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Bookmark or Share- Babe Ruth and Ownership: Not a Match Made In Heaven“He is one of the most selfish and inconsiderate players to ever put on a uniform,” said Red Sox owner Harry Frazee. 1 “Ruth has taken more money from the Yankees than I have,” said Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert during a salary squabble with Ruth. 2 Jack Dunn, Ruth’s first professional baseball manager, once warned him to cool it or go ...
- Miller Huggins - Society for American Baseball ResearchOn October 25, 1917, Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert signed Miller Huggins to a two-year contract as the club’s manager, replacing Bill Donovan. The Colonel ignored the wishes of his co-owner, Til Huston, who was in Europe with the American war effort. Huston wanted to hire his friend, Brooklyn manager Wilbert Robinson.
- The Newark Bears - Society for American Baseball ResearchThe series moved to Columbus and Beggs got the Bears back on the winning track with an 8-1 win. In the fifth game, Donald pitched a three-hitter, winning, 1-0. Spud Chandler, who had been sent to Newark by the Yankees to nurse a sore arm, had his fastball humming in game six and the Bears rapped out 14 hits to score a 14-1 triumph.
- Frank Farrell - Society for American Baseball ResearchFarrell’s immersion in racetrack affairs was a natural pursuit, for thoroughbred horse racing was the passion of his adult life. First with yeast manufacturing millionaire (and later Cincinnati Reds co-owner) Julius Fleischmann and later with once-renowned hustlers like Sim Diemel and Davy Johnson, Farrell operated his own racing stables.
- Sale of the Century: The Yankees Bought Babe Ruth for NothingBecause of this agreement, the Yankees actually paid Ruth only $15,000 per year through 1921, with the Red Sox reimbursing the Yankees for $5,000 each of the two years. Technically, the Yankees structured Ruth’s new salary as the same $10,000 base salary, with another $10,000 in bonuses each year.
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