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John McNamara, manager of ill-fated '86 Red Sox, dies at 88
BOSTON – 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.McNamara died Tuesday at his home in Tennessee, his wife, Ellen, told The Associated Press.