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2004 Boston Red Sox season

The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was the 104th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Managed by Terry Francona, the Red Sox finished with a 98–64 record, three games behind the New York Yankees in the American League East. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card, swept the Anaheim Angels in the ALDS, and faced the Yankees in the ALCS for the second straight year. After losing the first three games 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 3–0 postseason deficit, defeating the Yankees in seven games. The Red Sox then swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, capturing their first championship since 1918.[1][2][3][4]

2004 Boston Red Sox
World Series champions
American League champions
American League Wild Card winners
Tim Wakefield (right) with the Commissioner's Trophy
Tim Wakefield (right) with the Commissioner's Trophy
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston
Record98–64 (.605)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersJohn W. Henry (New England Sports Ventures)
PresidentLarry Lucchino
General managerTheo Epstein
ManagerTerry Francona
TelevisionWSBK-TV
WBZ-TV
(Sean McDonough, Jerry Remy)
NESN
(Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy)
RadioWEEI
(Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione)
WROL
(Bill Kulik, Uri Berenguer, Juan Pedro Villamán)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The Red Sox had a strong offense in the regular season, leading the major leagues in runs scored (949), doubles (373), on-base percentage (.360), slugging percentage (.472), on-base plus slugging (.832), total bases (2,702), batting average on balls in play, and plate appearances.[5] They led all postseason teams in batting average and on-base percentage.[6]

Offseason

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A new manager

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Following the team's exit from the postseason by the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, Red Sox manager Grady Little was fired from his position on October 27, one business day after the 2003 World Series.[22] Little, who had a 188–136 record managing the Red Sox, received a $250,000 parting gift as well as $60,000 in performance bonuses.[23]

After a month of searching, the Red Sox hired former Philadelphia manager Terry Francona on December 4, 2003.[24] Other candidates for consideration included Anaheim bench coach Joe Maddon, Texas first base coach DeMarlo Hale, and Los Angeles third base coach Glenn Hoffman.[25] The Red Sox gave Francona a three-year deal with an option for a fourth.[26]

Terry Francona

Pre-season events

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During the 2003–04 off season, the Red Sox acquired an ace starting pitcher, Curt Schilling, as well as a closer, Keith Foulke.[27] Many visitors at their spring training at Fort Myers, Florida, 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.[28]

Curt Schilling

Spring training

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Red Sox Win Red Sox Loss Tie Game
2004 Boston Red Sox Spring Training Log
March
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
1March 4Minnesota Twins5─3Colter BeanKevin Tolar─1─0[29]
2March 6Minnesota Twins6─2Pete MunroColter Bean─1─1[30]
3March 7New York Yankees11─7Mariano RiveraJason Shiell─1─2[31]
4March 8Minnesota Twins9─4Edwin AlmonteKevin Tolar─2─2[32]
5March 8Philadelphia Phillies5─3Colter BeanBud Smith─3─2[32]
6March 9Cincinnati Reds3─2Ryan WagnerScott WilliamsonBrian Reith3─3[33]
7March 10St. Louis Cardinals4─3Jason ShiellJosh PearceAnastacio Martinez4─3[34]
8March 11Baltimore Orioles10─8Rodrigo LopezBronson ArroyoAaron Rakers4─4[35]
9March 12Los Angeles Dodgers5─1Tim WakefieldHideo Nomo─5─4[36]
10March 13Toronto Blue Jays7─1Derek LoweJosh Towers─6─4[37]
11March 14Baltimore Orioles5─2Mike TimlinSidney PonsonTim Hamulack7─4[38]
12March 16Cincinnati Reds5─4Danny GravesAnastacio Martinez─7─5[39]
13March 17Cleveland Indians3─1Curt SchillingGiovanni CarraraJason Shiell8─5[40]
14March 18Cleveland Indians10─9Rafael BetancourtAnastacio Martinez─8─6[41]
15March 19Pittsburgh Pirates11─8Pedro MartinezOliver PerezBobby Jones9─6[42]
16March 20Toronto Blue Jays9─4Tim WakefieldBrandon League─10─6[43]
17March 21Baltimore Orioles4─2Frank BrooksRodrigo LopezAnastacio Martinez11─6[44]
18March 22Los Angeles Dodgers3─2Odalis PerezCurt SchillingWhite11─7[45]
19March 23Tampa Bay Rays7─4Derek LoweDoug Waechter─12─7[46]
20March 24New York Yankees8─6Donovan OsborneTim WakefieldScott Proctor12─8[47]
21March 25Minnesota Twins12─7Seth GreisingerMike Timlin─12─9[48]
22March 26Pittsburgh Pirates5─1Bronson ArroyoMark Guthrie─13─9[49]
23March 27Philadelphia Phillies7─2Curt SchillingBrett Myers─14─9[50]
24March 28Florida Marlins4─0Brad PennyDerek LoweArmando Benitez14─10[51]
25March 29Baltimore Orioles8─3Tim WakefieldRick Bauer─15─10[52]
26March 30Toronto Blue Jays13─8Justin MillerPedro Martinez─15─11[53]
27March 31Pittsburgh Pirates8─8───15─11─1[54]
April
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
28April 1Minnesota Twins4─3Joe NelsonJ. C. Romero─16─11─1[55]
29April 2Atlanta Braves7─3Derek LoweMike Hampton─17─11─1[56]
30April 3Atlanta Braves5─0C. J. NitkowskiKeith Foulke─17─12─1[57]

