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Harry Frazee
Frazee in 1916
Born
Harry Herbert Frazee
June 29, 1880
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Died
June 4, 1929(1929-06-04) (aged 48)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality
American
Known for
Owner of the Boston Red Sox (1916–1923)
Selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees supposedly causing the Curse of the Bambino
Musicals
Harry Herbert Frazee (June 29, 1880 – June 4, 1929) was an American theatrical agent, producer, and director, and owner of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1923. He is well known for selling Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, which started the alleged Curse of the Bambino.
Harry Herbert Frazee (June 29, 1880 – June 4, 1929) was an American theatrical agent, producer, and director, and owner of Major League Baseball's Boston...
producer HarryFrazee used the proceeds from the sale to finance the production of a Broadway musical, usually said to be No, No, Nanette. In fact, Frazee backed...
HarryFrazee during a party, and following the 1919 season, Ruth demands a raise and a suite for road games. Instead of meeting his demands, Frazee sells...
single-season home run record in 1919 with 29. After that season, Red Sox owner HarryFrazee sold Ruth to the Yankees amid controversy. The trade fueled Boston's...
leading the team to victory in the 1918 World Series. When Red Sox owner HarryFrazee began to sell his star players, Barrow joined the Yankees. During his...
Curse of the Bambino. The alleged curse came to be when Red Sox owner HarryFrazee traded the superbly talented but troublesome Babe Ruth (who was instrumental...
Buckle, Edward Gordon Craig, T. S. Eliot, HarryFrazee, Spalding Gray, David Hare, Lillian Hellman, Harry Houdini, Anne Jackson, Adrienne Kennedy, David...
three of its first five World Series titles. In 1920, Red Sox owner HarryFrazee sold Ruth to his team's archrival New York Yankees, which won four World...
For instance, when HarryFrazee bought the Boston Red Sox in 1917, Johnson tried almost from the start to drive him out because Frazee had not been hand-picked...
"Sparky" 1989 The War of the Roses as Jason Larrabee 1992 The Babe as HarryFrazee 1992 School Ties as Headmaster Dr. Bartram 1997 The Game as Samuel Sutherland...
Flagello (1931–2009) operatic bass Gloria Foster (1933–2001) actress HarryFrazee (1880–1929), owner of the Boston Red Sox Lou Gehrig (1903–1941), Hall...
not to be given an opportunity at manager. Since 1919, Red Sox owner HarryFrazee had been getting rid of expensive veteran players in what has been called...
win the World Series in 1915 and 1916. Lannin sold the team in 1917 to HarryFrazee for $675,000. He was quoted as saying, "I am too much of a fan to be...
December 21, 1913–May 15, 1914 Joseph Lannin May 15, 1914–November 2, 1916 HarryFrazee November 2, 1916–August 2, 1923 Bob Quinn August 2, 1923–February 25...
thedeadballera.com. Retrieved 23 April 2015. Lynch, Michael T. (2008). HarryFrazee, Ban Johnson and the Feud That Nearly Destroyed the American League....
would refuse to play for the money he was being paid. Red Sox owner HarryFrazee needed money so on January 6, 1919, he sold Ruth to the Yankees for US$100...
went on to win the 1916 World Series, defeating the Brooklyn Robins. HarryFrazee bought the Red Sox from Joseph Lannin in 1916 for about $675,000. In...
lounges, and the top story formerly had offices. Theatrical personality HarryFrazee acquired the site in 1911 and developed the Longacre Theatre to accommodate...
decade and a half as one of the worst teams in baseball. Former owner HarryFrazee had been forced to sell most of his best players to the New York Yankees...
hopefully confuse or distract batters. At the end of the 1919 season HarryFrazee, then owner of the Boston Red Sox, sold a group of his star players to...
entirely dominated by the Yankees. From the time the Red Sox's owner HarryFrazee traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees for cash on January 5, 1920, through...
in August 1915 after 112 performances. The production was produced by HarryFrazee, directed by Edward MacGregor, and starred Edgar Norton as Parkes, May...