Curse of the Bambino
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title:
Curse of the Bambino
text:
The Curse of the Bambino was a superstitious sports curse in Major League Baseball (MLB) derived from the 86-year championship drought of the Boston Red Sox between 1918 and 2004. The superstition was named after Babe Ruth, colloquially known as "The Bambino", who played for the Red Sox until he was sold to the New York Yankees in 1920. While some fans took the curse seriously, most used the expression in a tongue-in-cheek manner. Prior to the drought, the Red Sox had been one of the most succes
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description:
Superstition in American baseball
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Bambino
date created:
2003-04-21T21:54:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T15:34:16Z
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