The Red Sox also played exhibition games against Boston College and Northeastern University. The games were played as a doubleheader on March 5. The Red Sox defeated Boston College 9–3 and then defeated Northeastern University 7–0.[58][59]

Regular season records

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Season standings

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 10161 .623 — 57‍–‍24 44‍–‍37
Boston Red Sox 9864 .605 3 55‍–‍26 43‍–‍38
Baltimore Orioles 7884 .481 23 38‍–‍43 40‍–‍41
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7091 .435 30½ 41‍–‍39 29‍–‍52
Toronto Blue Jays 6794 .416 33½ 40‍–‍41 27‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

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2004 American League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2004
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Anaheim —6–34–55–44–57–27–05–45–410–913–76–19–104–57–11
Baltimore 3–6—10–92–43–36–06–34–55–140–77–211–85–211–85–13
Boston 5–49–10—4–23–46–14–22–411–88–15–414–54–514–59–9
Chicago 4–54–22–4—10–98–1113–69–103–42–77–24–26–33–48–10
Cleveland 5–43–34–39–10—9–1011–87–122–46–35–43–31–85–210–8
Detroit 2–70–61–611–810–9—8–117–124–34–55–43–34–54–29–9
Kansas City 0–73–62–46–138–1111–8—7–121–52–72–53–64–53–36–12
Minnesota 4–55–44–210–912–712–712–7—2–42–55–44–55–24–211–7
New York 4–514–58–114–34–23–45–14–2—7–26–315–45–412–710–8
Oakland 9–107–01–87–23–65–47–25–22–7—11–87–211–96–310–8
Seattle 7–132–74–52–74–54–55–24–53–68–11—2–57–122–79–9
Tampa Bay 1–68–115–142–43–33–36–35–44–152–75–2—2–79–915–3
Texas 10–92–55–43–68–15–45–42–54–59–1112–77–2—7–210–8
Toronto 5–48–115–144–32–52–43–32–47–123–67–29–92–7—8–10
Red Sox vs. National League
Team NL WestNL East
ARI COL LAD SDP SFG ATL PHI
Boston – 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1

Transactions

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Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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2004 Boston Red Sox roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

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Designated hitter

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Road to a championship

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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 Mariano Rivera. The game also featured a now infamous brawl between Yankee superstar Alex Rodriguez and Red Sox catcher and captain Jason Varitek.[112][113][114]

Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein 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 Chicago Cubs,[115] receiving Orlando Cabrera from the Montreal Expos and Doug Mientkiewicz from the Minnesota Twins in return. In a separate transaction, the Red Sox also traded Triple-A outfielder Henri Stanley to the Los Angeles Dodgers for center fielder Dave Roberts. With valuable players like Cabrera, Mientkiewicz, and Roberts in the lineup, the club turned things around, winning 22 out of 25 games and finishing three games behind the Yankees in the AL East and qualifying for the playoffs as the AL Wild Card.[116]

The team played its home games at Fenway Park, before a regular season total attendance of 2,837,304 fans.[117]

