The 2004 Major League Baseball season ended when the
Boston Red Sox defeated the
St. Louis Cardinals in a four-game
World Series sweep. The Red Sox championship ended an 86-year-long drought known as the
Curse of the Bambino. The Red Sox were also the first team in MLB history and the third team from a
major North American professional sports league ever to come back from a 3–0 postseason series deficit and win. This happened in the ALCS against the
New York Yankees.
The
Montreal Expos would play their last season in Montreal, before relocating to Washington DC, becoming the
Washington Nationals in 2005.
Statistical leaders
Standings
American League
National League
Postseason
2004 was the last postseason until
2020
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where both LCS went to 7 games.
Bracket
Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series.
Managers
American League
National League
±hosted the MLB All Star Game
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Milestones
The following players reached major milestones in 2004:
Perfect game
Randy Johnson pitched the 17th perfect game in MLB history on May 18, 2004.
4000 strikeouts
Randy Johnson struck out Jeff Cirillo on June 29, 2004 for his 4000th strikeout.
500 Home Run Club
Ken Griffey Jr.
George Kenneth Griffey Jr. (born November 21, 1969), nicknamed "Junior" and "the Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 22 years in Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent most of his career with the Seattle Marin ...
– June 20
300 Wins Club
Greg Maddux
Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams. Maddux is best known for his accomplishments while playing for the Atlanta Braves ...
– August 7, 2004
Single-Season Hits Record Broken
Ichiro Suzuki
, also known mononymously as , is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played professionally for 28 seasons. He played nine years of his career with the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), where he began his ...
– 262 Hits (broke George Sisler's 84-year-old record of 257)
Walk-off home runs
There were a total of 80 walk-off home runs, which was then the MLB single-season record until 2018
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.
Awards
Other awards
* Hank Aaron Award: Manny Ramirez ( BOS, American); Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Bonds was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco Giants f ...
( SF, National).
* Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Edgar MartÃnez
Edgar MartÃnez (born January 2, 1963), nicknamed "Gar" and "Papi", is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a designated hitter and third baseman for the Seattle Mariners from 19 ...
( SEA).
*Rolaids Relief Man Award: Mariano Rivera (NYY NYY or nyy may refer to:
* New York Yankees, an American professional baseball team based in the Bronx, New York City
* NYY, the station code for Neyyattinkara railway station, Kerala, India
* nyy, the ISO 639-3 code for Nyakyusa language
Nyakyu ...
, American); Éric Gagné ( LA, National).
Player of the Month
Pitcher of the Month
Rookie of the Month
Home Field Attendance & Payroll
See also
*2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Seibu Lions defeating the Chunichi Dragons in the 2004 Japan Series. This season also saw the first and only players strike in Japanese professional baseball history. Players went on strike ...
References
External links
2004 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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Major League Baseball seasons