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Red Sox win World Series for first time in 86 years - The Boston Globe
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Red Sox win World Series for first time in 86 years - The Boston Globe
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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 “