Game log

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2004 game log
April (15–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 4@ Orioles7–2Ponson (1–0)Martínez (0–1)Ryan (1)47,6830–1
2April 6@ Orioles4–1Schilling (1–0)DuBose (0–1)Foulke (1)35,3551–1
3April 7@ Orioles10–3Lowe (1–0)Ainsworth (0–1)—28,3732–1
4April 8@ Orioles3–2 (13)López (1–0)Jones—31,1212–2
5April 9Blue Jays10–5Speier (1–0)Timlin (0–1)—34,3372–3
6April 10Blue Jays4–1Martínez (1–1)Halladay (0–2)Foulke (2)35,3053–3
7April 11Blue Jays6–4 (12)Malaska (1–0)López (0–1)—34,2864–3
–April 13OriolesPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 31
–April 14OriolesPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 22
8April 15Orioles12–7 (11)Groom (1–0)Arroyo (0–1)—35,2714–4
9April 16Yankees6–2Wakefield (1–0)Vázquez (1–1)—35,1635–4
10April 17Yankees5–2Schilling (2–0)Mussina (1–3)—35,0236–4
11April 18Yankees7–3 (10)Quantrill (1–0)Lowe (1–1)—35,0116–5
12April 19Yankees5–4Timlin (1–1)Gordon (0–1)Foulke (3)35,0277–5
13April 20@ Blue Jays4–2Martínez (2–1)Halladay (1–3)Foulke (4)26,0108–5
14April 21@ Blue Jays4–2Wakefield (2–0)Lilly (0–2)Foulke (5)16,1639–5
15April 22@ Blue Jays7–3Adams (2–0)Schilling (2–1)—16,4809–6
16April 23@ Yankees11–2Lowe (2–1)Contreras (0–2)—55,00110–6
17April 24@ Yankees3–2 (12)Foulke (1–0)Quantrill (2–1)Timlin (1)55,19511–6
18April 25@ Yankees2–0Martínez (3–1)Vázquez (2–2)Williamson (1)55,33812–6
–April 27Devil RaysPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 29
19April 28Devil Rays6–0Schilling (3–1)Abbott (2–2)—35,12013–6
20April 29Devil Rays4–0Kim (1–0)Zambrano (3–2)—35,61414–6
21April 29Devil Rays7–3Lowe (3–1)Moss (0–1)—35,44115–6
–April 30@ RangersPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 1
May (16–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
22May 1@ Rangers4–3Ramirez (1–1)Malaska (1–1)Cordero (8)44,59815–7
23May 1@ Rangers8–5Benoit (1–0)Martínez (3–2)Cordero (9)44,59815–8
24May 2@ Rangers4–1Dickey (4–1)Wakefield (2–1)Cordero (10)31,53815–9
25May 3@ Indians4–3Westbrook (2–1)Schilling (3–2)Betancourt (1)16,28515–10
26May 4@ Indians7–6Davis (1–2)Lowe (3–2)Betancourt (2)16,07015–11
27May 5@ Indians9–5Arroyo (1–1)D'Amico (1–2)—17,37016–11
28May 6@ Indians5–2Martínez (4–2)Sabathia (1–1)Foulke (6)26,82517–11
29May 7Royals7–6Timlin (2–1)MacDougal (0–1)—35,28018–11
30May 8Royals9–1Schilling (4–2)Gobble (1–1)—34,92919–11
31May 9Royals8–4May (1–4)Lowe (3–3)—34,58919–12
32May 10Indians10–6Durbin (3–3)Kim (1–1)—35,25719–13
33May 11Indians5–3Embree (1–0)Jiménez (0–2)Foulke (7)35,40120–13
34May 12Indians6–4Lee (4–0)Wakefield (2–2)—35,37120–14
35May 13@ Blue Jays12–6Batista (1–3)Schilling (4–3)—20,87620–15
36May 14@ Blue Jays9–3 (10)Embree (2–0)Ligtenberg (1–1)—20,94821–15
37May 15@ Blue Jays4–0Arroyo (2–1)Hentgen (2–3)—36,84122–15
38May 16@ Blue Jays3–1Halladay (4–4)Martínez (4–3)Adams (2)31,61822–16
39May 18@ Devil Rays7–3Wakefield (3–2)Hendrickson (2–4)—12,83623–16
40May 19@ Devil Rays4–1Schilling (5–3)Bell (0–1)Foulke (8)13,96024–16
41May 20@ Devil Rays9–6Sosa (1–0)Lowe (3–4)Báez (5)12,40124–17
42May 21Blue Jays11–5Timlin (3–1)Nakamura (0–3)—35,28725–17
43May 22Blue Jays5–2Martínez (1–0)Ligtenberg (1–2)Foulke (9)35,19626–17
44May 23Blue Jays7–2Wakefield (4–2)Batista (2–4)—35,23927–17
45May 25Athletics12–2Schilling (6–3)Hudson (5–2)—35,23628–17
46May 26Athletics9–6Lowe (4–4)Redman (3–3)Foulke (10)34,93129–17
47May 27Athletics15–2Mulder (6–2)Arroyo (2–2)—35,43829–18
48May 28Mariners8–4Martínez (5–3)Piñeiro (1–6)—35,13430–18
49May 29Mariners5–4García (3–3)Wakefield (4–3)Guardado (9)35,25030–19
50May 30Mariners9–7 (12)Martínez (2–0)Putz (0–2)—35,04631–19
51May 31Orioles13–4López (4–2)Lowe (4–5)—35,46531–20
June (11–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
52June 1@ Angels7–6Gregg (2–0)Arroyo (2–3)Percival (13)43,28531–21
