The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was the 104th season in the franchise's

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history. Managed by

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, the

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finished with a 98–64 record, three

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the

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in the

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. The Red Sox qualified for the

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as the AL wild card, swept the

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in the

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, and faced the Yankees in the

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for the second straight year. After losing the first three games to the Yankees and trailing in the ninth inning of the fourth game, the Red Sox became the first team in major league history to come back from a three-game postseason deficit, defeating the Yankees in seven games. The Red Sox then swept the

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in the

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, capturing their first championship since

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Offseason

* November 28, 2003: Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon,

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, and Michael Goss (minors) were traded by the Red Sox to the

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for

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. * December 16, 2003:

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was acquired by the Red Sox from the Colorado Rockies as part of a conditional deal. * December 22, 2003:

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was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox. * December 23, 2003: Pokey Reese was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox. *January 7, 2004:

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was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.

Pre-season events

During the 2003–04 off season, the Red Sox acquired a starting ace pitcher; Curt Schilling, as well as a closer, Keith Foulke. Many visitors at their

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, were very enthusiastic about the 2004 Red Sox team. Expectations once again ran high that 2004 would finally be the year that the Red Sox ended their championship drought.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* June 22, 2004:

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was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox. * July 14, 2004:

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was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox. * July 21, 2004: Ricky Gutiérrez was acquired by the Red Sox from the Cubs as part of a conditional deal. * July 24, 2004: Terry Adams was acquired by the Red Sox from the Blue Jays in exchange for minor leaguer

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. * July 31, 2004: As part of a four-team trade,

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was acquired by the Red Sox from the Expos and Doug Mientkiewicz was acquired by the Red Sox from the

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. In exchange, the Red Sox sent star shortstop Nomar Garciaparra and

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(minors) to the Cubs. In a separate trade, Dave Roberts was acquired by the Red Sox from the

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in exchange for Henri Stanley (minors). * August 6, 2004:

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was selected off waivers by the Red Sox from the Mariners. * August 31, 2004: Sandy Martínez was purchased by the Red Sox from the Indians.

Opening Day lineup

Source:

Roster

Road to a Championship

The regular season started well in April, but through midseason the team struggled due to injuries, inconsistency and defensive woes, and fell more than eight games behind New York. A bright point came on July 24, when the Red Sox overcame a five-run deficit as Bill Mueller hit a game-winning home run to right-center off Yankees closer

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. The game also featured a now infamous brawl between Yankee superstar

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and Red Sox catcher and captain

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. Red Sox General Manager

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shook up the team at the MLB trading deadline July 31, trading the team's wildly popular yet often hurt and disgruntled shortstop, Nomar Garciaparra, to the

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, receiving

from the

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and Doug Mientkiewicz from the

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in return. In a separate transaction, the Red Sox also traded AAA outfielder Henri Stanley to the

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for center fielder Dave Roberts. With valuable players like Cabrera, Mientkiewicz, and Roberts in the lineup, the club turned things around, winning twenty-two out of twenty-five games and going on to finish within three games of the Yankees in the AL East and qualifying for the playoffs as the AL Wild Card. The team played its home games at

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, before a regular season total attendance of 2,837,294 fans.

Game log

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(1–0) , , Zambrano (3–2) , , — , , 35,614 , , 14–6 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 21 , , April 29 , , Devil Rays , , 7–3 , , Lowe (3–1) , ,

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(8) , , 44,598 , , 15–7 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 23 , , May 1 , , @ Rangers , , 8–5 , , Benoit (1–0) , , Martínez (3–2) , ,

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(0–1) , , — , , 35,280 , , 18–11 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 30 , , May 8 , , Royals , , 9–1 , , Schilling (4–2) , , Gobble (1–1) , , — , , 34,929 , , 19–11 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 31 , , May 9 , , Royals , , 8–4 , , May (1–4) , , Lowe (3–3) , , — , , 34,589 , , 19–12 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 32 , , May 10 , , Indians , , 10–6 , , Durbin (3–3) , ,

(1–1) , , — , , 35,257 , , 19–13 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 33 , , May 11 , , Indians , , 5–3 , , Embree (1–0) , , Jiménez (0–2) , , Foulke (7) , , 35,401 , , 20–13 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 34 , , May 12 , , Indians , , 6–4 , ,

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Osuna Osuna () is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. , it has a population of c. 17,800. It is the location of the Andalusian Social Economy School. Among famous people associ ...

