At Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox sweep two from the Yankees, winning 1 – 0 and 7 – 2. Mickey Mantle’s homer in the second game, off Dennis Bennett, is the only bright spot for New York.

On September 4, 1965 — At Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox sweep two from the Yankees, winning 1 – 0 and 7 – 2. Mickey Mantle’s homer in the second game, off Dennis Bennett, is the only bright spot for New York.

 


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Sources:
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