53June 2@ Angels10–7Ortiz (2–4)Timlin (3–2)Rodríguez (2)43,20531–22
54June 4@ Royals5–2Gobble (3–3)Wakefield (4–4)Affeldt (6)28,18231–23
55June 5@ Royals8–4Schilling (7–3)May (2–8)—29,96832–23
56June 6@ Royals5–3Lowe (5–5)Grimsley (3–2)Foulke (11)22,96433–23
57June 8Padres1–0Martínez (6–3)Osuna (1–1)Foulke (12)35,20534–23
58June 9Padres8–1Lawrence (8–3)Arroyo (2–4)—35,06434–24
59June 10Padres9–3Schilling (8–3)Valdez (5–3)—35,06835–24
60June 11Dodgers2–1Foulke (2–0)Martin (0–1)—35,17336–24
61June 12Dodgers14–5Weaver (4–7)Wakefield (4–5)—34,67136–25
62June 13Dodgers4–1Martínez (7–3)Nomo (3–7)Foulke (13)35,06837–25
63June 15@ Rockies6–3Kennedy (5–4)Arroyo (2–5)Chacón (11)40,48937–26
64June 16@ Rockies7–6Jennings (6–6)Schilling (8–4)Chacón (12)39,31937–27
65June 17@ Rockies11–0Lowe (6–5)Cook (1–2)—40,08838–27
66June 18@ Giants14–9Timlin (4–2)Williams (6–5)—42,55739–27
67June 19@ Giants6–4Herges (3–2)Embree (2–1)—42,49939–28
68June 20@ Giants4–0Schmidt (9–2)Arroyo (2–6)—42,56839–29
69June 22Twins9–2Schilling (9–4)Lohse (2–5)—35,26140–29
70June 23Twins4–2Silva (8–4)Lowe (6–6)Nathan (20)35,23340–30
71June 24Twins4–3 (10)Balfour (2–0)Foulke (2–1)Nathan (21)34,82740–31
72June 25Phillies12–1Martínez (8–3)Abbott (0–2)—35,05941–31
73June 26Phillies9–2Madson (5–2)Arroyo (2–7)—34,71241–32
74June 27Phillies12–3Schilling (10–4)Myers (5–5)—34,73942–32
75June 29@ Yankees11–3Vázquez (9–5)Lowe (6–7)—55,23142–33
76June 30@ Yankees4–2Gordon (2–2)Timlin (4–3)Rivera (29)55,02342–34
July (14–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
77July 1@ Yankees5–4 (13)Sturtze (3–0)Leskanic (0–4)—55,26542–35
78July 2@ Braves6–3 (12)Cruz (2–0)Martínez (2–1)—42,23142–36
79July 3@ Braves6–1Schilling (11–4)Thomson (6–7)—51,83143–36
80July 4@ Braves10–4Hampton (3–8)Lowe (6–8)—41,41443–37
81July 6Athletics11–0Wakefield (5–5)Zito (4–6)—35,30244–37
82July 7Athletics11–3Martínez (9–3)Redman (6–6)—35,01245–37
83July 8Athletics8–7 (10)Leskanic (1–4)Lehr (0–1)—35,14446–37
84July 9Rangers7–0Arroyo (3–7)Benoit (3–4)—35,03047–37
85July 10Rangers14–6Lowe (7–8)Rogers (12–3)—35,02448–37
86July 11Rangers6–5Shouse (2–0)Foulke (2–2)Cordero (27)34,77848–38
87July 15@ Angels8–1Washburn (10–4)Lowe (7–9)—43,62348–39
88July 16@ Angels4–2Martínez (10–3)Escobar (5–6)Foulke (14)43,77149–39
89July 17@ Angels8–3Colón (7–8)Wakefield (5–6)—43,74649–40
90July 18@ Angels6–2Schilling (12–4)Lackey (7–9)—43,61350–40
91July 19@ Mariners8–4 (11)Myers (4–1)Leskanic (1–5)—42,89850–41
92July 20@ Mariners9–7Lowe (8–9)Piñeiro (5–11)Foulke (15)46,02451–41
93July 21Orioles10–5Bédard (4–4)Martínez (10–4)—35,02351–42
94July 22Orioles8–3López (8–6)Alvarez (0–1)—34,69751–43
95July 22Orioles4–0Wakefield (6–6)Borkowski (1–2)—35,37052–43
96July 23Yankees8–7Gordon (3–3)Foulke (2–3)Rivera (35)34,93352–44
97July 24Yankees11–10Mendoza (1–0)Rivera (1–1)—34,50153–44
98July 25Yankees9–6Lowe (9–9)Contreras (8–4)Foulke (16)35,00654–44
99July 26@ Orioles12–5Martínez (11–4)Bédard (4–5)—42,11355–44
–July 27@ OriolesPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for October 2
100July 28@ Orioles4–1Borowski (2–2)Schilling (12–5)—42,11355–45
101July 30@ Twins8–2Arroyo (4–7)Lohse (4–8)—34,26356–45
102July 31@ Twins5–4Rincón (9–3)Embree (2–2)Nathan (29)40,28356–46
August (21–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
103August 1@ Twins4–3Santana (10–6)Timlin (4–4)Nathan (30)38,75156–47
104August 2@ Devil Rays6–3 (10)Wakefield (7–6)Hendrickson (8–9)Foulke (17)21,83557–47
105August 3@ Devil Rays5–2Schilling (13–5)Bell (4–5)—20,88258–47
106August 4@ Devil Rays5–4Harper (3–2)Arroyo (4–8)Báez (23)18,13358–48
107August 6@ Tigers4–3Novoa (1–0)Lowe (9–10)Urbina (18)40,67458–49
108August 7@ Tigers7–4Martínez (12–4)Bonderman (6–9)—42,60759–49
109August 8@ Tigers11–9Wakefield (8–6)Robertson (9–7)Foulke (18)40,09860–49