(1–1) , , Foulke (12) , , 35,205 , , 34–23 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 58 , , June 9 , ,

, , 8–1 , , Lawrence (8–3) , , Arroyo (2–4) , , — , , 35,064 , , 34–24 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 59 , , June 10 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Schilling (8–3) , , Valdez (5–3) , , — , , 35,068 , , 35–24 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 60 , , June 11 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Foulke (2–0) , ,

Martin Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austr ...

(0–1) , , — , , 35,173 , , 36–24 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 61 , , June 12 , ,

, , 14–5 , , Weaver (4–7) , ,

(4–5) , , — , , 34,671 , , 36–25 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 62 , , June 13 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Martínez (7–3) , , Nomo (3–7) , , Foulke (13) , , 35,068 , , 37–25 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 63 , , June 15 , , @ Rockies , , 6–3 , , Kennedy (5–4) , , Arroyo (2–5) , , Chacón (11) , , 40,489 , , 37–26 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 64 , , June 16 , , @ Rockies , , 7–6 , , Jennings (6–6) , , Schilling (8–4) , , Chacón (12) , , 39,319 , , 37–27 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 65 , , June 17 , , @ Rockies , , 11–0 , , Lowe (6–5) , ,

Cook Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * ...

(1–2) , , — , , 40,088 , , 38–27 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 66 , , June 18 , , @

Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

, , 14–9 , , Timlin (4–2) , , Williams (6–5) , , — , , 42,557 , , 39–27 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 67 , , June 19 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Herges (3–2) , , Embree (2–1) , , — , , 42,499 , , 39–28 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 68 , , June 20 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Schmidt (9–2) , , Arroyo (2–6) , , — , , 42,568 , , 39–29 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 69 , , June 22 , ,

, , 9–2 , , Schilling (9–4) , , Lohse (2–5) , , — , , 35,261 , , 40–29 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 70 , , June 23 , ,

, , 4–2 , ,

Silva Silva is a surname in Portuguese language, Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal and Brazil. It is derived from the Latin word , meaning "forest" or "woodland". It is the family name of the House of Silva. The name is also widespread i ...

(8–4) , , Lowe (6–6) , , Nathan (20) , , 35,233 , , 40–30 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 71 , , June 24 , ,

, , 4–3 (10) , , Balfour (2–0) , , Foulke (2–1) , , Nathan (21) , , 34,827 , , 40–31 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 72 , , June 25 , ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

, , 12–1 , , Martínez (8–3) , , Abbott (0–2) , , — , , 35,059 , , 41–31 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 73 , , June 26 , ,

, , 9–2 , , Madson (5–2) , , Arroyo (2–7) , , — , , 34,712 , , 41–32 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 74 , , June 27 , ,

, , 12–3 , , Schilling (10–4) , , Myers (5–5) , , — , , 34,739 , , 42–32 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 75 , , June 29 , , @

, , 11–3 , , Vázquez (9–5) , , Lowe (6–7) , , — , , 55,231 , , 42–33 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 76 , , June 30 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Gordon (2–2) , , Timlin (4–3) , ,

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...

(29) , , 55,023 , , 42–34 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 77 , , July 1 , , @

, , 5–4 (13) , , Sturtze (3–0) , , Leskanic (0–4) , , — , , 55,265 , , 42–35 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 78 , , July 2 , , @ Braves , , 6–3 (12) , ,

Cruz Cruz is a surname of Iberian Peninsula, Iberian origin, first found in Castile (historical region), Castile, Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish Empire, Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portugu ...

(2–0) , , Martínez (2–1) , , — , , 42,231 , , 42–36 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 79 , , July 3 , , @ Braves , , 6–1 , , Schilling (11–4) , , Thomson (6–7) , , — , , 51,831 , , 43–36 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 80 , , July 4 , , @ Braves , , 10–4 , ,

Hampton Hampton may refer to: Places Australia *Hampton bioregion, an IBRA biogeographic region in Western Australia *Hampton, New South Wales *Hampton, Queensland, a town in the Toowoomba Region * Hampton, Victoria Canada * Hampton, New Brunswick *Ha ...

