... on the mound and at the plate was formidable. In the six years he was with Boston, from 1914 to 1920, the team won three World Series titles. The story goes that the owner of the Red Sox, despite the on-field success of the ball club, was in serious financial trouble. He chose to bail himself out by selling Ruth ... Mets had scored three runs off relievers Calvin Schiraldi and Bob Stanley. The winning run scored when a weak ground ball somehow eluded first baseman Bill Buckner and squirted through his legs and into right field. That image is burnt into the memory of every Red Sox fan ou...

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