110August 9Devil Rays8–3Halama (6–5)Schilling (13–6)—35,17260–50
111August 10Devil Rays8–4Arroyo (5–8)Sosa (3–1)—35,19161–50
112August 11Devil Rays14–4Lowe (10–10)Brazelton (4–4)—35,09162–50
113August 12Devil Rays6–0Martínez (13–4)Hendrickson (8–11)—34,80463–50
114August 13White Sox8–7Contreras (10–5)Wakefield (8–7)Takatsu (11)35,02863–51
115August 14White Sox4–3Schilling (14–6)Adkins (2–3)Foulke (19)35,01264–51
116August 15White Sox5–4Buehrle (11–6)Arroyo (5–9)Takatsu (12)34,40564–52
117August 16Blue Jays8–4Lowe (11–10)Miller (1–2)Foulke (20)35,27165–52
118August 17Blue Jays5–4 (10)Foulke (3–3)Frederick (0–2)—35,10566–52
119August 18Blue Jays6–4Wakefield (9–7)Batista (9–9)—34,86767–52
120August 20@ White Sox10–1Schilling (15–6)Buehrle (11–7)—38,72068–52
121August 21@ White Sox10–7Arroyo (6–9)Stewart (0–1)Foulke (21)37,30369–52
122August 22@ White Sox6–5Leskanic (2–5)Marte (4–5)Foulke (22)34,35570–52
123August 23@ Blue Jays3–0Lilly (9–8)Martínez (13–5)—27,14570–53
124August 24@ Blue Jays5–4Wakefield (10–7)Batista (9–10)Foulke (23)22,21771–53
125August 25@ Blue Jays11–5Schilling (16–6)Towers (9–5)—22,47972–53
126August 26Tigers4–1Arroyo (7–9)Johnson (8–12)Foulke (24)35,15373–53
127August 27Tigers5–3Lowe (12–10)Maroth (10–9)Leskanic (3)35,01874–53
128August 28Tigers5–1Martínez (14–5)Bonderman (7–11)—35,03275–53
129August 29Tigers6–1Wakefield (11–7)Ledezma (3–2)—34,26876–53
130August 31Angels10–7Schilling (17–6)Lackey (11–11)Foulke (25)35,04077–53
September (18–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
131September 1Angels12–7Adams (5–4)Sele (8–2)—35,07678–53
132September 2Angels4–3Lowe (13–10)Colón (13–11)Foulke (26)35,05079–53
133September 3Rangers2–0Martínez (15–5)Wasdin (2–3)Foulke (27)35,15180–53
134September 4Rangers8–6Young (1–1)Wakefield (11–8)Cordero (42)34,67080–54
135September 5Rangers6–5Schilling (18–6)Drese (11–8)—34,65281–54
136September 6@ Athletics8–3Arroyo (8–9)Zito (10–10)—37,83982–54
137September 7@ Athletics7–1Lowe (14–10)Redman (10–11)—29,65983–54
138September 8@ Athletics8–3Martínez (16–5)Hudson (11–5)Foulke (28)39,57584–54
139September 9@ Mariners7–1Madritsch (4–2)Wakefield (11–9)—29,65684–55
140September 10@ Mariners13–2Schilling (19–6)Franklin (3–15)—38,10085–55
141September 11@ Mariners9–0Arroyo (9–9)Moyer (6–11)—44,40186–55
142September 12@ Mariners2–0Meche (5–6)Lowe (14–11)—43,74286–56
143September 14Devil Rays5–2Kazmir (2–1)Martínez (16–6)Báez (27)35,11886–57
144September 15Devil Rays8–6Myers (5–1)Núñez (0–3)Foulke (29)35,10587–57
145September 16Devil Rays11–4Schilling (20–6)Hendrickson (8–15)—35,04888–57
146September 17@ Yankees3–2Timlin (5–4)Rivera (4–2)Foulke (30)55,12889–57
147September 18@ Yankees14–4Lieber (12–8)Lowe (14–12)—55,15389–58
148September 19@ Yankees11–1Mussina (12–9)Martínez (16–7)—55,14289–59
149September 20Orioles10–6Grimsley (5–6)Wakefield (11–10)Julio (22)34,75889–60
150September 21Orioles3–2Foulke (4–3)Ryan (3–6)—35,08390–60
151September 22Orioles7–6 (12)Leskanic (3–5)Bauer (1–1)—35,10391–60
152September 23Orioles9–7Williams (2–0)Mendoza (1–1)—35,02691–61
153September 24Yankees6–4Gordon (8–4)Martínez (16–8)Rivera (51)35,02291–62
154September 25Yankees12–5Foulke (5–3)Quantrill (6–3)—34,85692–62
155September 26Yankees11–4Schilling (21–6)Brown (10–5)—34,58293–62
156September 27@ Devil Rays7–3Arroyo (10–9)Sosa (4–7)—17,60294–62
157September 28@ Devil Rays10–8 (11)Mendoza (2–1)Báez (4–4)Foulke (31)20,11695–62
158September 29@ Devil Rays9–4Waechter (5–7)Martínez (16–9)Miller (1)21,27495–63
October (3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
159October 1@ Orioles8–3Wakefield (12–10)López (14–9)—39,08696–63
160October 2@ Orioles7–5Adams (6–4)Cabrera (12–8)Foulke (32)48,54097–63
161October 2@ Orioles7–5Kim (2–1)Grimsley (5–7)Leskanic (4)47,32098–63
162October 3@ Orioles3–2Chen (2–1)Williamson (0–1)Ryan (3)42,10498–64