(3–8) , , Lowe (6–8) , , — , , 41,414 , , 43–37 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 81 , , July 6 , ,

, , 11–0 , ,

(5–5) , , Zito (4–6) , , — , , 35,302 , , 44–37 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 82 , , July 7 , ,

, , 11–3 , , Martínez (9–3) , , Redman (6–6) , , — , , 35,012 , , 45–37 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 83 , , July 8 , ,

, , 8–7 (10) , , Leskanic (1–4) , , Lehr (0–1) , , — , , 35,144 , , 46–37 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 84 , , July 9 , , Rangers , , 7–0 , , Arroyo (3–7) , , Benoit (3–4) , , — , , 35,030 , , 47–37 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 85 , , July 10 , , Rangers , , 14–6 , , Lowe (7–8) , ,

Rogers Rogers may refer to: Places Canada *Rogers Pass (British Columbia) * Rogers Island (Nunavut) United States * Rogers, Arkansas, a city * Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement * Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated communit ...

(12–3) , , — , , 35,024 , , 48–37 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 86 , , July 11 , , Rangers , , 6–5 , , Shouse (2–0) , , Foulke (2–2) , ,

(27) , , 34,778 , , 48–38 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 87 , , July 15 , , @

, , 8–1 , , Washburn (10–4) , , Lowe (7–9) , , — , , 43,623 , , 48–39 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 88 , , July 16 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Martínez (10–3) , , Escobar (5–6) , , Foulke (14) , , 43,771 , , 49–39 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 89 , , July 17 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Colón (7–8) , ,

(5–6) , , — , , 43,746 , , 49–40 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 90 , , July 18 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Schilling (12–4) , ,

Lackey Lackey may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places * Lackey, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community * Lackey, Mississippi, United States, an unincorporated community * Lackey, Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Lackey Ridge, ...

(7–9) , , — , , 43,613 , , 50–40 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 19 , , @ Mariners , , 8–4 (11) , , Myers (4–1) , , Leskanic (1–5) , , — , , 42,898 , , 50–41 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 92 , , July 20 , , @ Mariners , , 9–7 , , Lowe (8–9) , , Piñeiro (5–11) , , Foulke (15) , , 46,024 , , 51–41 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 93 , , July 21 , ,

, , 10–5 , , Bédard (4–4) , , Martínez (10–4) , , — , , 35,023 , , 51–42 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 94 , , July 22 , ,

, , 8–3 , ,

(8–6) , , Alvarez (0–1) , , — , , 34,697 , , 51–43 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 95 , , July 22 , ,

, , 4–0 , ,

(6–6) , , Borkowski (1–2) , , — , , 35,370 , , 52–43 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 96 , , July 23 , ,

, , 8–7 , , Gordon (3–3) , , Foulke (2–3) , ,

(35) , , 34,933 , , 52–44 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 97 , , July 24 , ,

, , 11–10 , , Mendoza (1–0) , ,

(1–1) , , — , , 34,501 , , 53–44 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 98 , , July 25 , ,

, , 9–6 , , Lowe (9–9) , , Contreras (8–4) , , Foulke (16) , , 35,006 , , 54–44 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 99 , , July 26 , , @

, , 12–5 , , Martínez (11–4) , , Bédard (4–5) , , — , , 42,113 , , 55–44 , - style="background-color:#bbbbbb" , – , , July 27 , , @

, , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for October 2 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 100 , , July 28 , , @

, , 4–1 , , Borowski (2–2) , , Schilling (12–5) , , — , , 42,113 , , 55–45 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 101 , , July 30 , , @

, , 8–2 , , Arroyo (4–7) , , Lohse (4–8) , , — , , 34,263 , , 56–45 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 31 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Rincón (9–3) , , Embree (2–2) , , Nathan (29) , , 40,283 , , 56–46 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 103 , , August 1 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Santana (10–6) , , Timlin (4–4) , , Nathan (30) , , 38,751 , , 56–47 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 104 , , August 2 , , @ Devil Rays , , 6–3 (10) , ,

(7–6) , , Hendrickson (8–9) , , Foulke (17) , , 21,835 , , 57–47 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 105 , , August 3 , , @ Devil Rays , , 5–2 , , Schilling (13–5) , ,

(4–5) , , — , , 20,882 , , 58–47 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 106 , , August 4 , , @ Devil Rays , , 5–4 , ,

Harper Harper may refer to: Names * Harper (name), a surname and given name Places ;in Canada *Harper Islands, Nunavut *Harper, Prince Edward Island ;In the United States *Harper, former name of Costa Mesa, California in Orange County * Harper, Illi ...

(3–2) , , Arroyo (4–8) , ,

(23) , , 18,133 , , 58–48 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 107 , , August 6 , , @

Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

, , 4–3 , , Novoa (1–0) , , Lowe (9–10) , , Urbina (18) , , 40,674 , , 58–49 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 108 , , August 7 , , @

, , 7–4 , , Martínez (12–4) , , Bonderman (6–9) , , — , , 42,607 , , 59–49 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 109 , , August 8 , , @

, , 11–9 , ,

(8–6) , ,

Robertson Robertson may refer to: People * Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Robertson (given name) * Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan * Robertson, stage name of Belgian magician Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763–1837) Place ...

