 Complete the following phrase:  Late in the 1990 season, the Red Sox, who were in search of relief pitching to improve their chances of making the playoffs, contacted the Houston Astros about Larry Andersen. Stan Benjamin, who scouted the New England region for the Astros, recommended that they ask for Bagwell in return. The Astros initially hesitated owing to his sparse home run production, but Benjamin persuaded them, quipping that New Britains Beehive Field was so large that Babe Ruth couldnt hit home runs in that ballpark. On August 30, 1990, the Red Sox took the Astros offer. The trade is now considered one of the most one-sided trades in baseball history; in 2001, ESPNs readers named it the second-worst trade in sports history, behind only the Red Sox trading Ruth to the New York Yankees. Although Andersen pitched well down the stretch in 1990he allowed three runs in 22 inningsto help the Red Sox secure the American League East division title on the final day of the season, the Oakland Athletics swept them out of the 