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Expected collapse never came reef sox won without outside help by Davao Lura Huston a the Bomon kid sox a like olympic can Minn us Haj rolled to their urls East link since l j75. The muru d i lowly. Hmm ii Lead five weeks Mil the rate Ihen wort Down Ali air ils turning Back Cadi Challenge hcliin1 pulling away. The new York Yankees made a fun Dignum s division leaders. So did the was Kasi ill impious the Toronto Lilue ays. Idony with tic Hallimore orioles and the inn tigers. Hill Itie ked sos did things it old fashion adv Shey earned Ilic Thampi Uriah ii i he won it i Ianul outside help. Cult ing critics Cru moved to has Lon collapses since the club won the pen Nail 11 Farsi of. This is like ii or say die team Veltran Dun ii Aslor a Niv hit of diam pions ii Hills a l ijiihimnn.1 and c Lailur Nia said i i a different player coming through for us tar Day. Exerv inline Leani i be Ever been with. Ii s Hen a different Siuy every game la s the same Vith this Rasler. A re jail handed slugger acquired j design Ald inner Swap which sent Lefi landed Hilling Mike easier to the Yankees Kite Spring training had a tremendous season Reading inc 30 Honier Mark for the first Lime since 1979. But Haylor. Who Jukin Kly claims membership exclusive "jo-.10 club because he s also been hit by pitches 30 limes is Only one reason the red sos Are Pla hound starting Pilchen robot Clemens and Bruce Hurst outfielders Jim Rice and Dwight Evans first baseman Bill Buckner third baseman Wade Boggs Catcher Rich gedman second baseman Marty Starr Chi and relievers Bob Stanley Joe Sabilo and c Alvin Shiraldi also were major Conan Vulors. Others such As Tom Seavor Dennis Oil fan Boyd. Al Nipper cd Romero Tony armas. Spike to win Steve Craw Ford and Sammy Stewart came through with key performances. This is a dream come True manager John Mcnamara said. Everyone Here contributed. This team has done what had to to Al season but there s still much More to Mcnamara whose Cincinnati reds won the National league Wisl 1979 but lost three straight to Pittsburgh for the pm a Nail was concerned last Winter after the had sox finished 86-86, 18 games behind Toronto his first year As Boston manager. This is not a .500 team Mcnamara insisted. All we have to do is get our pitching squared away especially the bullpen maybe add it right handed Bat with Power and avoid serious few observers took Mcnamara seriously even though inc club acquired Stewart from Baltimore and Shiraldi Long time Between celebrations a photo ii Hiu 11 years ago when the moslem red sox Loisl wan i i american league East division title. Sunday was a joyous occasion Fenway Park when the botox won hit title again with a 12-3 drubbing of lust year s East champs inc Toronto Blue jays Dennis Oil can Boyd left wraps his Arm around Catcher Rich Gednn . 10 while Pitcher a Nipper about to embrace gedman. And reliever Wes Gardner a Deal that sent Veteran Southpaw Bob Outda to the new York mels. Things did t look any belter Spring training when Boston had a 12-16 exhibition record Gardner suffered a shoulder injury that Cost him the entire season and Schiraldi who had been a starter was sent to the minors As a reliever. But Mcnamara and his longtime sidekick pitching coach Bill Fischer were confident Clemens brought along slowly was schedule. Sabilo proved his Arm was sound again after major surgery. Stanley s Finger was All right after operation and Stewart added valuable experience the bullpen which had Only 29 saves 1985. Evans got Boston off to auspicious Start by hitting the first pitch of the 1986 season for a Home run at do Droit. How Ever the red sox lost the game and had a 3-3 record before returning Home for Fenway Park s 75th opener. After 16 games Boston was 8-b, then april 29, Clemens set a major league record by striking out 20 waiters a Victory Over Seattle at Home. May 11, the red sox moved into first place the West coast but remained the Lead Only 24 hours. May 15, Boston improved its re Cord to 21-l2f taking Over inc Al East Lead again. This time was for Good. The red sox ended the month of May with six victories seven games and 12 14. They resumed from a 7-2 trip with a 33 16 record 2 a Barnes ahead the division Nipper suffered injury behind the knee and required surgery May 18. Hurst suffered a pulled Groin muscle May 31 and missed seven weeks. Loyd went into a Tantrum Over being by a cd for the All Star game was suspended twice by the club july and missed 28 Days. Nothing slopped the Rud sox though. june 3, they went 20 games Over .500, and had a 4 a game Lead. Stanley had 11 saves by mid june. Then came a three game sweep of the Yankees at new York. Al the end of june Clemens was 14-0, Boston was 4d-25 and enjoyed eight game Lead. Clemens lost his first two decisions july but Huston hit the ail Star break 56-.11, seven games ahead of new York. Nine up Cleveland 10 Baltimore 1uv Toronto. 13 Detroit. Then after the All Star break and buy at Home the Boston hats went silent. The team hit the skids with a 3-10 record a trip to the West coast and Chicago. By the end of july new York had closed to within 4 Eames Baltimore 4vj, Toronto i1/, and Cleveland and de Iroil six each. aug. 5, Baltimore moved within. 2 a games the red sos management re acted by giving Mcnamara a new two year contract the next Day. The red sox responded with a 15-Hil attack support of Hurst s three hit pitching a 9-0 Vic tory Over the White sox. Next came another trip to do Droit. Boston won three of four from the to Kors but lost a Kansas cily and the Yankees moved into second 3 i games Back. Detroit was five behind Baltimore 51/Toronto g i the red sos then survived playing 31 games 42 Days the Road after the All Star game. By aug. 31, though to Ronto had moved within 3 i games while new York had dropped fit behind de troit 9 and Baltimore ii. Boston was toying with its opponents As things turned out. The sox won their last two games August and went to win the first nine september. The ii game Streak longest for Boston since 1977, was the to punch which put everyone away. The Boston game plan at inc Start of the season was to beat up the West division clubs and hold is own id the East. The red sox did what they wanted against the West compiling a 51-33 re Cord. And against the East after a four game Home sweep of Milwaukee mid september they were 39-24. This is the Best learn Overall i be Ever played with said Loans who along with Rice Are the Only holdovers from the 1975 Al champions. We re team oriented. We re like a Jigsaw Puzzle. Each one of us represents a piece and takes everyone to make the Punk