(9–7) , , Foulke (18) , , 40,098 , , 60–49 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 110 , , August 9 , , Devil Rays , , 8–3 , , Halama (6–5) , , Schilling (13–6) , , — , , 35,172 , , 60–50 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 111 , , August 10 , , Devil Rays , , 8–4 , , Arroyo (5–8) , , Sosa (3–1) , , — , , 35,191 , , 61–50 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 112 , , August 11 , , Devil Rays , , 14–4 , , Lowe (10–10) , , Brazelton (4–4) , , — , , 35,091 , , 62–50 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 113 , , August 12 , , Devil Rays , , 6–0 , , Martínez (13–4) , , Hendrickson (8–11) , , — , , 34,804 , , 63–50 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 13 , ,

White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

, , 8–7 , , Contreras (10–5) , ,

(8–7) , , Takatsu (11) , , 35,028 , , 63–51 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 115 , , August 14 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Schilling (14–6) , , Adkins (2–3) , , Foulke (19) , , 35,012 , , 64–51 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 116 , , August 15 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Buehrle (11–6) , , Arroyo (5–9) , , Takatsu (12) , , 34,405 , , 64–52 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 117 , , August 16 , , Blue Jays , , 8–4 , , Lowe (11–10) , ,

Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalent ...

(1–2) , , Foulke (20) , , 35,271 , , 65–52 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 118 , , August 17 , , Blue Jays , , 5–4 (10) , , Foulke (3–3) , , Frederick (0–2) , , — , , 35,105 , , 66–52 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 119 , , August 18 , , Blue Jays , , 6–4 , ,

(9–7) , , Batista (9–9) , , — , , 34,867 , , 67–52 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 120 , , August 20 , , @

, , 10–1 , , Schilling (15–6) , , Buehrle (11–7) , , — , , 38,720 , , 68–52 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 121 , , August 21 , , @

, , 10–7 , , Arroyo (6–9) , , Stewart (0–1) , , Foulke (21) , , 37,303 , , 69–52 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 122 , , August 22 , , @

, , 6–5 , , Leskanic (2–5) , , Marte (4–5) , , Foulke (22) , , 34,355 , , 70–52 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 123 , , August 23 , , @ Blue Jays , , 3–0 , , Lilly (9–8) , , Martínez (13–5) , , — , , 27,145 , , 70–53 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 124 , , August 24 , , @ Blue Jays , , 5–4 , ,

(10–7) , , Batista (9–10) , , Foulke (23) , , 22,217 , , 71–53 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 125 , , August 25 , , @ Blue Jays , , 11–5 , , Schilling (16–6) , ,

Towers A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specific ...

(9–5) , , — , , 22,479 , , 72–53 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 126 , , August 26 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Arroyo (7–9) , ,

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

(8–12) , , Foulke (24) , , 35,153 , , 73–53 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 127 , , August 27 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Lowe (12–10) , , Maroth (10–9) , , Leskanic (3) , , 35,018 , , 74–53 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 128 , , August 28 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Martínez (14–5) , , Bonderman (7–11) , , — , , 35,032 , , 75–53 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 129 , , August 29 , ,

, , 6–1 , ,

(11–7) , , Ledezma (3–2) , , — , , 34,268 , , 76–53 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 130 , , August 31 , ,

, , 10–7 , , Schilling (17–6) , ,

(11–11) , , Foulke (25) , , 35,040 , , 77–53 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 131 , , September 1 , ,

, , 12–7 , , Adams (5–4) , , Sele (8–2) , , — , , 35,076 , , 78–53 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 132 , , September 2 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Lowe (13–10) , , Colón (13–11) , , Foulke (26) , , 35,050 , , 79–53 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 133 , , September 3 , , Rangers , , 2–0 , , Martínez (15–5) , , Wasdin (2–3) , , Foulke (27) , , 35,151 , , 80–53 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 134 , , September 4 , , Rangers , , 8–6 , ,

Young Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American roc ...

