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Red Sox jump over Yanks again
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Brett Gardner's 'lucky charm' and the watershed series of the 2009 season, by Aaron Mayorga
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Yankee third base coach Frank Crosetti congratulates Mickey Mantle as latter rounds third en route home on lead off ninth inning homer to give the Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Cardinals
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Baseball's Greatest Miracle: The 2004 Red Sox Comeback Against the Yankees, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Yanks edge Pirates
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2004 American League Division Series - Wikipedia
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September 8, 2004: Red Sox win gets them as close to first place as they will get in the last four months of season – Society for American Baseball Research
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Identity crisis ahead for Red Sox fans?
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Hochman: Signing Fowler is juicy option for Cardinals