SABR Digital Library: When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox
When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox
Edited by Bill Nowlin
Associate Editors: Mark Armour, Len Levin, and Allan Wood
Publication Date: October 20, 2018
ISBN (paperback): 978-4-2940-9758-8, $19.95
ISBN (e-book): 978-1-943816-78-1, $9.99
8.5″ x 11″, 234 pages
Late into the Boston Red Sox’s infamous 86-year championship drought — from 1918 to 2004 — it was nearly taboo to talk seriously about the 1918 team. Some believed the Red Sox were cursed because the year after the Red Sox won their fifth World Championship, Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees (who went on to win the first of their many titles). The year the Sox had last won it all, 1918, became a sing-song taunt delivered by mocking Yankees fans, and a subject to be avoided.
But 1918 was a fascinating season, played in the shadow of the first World War with dozens of players leaving for military service or war-related work all year long. With superstitions of “the curse” dispelled by the Red Sox return to championship glory in 2004 (and 2007 and 2013) we are free to explore 1918 in full.
In this SABR Digital Library book, 28 members of the Society for American Baseball Research have compiled the most in-depth look at the 1918 Red Sox ever published. They have unearthed a wealth of information—much of it never seen before—about every one of the 32 players who suited up that year, from Hall of Famers Babe Ruth and Harry Hooper to Red Bluhm, who batted only once. This SABR edition of When Boston Still Had the Babe is newly available to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1918 season.
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- E-book: Click here to download the e-book version of When Boston Still Had the Babe for $9.99 from the SABR Store. Available in PDF, MOBI, and EPUB/Kindle formats.
- Paperback: Get the paperback edition of When Boston Still Had the Babe from the SABR Store ($34.99 includes shipping/tax; delivery can take up to 3-4 weeks.)
Below: Find player biographies and memorable game stories from When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox
Biographies
Game Recaps
Contributors include: Ron Anderson, Mark Armour, Ray Birch, Maurice Bouchard, Tony Bunting, Jon Daly, Aaron Davis, Nicole DiCicco, Alex Edelman, Rob Edelman, James E. Elfers, Michael Foster, Don Geiszler, Joanne Hulbert, David Jones, Craig Lammers, Len Levin, Dan Levitt, Les Masterson, John McMurray, Bill Nowlin, E.A. (Betsy) Reed, C. Paul Rogers III, Tom Simon, Doug Skipper, Mike Sowell, Glenn Stout, Christopher Williams, Allan Wood, and Paul Zingg.