(1–1) , ,

(11–8) , ,

(42) , , 34,670 , , 80–54 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 135 , , September 5 , , Rangers , , 6–5 , , Schilling (18–6) , , Drese (11–8) , , — , , 34,652 , , 81–54 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 136 , , September 6 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Arroyo (8–9) , , Zito (10–10) , , — , , 37,839 , , 82–54 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 137 , , September 7 , , @

, , 7–1 , , Lowe (14–10) , , Redman (10–11) , , — , , 29,659 , , 83–54 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 138 , , September 8 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Martínez (16–5) , , Hudson (11–5) , , Foulke (28) , , 39,575 , , 84–54 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 139 , , September 9 , , @ Mariners , , 7–1 , , Madritsch (4–2) , ,

(11–9) , , — , , 29,656 , , 84–55 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 140 , , September 10 , , @ Mariners , , 13–2 , , Schilling (19–6) , , Franklin (3–15) , , — , , 38,100 , , 85–55 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 141 , , September 11 , , @ Mariners , , 9–0 , , Arroyo (9–9) , , Moyer (6–11) , , — , , 44,401 , , 86–55 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 12 , , @ Mariners , , 2–0 , , Meche (5–6) , , Lowe (14–11) , , — , , 43,742 , , 86–56 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 14 , , Devil Rays , , 5–2 , , Kazmir (2–1) , , Martínez (16–6) , ,

(27) , , 35,118 , , 86–57 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 144 , , September 15 , , Devil Rays , , 8–6 , , Myers (5–1) , , Núñez (0–3) , , Foulke (29) , , 35,105 , , 87–57 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 145 , , September 16 , , Devil Rays , , 11–4 , , Schilling (20–6) , , Hendrickson (8–15) , , — , , 35,048 , , 88–57 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 146 , , September 17 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Timlin (5–4) , ,

(4–2) , , Foulke (30) , , 55,128 , , 89–57 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 18 , , @

, , 14–4 , ,

Lieber Lieber is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Clara Lieber (1902–1982), an American chemist * Charles M. Lieber (born 1959), professor of chemistry at Harvard University * Ernst Maria Lieber (1838–1902), German politician * F ...

(12–8) , , Lowe (14–12) , , — , , 55,153 , , 89–58 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 19 , , @

, , 11–1 , , Mussina (12–9) , , Martínez (16–7) , , — , , 55,142 , , 89–59 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 20 , ,

, , 10–6 , , Grimsley (5–6) , ,

(11–10) , , Julio (22) , , 34,758 , , 89–60 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 150 , , September 21 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Foulke (4–3) , ,

(3–6) , , — , , 35,083 , , 90–60 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 151 , , September 22 , ,

, , 7–6 (12) , , Leskanic (3–5) , , Bauer (1–1) , , — , , 35,103 , , 91–60 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 23 , ,

, , 9–7 , , Williams (2–0) , , Mendoza (1–1) , , — , , 35,026 , , 91–61 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 24 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Gordon (8–4) , , Martínez (16–8) , ,

(51) , , 35,022 , , 91–62 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 154 , , September 25 , ,

, , 12–5 , , Foulke (5–3) , , Quantrill (6–3) , , — , , 34,856 , , 92–62 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 155 , , September 26 , ,

, , 11–4 , , Schilling (21–6) , ,

Brown Brown is a color. It can be considered a composite color, but it is mainly a darker shade of orange. In the CMYK color model used in printing or painting, brown is usually made by combining the colors orange and black. In the RGB color model ...

(10–5) , , — , , 34,582 , , 93–62 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 156 , , September 27 , , @ Devil Rays , , 7–3 , , Arroyo (10–9) , , Sosa (4–7) , , — , , 17,602 , , 94–62 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 157 , , September 28 , , @ Devil Rays , , 10–8 (11) , , Mendoza (2–1) , ,

(4–4) , , Foulke (31) , , 20,116 , , 95–62 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 158 , , September 29 , , @ Devil Rays , , 9–4 , , Waechter (5–7) , , Martínez (16–9) , ,

(1) , , 21,274 , , 95–63 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 159 , , October 1 , , @

, , 8–3 , ,

(12–10) , ,

(14–9) , , — , , 39,086 , , 96–63 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 160 , , October 2 , , @

, , 7–5 , , Adams (6–4) , , Cabrera (12–8) , , Foulke (32) , , 48,540 , , 97–63 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 161 , , October 2 , , @

, , 7–5 , ,

(2–1) , , Grimsley (5–7) , , Leskanic (4) , , 47,320 , , 98–63 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 162 , , October 3 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Chen (2–1) , , Williamson (0–1) , ,

(3) , , 42,104 , , 98–64

Postseason game log

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 1 , , October 5 , , @

, , 9–3 , , Schilling (1–0) , , Washburn (0–1) , , — , ,

Angel Stadium of Anaheim Angel Stadium of Anaheim is a baseball stadium located in Anaheim, California. Since its opening in 1966, it has served as the home ballpark of the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB), and was also the home stadium to the Los Ange ...

