale came about due to the fact that Frazee hadn't been hand-picked by American League president Ban Johnson to own a team, hence, Frazee was unwilling to do Johnson's bidding. When
Carl Mays jumped the Red Sox, Frazee sold him to the Yankees, ignoring Johnson's order to suspend Mays. Meanwhile, Ruth was out of control, repeatedly breaking curfew, and jumping the team several times. The final straw came when Ruth was a no-show for the final game of the 1919 season, then held out for $20,000, despite the fact that Frazee had given Ruth bonuses. With the White Sox' reputation in tatters following the Black Sox Scandal, and Johnson pressuring the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers, the Philadelphia Athletics, the St. Louis Browns, and the Washington Senators not to deal with Frazee, Frazee had little choice but to deal with the Yankees.
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