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The whole of Boston celebrates after the Red Sox win the World Series for the first time since 1918

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After winning the first three games of the World Series, some Sox fans are in confident mood going into game four

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Boston get the perfect start when Johnny Damon hits a home run in the first inning

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Some superb pitching from Derek Lowe and then Keith Foulke protects Boston's slender lead as victory is sewn up

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Lowe lifts the championship trophy after pitching seven shutout innings where he gives up just three hits

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David Ortiz gets a soaking as the celebrations get seriously underway in the Red Sox locker room

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The Boston fans who make the 1200 mile journey to St Louis begin to party in the stands as the celebrations begin

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With the initial euphoria over, some of the more sober fans display their relief at finally ending the curse of 1918

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Back in Boston, the local police take no chances and post riot officers around Fenway Park as fans flock to the area

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With 86 years of hurt now well and truly over, the Red Sox fans fill the city's bars to begin a long night of partying

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One of the biggest nights in Boston's sporting history ensures plenty of sore heads as supporters party long into the night