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October 16, 2004: Yankees obliterate Red Sox, 19-8, to take commanding lead in ALCS – Society for American Baseball Research
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Tim Wakefield, Pitcher Who Helped Boston Break the Curse, Dies at 57 - The New York Times
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2004 World Series Game 4 (Red Sox vs Cardinals)
You can't see it, but you can see the light. For 86 years, the loyal and long-suffering Fenway Faithful have followed their team, waiting to see the
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Faith Rewarded: Historic Season of 2004 Red Sox
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Red Sox Win World Series In 6-1 Rout Of Cardinals : The Two-Way : NPR
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David Ortiz Begins His Last Slow Trot Before Retirement
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2004 Boston Red Sox team of decade
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The Red Sox-Trevor Story Situation
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RD Boots - Red Sox win first championship since 1918 On October 27, 2004, the Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time since 1918, finally vanquishing the so-called “
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The Viz: The New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox Through Time
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From Pedro to Sale: Ranking the Red Sox' starting rotations of the past 20 years
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Eighty-Six Years in the Making: the 2004 Boston Red Sox
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2004 Boston Red Sox Auto World Series Plaque #/86 Steiner Certified
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From the Archives: Red Sox win 2004 World Series – Boston Herald
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2004 World Series recap