
Yaz carried the "Impossible Dream" Sox of 1967 to a American League championship that was 21 years in the making. He won the MVP award and the Triple Crown with a .326 average, 44 homers and 121 RBIs. No one has since won the Triple Crown. Here, he and Sox owner Tom Yawkey are all smiles after the team defeated the Minnesota Twins at Fenway to clinch the pennant.
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