Curse of the Bambino
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Curse of the Bambino is the popular superstition that blamed the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year World Series championship drought on their 1919 sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| book "The Curse of the Bambino" by Dan Shaughnessy | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
baseball folklore
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popular superstition ⓘ sports superstition ⓘ |
| affectedFranchise | Boston Red Sox ⓘ |
| allegedEffect | Boston Red Sox World Series championship drought ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlayer | Babe Ruth ⓘ |
| associatedWithTeam |
Boston Red Sox
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New York Yankees ⓘ |
| attributedCause | sale of Babe Ruth ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | sale of Babe Ruth from Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees ⓘ |
| benefitedFranchise | New York Yankees ⓘ |
| bookPublicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| breakingSeriesResult | Red Sox defeated Yankees 4–3 in 2004 ALCS ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalContext | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became part of Boston sports identity
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used as metaphor for long-standing failure ⓘ |
| droughtDurationYears | 86 ⓘ |
| droughtEndYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| droughtStartYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| endedBy |
2004 World Series
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surface form:
Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series championship
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| fanBelief | explained Red Sox postseason failures ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Boston, Massachusetts
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New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York
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| inspiredWork |
Curse of the Bambino
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
book "The Curse of the Bambino" by Dan Shaughnessy
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| inspiredWorkType | non-fiction sports book ⓘ |
| language | English term ⓘ |
| leagueContext | American League ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Fenway Park ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
newspapers
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radio ⓘ sports documentaries ⓘ television ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
bad luck after trading a star player
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long-term sports futility ⓘ |
| nicknameOfBabeRuth | The Bambino ⓘ |
| notableBreakingEvent | 2004 ALCS comeback vs New York Yankees ⓘ |
| opposingLocation | Yankee Stadium ⓘ |
| popularizedIn | 20th century American sports media ⓘ |
| postDroughtPerception | considered broken after 2004 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Cubs curse of the Billy Goat
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jinx ⓘ sports curse ⓘ |
| saleYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamTitleAfterDrought |
2004 World Series
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surface form:
2004 World Series championship
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| teamTitleBeforeDrought |
1918 World Series
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surface form:
1918 World Series championship
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| worldSeriesResult2004 | Red Sox defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–0 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
book "The Curse of the Bambino" by Dan Shaughnessy