New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics August 31, 2010

On January 3rd the course of two franchises would change forever. The Red Sox who had won five World Series, and the Yankees who had yet to win a single pennant made a deal that would forever change the landscape of professional sports. Sox owner Harry Frazee looking to finance a Broadway Musical "No-No Nannette" sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $125,000, in addition to $300,00 for a loan against the mortgage of Fenway Park. After this move the Yankees would go on to become the greatest dynasty in the history of sports, and the Red Sox would not win another World Series for 86 years. Babe Ruth's first season in pinstripes would be a smashing success for the Yanks. Ruth would go on to hit 54 Home Runs establishing and a new record, while nearly doubling the old record. The old record of 29 was also set by Ruth in 1919 his first year as a fulltime OF. The Yankees would go on to win 95 games coming up just three games short of the pennant.