Boston sports teams 2018-19 championship stash is almost unp

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Boston sports teams 2018-19 championship stash is almost unp

The city of Boston is no stranger to championships.

Since 2000, the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics have combined to win 12 titles. On Wednesday night in Game 7 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final, not only can the Bruins balloon that number to 13, they can help Boston accomplish something that hasn't been done in almost 86 years.

It all startedin October when the Red Sox ousted the Dodgers in five games to win the World Series. The Patriots then followed it up with a 13 George Brett Jersey -3 win over the Rams in Super Bowl LIII in February. A Bruins' victory in Game 7 can give the city of Boston the trifecta: three titles in eight months.

Teams from the same city winning that much in such a short amount of time isn't common. In fact, it's exceptionally rare.

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The only other city in North American sports historyto pull off a championshipfeat in that time period was Detroit in 1935-36when the Red Wings, Tigers andLions (yes, even the lowly Lions) all managed to win atitle during their respective seasons.

The 1935 World Series featured the Tigers in their fifth appearance and Chicago Cubs in their 10th. The teams split the first two games in Detroit at Hunter Dozier Jersey Tiger Stadium (known then as Navin Field). The series then shifted to Chicago where the Tigers took a 3-1 series lead after picking up victories in Games 4 and 5 at Wrigley Field.

Chicago staved off elimination in Game 5 with a 3-1 win, but fell in Game 6 when Detroit's Goose Goslin'sRBI single in the bottom of Ryan O Hearn Jersey the ninthgavethe Tigers the 4-3 victory and the city of Detroit the first of three titles it would see in the next six months.

Next came the NFL championship (long before the first Super Bowl) on Dec.15, 1935, when the Lions met the defending champion New York Giants. Detroit smothered New York 26-7 thanks in part to Dutch Clark, Buddy Parker and Ernie Caddell who combined to rush Justin Grimm Jersey for 212 yards and three touchdowns.

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While the Patriots had six-time champ Tom Brady under center in their most recent Super Bowl victory, in 1935, Ace Gutowsky and Glen Presnell combined for two completions on five pa sing attempts for 52 yards an one touchdown for the Lions.

Detroit's final championship came four months later during the 1936 Stanley Cup Final, whenthe Red Wings met the Toronto Maple Leafs. Led by legendary coach Jack Adams, the Wings openeda 2-0 series lead, including a 9-4 victory over the Leafs in Game 2. Back then, the Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-five format, so Toronto was on the brink of elimination heading into Game 3.

The Maple Leafs managed to stay alive with a 4-3 overtime win in Game 3, but theRed Wings' 3-2 victory Game 4 gave Detroit its third title in just six months.

With the advent of the NBA in 1946, it became po sible for cities to win four championships in each of the fourmajor sports leaguesin 12 months, but such a sweephas yet to happen.

While Boston's third championship is still up for grabs, win or lose, it hasalready Martin Maldonado Jersey joined an exclusive club of cities or metropolitan areas to win multiple championships within a 12-month time frame.

Year City/Metropolitan Area Teams 1927New York CityGiants (football), Yankees1933New York CityRangers, Giants (baseball)1935DetroitTigers, Lions, Red Wings1938New York CityGiants (football), Yankees1948ClevelandBrowns, Indians1952DetroitLions, Red Wings1956New York CityGiants (football), Yankees1969New York CityJets, Mets1970BaltimoreColts, Orioles1979PittsburghSteelers, Pirates1986New York CityGiants, Mets1988Los AngelesLakers, Dodgers1989San Francisco Bay Area49ers, Athletics2000Greater New York AreaDevils Raul Mondesi Jersey , Yankees2002Greater Los Angeles AreaLakers, Angels2004BostonRed Sox, Patriots2007BostonRed Sox, Celtics2009PittsburghSteelers, Penguins2018BostonRed Sox, Patriots

Unfortunately for Boston, with theCeltics falling to the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference semifinals last month, thepo sibility of a fourth title in eight months vanished.

However, had the Celtics not lostand made it to the Finals, we would have truly reachedrarefied air with Boston in four championships. There's always next year.

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