Producer Harry Frazee used theater razzle dazzle to pull off an unthinkable trade to the Yankees.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE
Why the Broadway showman who dumped Babe Ruth from the Red Sox was smarter than we think
Harry Frazee was cornered. It was December 1919, but not even the bright hues of Christmas decorations could bring cheer to his dire situation. As he slumped at an NYC bar staring into another empty glass, the 39-year-old owner of the Boston Red Sox may well have imagined his powerful adversaries closing in behind him.

Frazee, who had earned a reputation as a genius Broadway producer, now faced professional ruin.

Here’s the story of how — caught between a malcontent star and a vengeful league president — he used theater razzle dazzle to pull off an unthinkable trade to the Yankees.

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