Babe Ruth first sixteen World Series, those played between 1903 and 1919, would not win another pennant until 1946, or another World Series until 2004, a drought attributed in baseball superstition to Frazee's sale of Ruth and sometimes dubbed the "Curse of the Bambino". The Yankees, on the other hand, had not won the AL championship prior to their acquisition of Ruth. They won seven AL pennants and four World Series with Ruth, and lead baseball with 40 pennants and 27 World Series titles in their history. When Ruth signed with the Yankees, he completed his transition from a pitcher to a
Ruth Mason (baseball) 1953 seasons. In between, she played for the Miami Beach Belles of the International Professional Softball League in 1952. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since 1988 that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure. Then in 1998, Ruth Mason and all Canadian AAGPBL players also gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Ruth Mason (baseball) Ruth Mason was a Canadian outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Born in Moose