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A salute to Red Sox heroes of Opening Days gone by
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Fenway Park (Boston) – Society for American Baseball Research
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An Epochal World Series, Reviewed
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April 8, 1969: Tony Conigliaro returns to Red Sox after near-fatal
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Buried Alive: 10 Years Ago In Game 3, the Red Sox Hit Rock-Bottom
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The Longest Winning and Losing Streaks in MLB History
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The 1969 Seattle Pilots—One Team, One Season, Many Uniforms — Todd