, , 44,608 , , 1–0 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 2 , , October 6 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Martínez (1–0) , , Rodríguez (0–1) , , Foulke (1) , ,

, , 45,118 , , 2–0 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 3 , , October 8 , ,

, , 8–6 (10) , , Lowe (1–0) , , Rodríguez (0–2) , , — , ,

, , 35,547 , , 3–0 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#009900;color:white;" , colspan="11" , Red Sox win Series 3–0 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 1 , , October 12 , , @

, , 7–10 , , Mussina (1–0) , , Schilling (0–1) , ,

(1) , , Yankee Stadium (I) , , 56,135 , , 0–1 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 2 , , October 13 , , @

, , 1–3 , ,

(1–0) , , Martínez (0–1) , ,

(2) , , Yankee Stadium (I) , , 56,136 , , 0–2 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 3 , , October 16 , ,

, , 8–19 , , Vázquez (1–0) , , Mendoza (0–1) , , — , ,

, , 35,126 , , 0–3 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 4 , , October 17, ,

, , 6–4 (12) , , Leskanic (1–0) , , Quantrill (0–1) , , — , ,

, , 34,826 , , 1–3 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 5 , , October 18, ,

, , 5–4 (14) , ,

(1–0) , , Loaiza (0–1) , , — , ,

, , 35,120 , , 2–3 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 6 , , October 19 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Schilling (1–1) , ,

(1–1) , , Foulke (1) , , Yankee Stadium (I) , , 56,128 , , 3–3 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 7 , , October 20 , , @

, , 10–3 , , Lowe (1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , — , , Yankee Stadium (I) , , 56,129 , , 4–3 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#009900;color:white;" , colspan="11" , Red Sox win Series 4–3 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 1 , , October 23 , , Cardinals , , 11–9 , , Foulke (1–0) , , Tavárez (0–1) , , — , ,

, , 35,035 , , 1–0 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 2 , , October 24 , , Cardinals , , 6–2 , , Schilling (1–0) , , Morris (0–1) , , — , ,

, , 35,001 , , 2–0 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 3 , , October 26 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–1 , , Martínez (1–0) , , Suppan (0–1) , , — , ,

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, , 52,015 , , 3–0 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 4 , , October 27 , , @ Cardinals , , 3–0 , , Lowe (1–0) , ,

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(0–1) , , Foulke (1) , ,

, , 52,037 , , 4–0 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#009900;color:white;" , colspan="11" , Red Sox win World Series 4–0 , -

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Postseason

Division Series

Boston began the playoffs by sweeping the

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champion

. The Red Sox blew out the Angels 9–3 in Game 1, scoring 7 of those runs in the fourth inning. However, the Sox' 2003 off season prize pickup

suffered a torn

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when he was hit by a line drive. The injury was exacerbated when Schilling fielded a ball rolling down the first base line. The second game, pitched by

Pedro Martínez Pedro Jaime Martínez (born October 25, 1971) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to , for five teams—most notably the Boston Red Sox from to . At the time o ...

, stayed close until Boston scored four in the ninth to win 8–3. In game three, what looked to be a blowout turned out to be a nail-biter, as

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hit a grand slam off Mike Timlin in the top of the seventh inning to tie it at six. However,

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, who was noted for his clutch hitting, delivered in the 10th inning with a game winning two-run homer, off Jarrod Washburn, sailing over the

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. The Red Sox advanced to a rematch in the 2004 American League Championship Series against their bitter rivals, the

League Championship Series

Despite high hopes that the

would finally vanquish their nemesis from

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, the series started disastrously for them.

pitched with the torn

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in his right ankle he had suffered in Game 1 of the Division Series against

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, and was routed for six runs in three innings.

