Red Sox Folklore

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Across
  1. 6. Red Sox and MLB HOF OF who played more games with Sox than any other player
  2. 7. Winningest manager in Sox history, coached during WWII
  3. 10. Face of the Sox from 2017-19, traded to Dodgers in lopsided deal in 2020
  4. 11. Nickname for arguably the best hitter to ever play the game, left the team in his prime to fight for US
  5. 16. Sox fan-favorite SS that was traded from team just months before '04 WS
  6. 17. Player who infamously let a ground ball through his legs in '86 WS
  7. 18. Longtime Sox broadcaster known for his common expression "can you believe it!"
  8. 19. Steve ___: spent less than two seasons with Sox but captured a WS MVP during that span
  9. 20. Name of the curse that haunted Red Sox for 86 years
  10. 21. Foul pole in right field of Fenway Park named after former IF and manager
  11. 25. ___ Uehara: closer during Red Sox unforgettable 2013 season
  12. 26. Red Sox captain who caught the final outs of '04 and '07 WS
  13. 27. Aaron ____: 3B who sent Yankees to '03 WS
Down
  1. 1. First name of Sox pitcher who won 3 Cy Young awards during the steroid era
  2. 2. ___ Bleepin' Dent, Yankee who ended Sox '78 season
  3. 3. Tom ___, Sox former racist owner who wanted no integration in baseball
  4. 4. Pitcher who had 64.5 WAR in 8 seasons with Sox, has over 500 career wins
  5. 5. Nickname for Sox OF trio from 2016-20
  6. 8. Sox team that had first winning season in a decade but came up short in WS
  7. 9. ___ Epstein: youngest GM in the league at the time of his hiring, went on to have same role in Chicago
  8. 12. when there is little to no rainfall, or what New England went through from 1918 to 2004
  9. 13. Long-forgotten team that preceded the Red Sox and left for Milwaukee
  10. 14. Sox legend who was known for his postseason heroics and 541 career homeruns
  11. 15. Name of Fenway's famous wall in left field
  12. 18. Nickname given to Rafael Devers due to his age and youthful appearance
  13. 22. Sox closer who broke the curse with a comebacker in '04
  14. 23. Sox catcher who also played for White Sox, waved a homerun fair during 1975 WS
  15. 24. AAA affliate of Red Sox that moved from Pawtucket to Worcester in 2021