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Article: Red Sox end 86 years of torture.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- October 28, 2004
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Byline: Tom Powers
ST. LOUIS _ The World Series victory should be considered a triumph for all the Boston Red Sox players and managers who tried and failed over the previous 86 years. Call it cosmic closure for almost a century of bad karma.
We'll call it a victory for first baseman Dick Stuart, Dr. Strangeglove, who once got a standing ovation at Fenway Park for successfully picking up a hot-dog wrapper.
It was for catcher Bob Tillman, who drilled a pitcher in the forehead while attempting to throw to second base.
It was for Gene Conley, a giant of a pitcher who jumped the team during a road trip and hopped a plane to Israel.
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