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starter

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had six perfect innings, and held an 8–0 lead. Despite the Sox' best effort to come back (they scored seven runs to make it 8–7), they ended up losing 10–7. In Game 2, already with his Yankees leading 1–0 for most of the game,

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hit a two-run home run to put the New York team up for good. The Sox were soon down three games to none after a 19–8 loss in Game 3 at home. In that game, the two clubs set the record for most

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in a League Championship Series game. At that point in the history of baseball, no team had come back to win from a 3–0 series deficit (only the 1998

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and 1999

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had ever gotten as far as a Game 6). In Game 4, the Red Sox found themselves facing elimination, trailing 4–3 in the ninth with Yankees closer

on the mound. After Rivera issued a walk to

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, Dave Roberts came on to pinch run and promptly stole second base, this being what many consider the turning point in the series. He then scored on an RBI single by Bill Mueller which sent the game to extra innings. The Red Sox went on to win the game on a two-run home run by

in the 12th inning. In Game 5, the Red Sox were again down late, this time by the score of 4–2, as a result of

Derek Jeter Derek Sanderson Jeter ( ; born June 26, 1974) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, businessman, and baseball executive. As a player, Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees ...

's bases-clearing triple. But the Sox struck back in the eighth, as Ortiz hit a homer over the

to bring the Sox within a run. Then

hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Dave Roberts, scoring the tying run. The game would go for 14 innings, capped off by many squandered Yankee opportunities (they were 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position). In the top of the 12th inning, the knuckleballing Tim Wakefield came in from the bullpen, without his customary "personal catcher",

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. Varitek, the starting catcher, had trouble with Wakefield's tricky knuckleballs in the 13th: he allowed three passed balls in the top of the 13th. The third and last of those gave the Yankees runners on second and third with two out. The Red Sox were spared, however, as

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struck out to end the inning. In the bottom of the 14th, Ortiz would again seal the win with a game-winning RBI single that brought home Damon. The game set the record for longest postseason game in terms of time (5 hours and 49 minutes) and for the longest American League Championship Series game (14 innings), though the former has since been broken. With the series returning to

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for Game 6, the improbable comeback continued, with Curt Schilling pitching on an ankle that had three sutures wrapped in a bloody white sock (red with a blood stain). Schilling struck out four, walked none, and only allowed one run over seven innings to lead the team to victory.

also helped in the effort as he hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning. Originally called a double, the umpires conferred and agreed that the ball had actually gone into the stands before falling back into the field of play. A key play came in the bottom of the eighth inning with Derek Jeter on first and Alex Rodríguez facing

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. Rodríguez hit a ground ball down the first base line. Arroyo fielded it and reached out to tag him as he raced down the line. Rodríguez slapped at the ball and it came loose, rolling down the line. Jeter scored and Rodríguez ended up on second. After conferring, however, the umpires called Rodríguez out on interference and returned Jeter to first base, the second time in the game they reversed a call. Yankees fans, upset with the calls, littered the field with debris. The umpires called police clad in riot gear to line the field in the top of the 9th inning. In the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees staged a rally and brought former Red Sox player Tony Clark, who had played well against the Red Sox since leaving the team, to the plate as the potential winning run. Closer

however, struck out Clark to end the game and force a Game 7. In this game, the Red Sox completed their historic comeback on the strength of

Derek Lowe Derek Christopher Lowe (born June 1, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. During his career, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland I ...

's one-hit, one-run pitching and

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's two home runs, including a grand slam in the second inning off the first pitch of reliever Javier Vázquez, and defeated the New York Yankees, 10–3. Ortiz, who had the game-winning RBIs in Games 4 and 5, was named ALCS Most Valuable Player.

, the

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, and the

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are three

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that feature best-of-seven games series in their playoffs. Coming back to win a seven-game series when down by three games has only been accomplished by four National Hockey League teams and only one Major League Baseball team in the history of the MLB, NBA, and NHL.
The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) came back from being down by three games to the

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to win the 1942 Stanley Cup.
The 1975 New York Islanders (NHL) did the same when they came back to beat the

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in the 1975

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Quarterfinals.
The

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(NHL), during their

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run to the

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, came back from three games down to defeat the

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to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
The

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,in the 2013–14 NHL Playoffs defeated the

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in the first round, on their way to winning the 2014 Stanley Cup. The Boston Red Sox are currently the only team in Major League Baseball history to overcome a three game deficit in either a league or a World Series championship.