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Boston Red Sox 2004 Postseason Game Log (11–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesStreak
1October 5@ Angels9–3Schilling (1–0)Washburn (0–1)—Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,6081–0W1
2October 6@ Angels8–3Martínez (1–0)Rodríguez (0–1)Foulke (1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim45,1182–0W2
3October 8Angels8–6 (10)Lowe (1–0)Rodríguez (0–2)—Fenway Park35,5473–0W3
Red Sox win Series 3–0
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesStreak
1October 12@ Yankees7–10Mussina (1–0)Schilling (0–1)Rivera (1)Yankee Stadium (I)56,1350–1L1
2October 13@ Yankees1–3Lieber (1–0)Martínez (0–1)Rivera (2)Yankee Stadium (I)56,1360–2L2
3October 16Yankees8–19Vázquez (1–0)Mendoza (0–1)—Fenway Park35,1260–3L3
4October 17Yankees6–4 (12)Leskanic (1–0)Quantrill (0–1)—Fenway Park34,8261–3W1
5October 18Yankees5–4 (14)Wakefield (1–0)Loaiza (0–1)—Fenway Park35,1202–3W2
6October 19@ Yankees4–2Schilling (1–1)Lieber (1–1)Foulke (1)Yankee Stadium (I)56,1283–3W3
7October 20@ Yankees10–3Lowe (1–0)Brown (0–1)—Yankee Stadium (I)56,1294–3W4
Red Sox win Series 4–3
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesStreak
1October 23Cardinals11–9Foulke (1–0)Tavárez (0–1)—Fenway Park35,0351–0W1
2October 24Cardinals6–2Schilling (1–0)Morris (0–1)—Fenway Park35,0012–0W2
3October 26@ Cardinals4–1Martínez (1–0)Suppan (0–1)—Busch Stadium (II)52,0153–0W3
4October 27@ Cardinals3–0Lowe (1–0)Marquis (0–1)Foulke (1)Busch Stadium (II)52,0374–0W4
Red Sox win World Series 4–0

