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1999 - The New York Yankees complete a four-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves to win their second consecutive World Series of baseball.

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2002 - The Anaheim Angels defeat the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series of baseball to win the title.

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2004 - The Boston Red Sox win American baseball's World Series for the first time since 1918, defeating the Saint Louis Cardinals in four games. Curt Schilling becomes the first starting pitcher to win a World Series for three different teams.

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2004 - Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball sells for US$804,129 in an online auction.

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2006 - At the Busch Stadium, the Saint Louis Cardinals beat the heavily favored Detroit Tigers, 4-2, in Game 5 of the Fall Classic to win the 2006 World Series of baseball. The Cardinals, who lost ten of their last 14 regular season games, won less games than any World Series champion in baseball history.

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