On This Day, Oct. 27: Boston Red Sox win first World Series in 86 years

Boston's confidence in Tim Wakefield, Pride of the Red Sox, never wavered - The Athletic

Don't Let Us Win Tonight: An Oral History of the 2004 Boston Red Sox's Impossible Playoff Run: Wood, Allan, Nowlin, Bill, Millar, Kevin: 9781600789137: : Books

Red Sox conquer the Curse of the Bambino, sweeping Cardinals in 2004 for first World Series since 1918 – New York Daily News

Must C Classic: Red Sox win first World Series since 1918 to end the Curse of the Bambino

TBT: The Red Sox Break the Curse of the Bambino in 2004 World Series

Red Sox conquer the Curse of the Bambino, sweeping Cardinals in 2004 for first World Series since 1918 – New York Daily News

Looking back at the three previous Red Sox-Cardinals World Series confrontations - Sports Illustrated

Tim Wakefield, Red Sox knuckleball pitcher and World Series champ, dies at 57

Johnny Damon calls Red Sox out, reveals hilarious way he skirted Yankees' grooming policy

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