Article: BOSTON RED SOX VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX.(Sports)

Byline: Jack Etkin, Rocky Mountain News

How they arrived

* Chicago (99-63, first place in the AL Central) was steamrolling along, 69-35 and leading by 15 games after play Aug. 1. But the White Sox went into a 22-26 funk and saw their lead over Cleveland shrink to 1 1/2 games after losing for the 10th time in 14 games Sept. 22. Chicago won eight of its final 10 games and closed the season with five consecutive wins, including three at Cleveland, to win the division by six games.

* Boston (95-67, AL wild card) led the division by four games after a win at New York on Sept. 10. The Red Sox went 12-9 the rest of the way and were overtaken by the ...

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