On this day in history...

89 years ago today, the Red Sox sold George Herman (Babe) Ruth to the Yankees. There were many reasons prompting this move, including the owner's debts and Ruth's threat to not play until the Red Sox increased his salary from $10k to $20k. The Yankees gave the Sox a $100k and a $300k loan, using Fenway Park as a collateral. You could now say that Mark Teixeira is the latest Ruth-like player, as he also spurned the Red Sox and joined the Yankees.