Hank Aaron killed him, the Red Sox exorcised his ghost
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Just three outs away from another crushing defeat at the hands of their bitter New York rivals, the Red Sox staged an epic rally to become the first team in Major League history to erase a 3-0 deficit and win a best-of-seven series.
Boston Fans Finally Celebrate Red October
Thu Oct 28, 2004 04:25 AM ET
By Steve Keating
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox lifted a championship and buried a curse Wednesday, turning fantasy into reality with a stirring World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
In a match staged under a total lunar eclipse, Johnny Damon homered and Derek Lowe pitched seven shutout innings in a 3-0 victory which completed a four-game sweep in the best-of-seven series.
Since Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the hated New York Yankees in 1920, Boston has not celebrated a World Series champion team.
But this October the Red Sox appeared more charmed than cursed, starting with an unprecedented comeback win over the Yankees in the American League championships series and on through a World Series in which they never once trailed.
