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Dec 13, 2016 · One of the most exciting and dramatic pennant races in big-league history was nearly finished. Following a September when any one of four teams — the Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, and Detroit Tigers — could have taken control of the race with a few key wins, it had finally come down this, the final day, Sunday, October 1.
- October 1, 1967: Red Sox complete ‘Impossible Dream’
The Red Sox were headed to the World Series for the first...
- October 1, 1967: Red Sox complete ‘Impossible Dream’
Seasons. 1968 →. The 1967 Boston Red Sox season was the 67th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League (AL) with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses. The team then faced the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals in the 1967 World Series, which the Red Sox lost in seven games.
Oct 12, 2013 · The Red Sox had not won the pennant since 1946, when they lost in seven games to the St Louis Cardinals. Boston had not won a World Series title since the end of World War I in 1918.
This article was published in 1967 Boston Red Sox essays. Growing up in New England, it was an article of faith that the 1967 Red Sox won the American League pennant with the help of divine intervention — that it was an “Impossible Dream.”. With the passage of time, this depiction has become less satisfying, if for no other reasons than ...
The Red Sox were headed to the World Series for the first time since 1946, with a chance to face the Cardinals again and avenge their loss in ’46. Win or lose in the Series, for Red Sox fans everywhere, the Impossible Dream had come true. The Sox had drawn only a little over 8,000 fans for Opening Day 1967. By late August, they were selling ...
Research by Baseball Almanac. "The talented Cardinals, led by Orlando Cepeda and Lou Brock, cruised to the National League pennant despite losing ace Bob Gibson for two months with a broken leg. The Red Sox, meanwhile, achieved "the impossible dream" after going from ninth place in 1966 to first in 1967, clinching their first pennant since 1946 ...
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Sep 27, 2017 · By this point of the series, a wordy introduction is a waste of time. Four teams are still in the thick of the 1967 American League pennant race with seven days to play (not counting any playoffs). Anyone can still win—or they can all end up tied and decide nothing. A.L. Standings, After Games of 9/24/1967. Team.