2004 World Series

The Red Sox faced the

in the

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. The Cardinals had posted the best record in the major leagues that season, and had previously defeated the Red Sox in the and Series, with both series going seven games. The third time would be the charm, however, as the momentum and confidence Boston had built up in the ALCS would overwhelm St. Louis. The Red Sox began the Series with an 11–9 win, marked by

's game-winning home run off Pesky's Pole. He later on said that he "just did what he needed to do." It was the highest scoring World Series opening game ever (breaking the previous record set in ). The Red Sox would go on to win Game 2 in Boston (thanks to another sensational performance by the bloody-socked Schilling). The Red Sox won both these games despite making 4 errors in each game. In Game 3, Pedro Martínez shut out the Cardinals for seven innings. The Cardinals only made one real threat — in the third inning when they put runners on second and third with no outs. However, the Cardinals' rally was killed by pitcher

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's baserunning gaffe. With no outs, Suppan should have scored easily from third on a

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ground ball to second baseman Bellhorn, who was playing back, conceding the run. But as Bellhorn threw out Walker at first base, Suppan inexplicably froze after taking several steps toward home and was thrown out by Sox

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as he scrambled back to third. The double play was devastating for St. Louis. The Red Sox needed one more game to win their first championship since the

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. In Game Four the Red Sox did not allow a run, and the game ended as

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(who would become the 2005 Red Sox starting SS) hit the ball back to Keith Foulke. (This was the second time that Rentería had ended a Series, as he had won it for the Marlins seven years prior in the

1997 World Series The 1997 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1997 season. The 93rd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians and the National L ...

.) After Foulke lobbed the ball to Doug Mientkiewicz, the Sox had won their first World Championship in 86 years. The Sox held the Cardinals' offense (the best in the NL in 2004) to only three runs in the last three games, never trailing in the Series.

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was named World Series MVP. The Red Sox won Game Four of the series on October 27, eighteen years to the day from when they lost to the

in the

1986 World Series The 1986 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1986 season. The 83rd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion New York Mets and the Ameri ...

. In fact, it came 18 years to the day they lost their last World Series game, as they would sweep the 2004 series. The Red Sox performed well in the 2004 postseason. From the eighth inning of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Yankees (a tie) until the end of the World Series, the Sox played 60 innings, and never trailed at any point. This was only the fourth World Series ever played in which the losing team had never held a lead. Boston Red Sox George W

To add a final, surreal touch to the Red Sox championship title, on the night the Red Sox won, a

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colored the moon over

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to a deep red hue. The Red Sox won the title about eleven minutes before totality ended. Many Red Sox fans who were turned away due to no tickets for the game were allowed to watch the final inning from the confines of Busch Stadium after being let in free of charge. Fox commentator

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famously called the final out, saying: The Red Sox held a parade (or as Boston mayor

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put it, a "rolling rally") on Saturday, October 30, 2004. A crowd of more than three million people filled the streets of Boston to cheer as the team rode on the city's famous Duck Boats. The parade followed the same route the

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took following their victories in Super Bowls

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in 2002 and

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in February. Following their 2004 World Series win, the Red Sox replaced the dirt from the field as a "fresh start". They earned many accolades from sports media and throughout the nation for their incredible season. Pitcher

said that with the win, the chants of "1918!" would no longer echo at

again. The Patriots win in the Super Bowl meant the Red Sox World Series win made Boston the first city to have Super Bowl and World Series champions in the same year in 25 years, when the

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won Super Bowl XIII, followed by the

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winning the

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. The Patriots winning

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in the ensuing offseason made Boston the first city to have two Super Bowls and one World Series championship over a span of 12 months since Pittsburgh in 1979–1980. After the Bruins won the

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, which made Boston the first city to win championships in all four sports leagues in the new millennium,

Dan Shaughnessy Dan Shaughnessy (born July 20, 1953) is an American sports writer. He has covered the Boston Red Sox for '' The Boston Globe'' since 1981. In 2016, he was given the J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Hall of Fame. Shaughnessy is often refe ...

of ''

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'' ranked all seven championships by the Boston teams (the Patriots in the Super Bowls played in 2002, 2004 and 2005, the Red Sox in 2004 and , the Celtics in , and the Bruins in 2011) and picked the Red Sox win in 2004 as the greatest Boston sports championship during the ten-year span.

Awards and honors

–

Silver Slugger Award The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball. These voters ...

(DH) *

Manny Ramirez Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 seasons. He played with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, ...

–

(OF) * Kevin Youkilis – AL Rookie of the Month (May) ;

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, reserve 1B *

, starting LF *

, reserve P

Farm system

VSL team was also known as Ciudad Alianza.
Source:

References

External links

2004 Boston Red Sox season
at ''Baseball Almanac''
2004 Boston Red Sox season
at ESPN
2004 Boston Red Sox Draft Selections

Review of the 2004 Red Sox championship
MLB.com, 12/26/2021 {{DEFAULTSORT:2004 Boston Red Sox Season Boston Red Sox seasons American League champion seasons World Series champion seasons

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