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John McNamara, manager of ill-fated '86 Red Sox, dies at 88

by AP Sports Writer
| July 30, 2020 12:03 AM

BOSTON (AP) — John McNamara, who managed the Boston Red Sox to within one strike of a World Series victory in 1986 before an unprecedented collapse on the field extended the team's championship drought into the new millennium, has died. He was 88.

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