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; BB = Walks; R = Runs; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage

Pos Player G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB R AVG OBP SLG Ref
CJason Varitek137463137 30 11873 62 67.296 .390 .482 [118]
1BKevin Millar150508151 36 01874 57 74.297 .383 .474 [119]
2BMark Bellhorn138523138 37 31782 88 93.264 .373 .444 [120]
SSPokey Reese9624454 7 2329 17 32.221 .271 .303 [121]
3BBill Mueller110399113 27 11257 51 75.283 .365 .446 [122]
LFManny Ramirez152568175 44 043130 82 108.308 .397 .613 [123]
CFJohnny Damon150621189 35 62094 76 123.304 .380 .477 [124]
RFGabe Kapler13629079 14 1633 15 51.272 .311 .390 [125]
DHDavid Ortiz150582175 47 341139 75 94.301 .380 .603 [126]

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; BB = Walks; R = Runs; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage

Player G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB R AVG OBP SLG Ref
Orlando Cabrera5822867 19 1631 11 33.294 .320 .465 [127]
Kevin Youkilis7220854 11 0735 33 38.260 .367 .413 [128]
Doug Mirabelli5916045 12 0932 19 27.281 .368 .525 [129]
Nomar Garciaparra3815650 7 3521 8 24.321 .367 .500 [130]
David McCarty9115139 8 1417 14 24.258 .327 .404 [131]
Trot Nixon4814947 9 1623 15 24.315 .377 .510 [132]
Doug Mientkiewicz4910723 6 1110 10 13.215 .286 .318 [133]
Dave Roberts458622 10 0214 10 19.256 .330 .442 [134]
César Crespo527913 2 102 0 6.165 .165 .215 [135]
Brian Daubach307517 8 028 10 9.227 .326 .413 [136]
Ricky Gutiérrez214011 1 003 2 6.275 .310 .300 [137]
Ellis Burks11336 0 011 3 6.182 .270 .273 [138]
Andy Dominique7112 0 001 0 0.182 .182 .182 [139]
Adam Hyzdu17103 2 012 1 3.300 .364 .800 [140]
Sandy Martínez340 0 000 0 0.000 .000 .000 [141]
Earl Snyder141 0 000 0 0.250 .250 .250 [142]
Curt Schilling 32 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 [143]
Bronson Arroyo 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 [144]
Derek Lowe 33 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 [145]
Pedro Martinez 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 [146]
Tim Wakefield 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 [147]

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average

Player G GS IP H BB R ER SO W L SV ERA Ref
Curt Schilling32 32226+2⁄3 206 35 84 82203216 03.26 [148]
Pedro Martínez33 33217 193 61 99 94227169 03.90 [149]
Tim Wakefield32 30188+1⁄3 197 63 121 1021161210 04.87 [150]
Derek Lowe33 33182+2⁄3 224 71 138 1101051412 05.42 [151]
Bronson Arroyo32 29178+2⁄3 171 47 99 80142109 04.03 [152]

Other pitchers

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Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average

Player[153] G GS IP H BB R ER SO W L SV ERA Ref
Byung-hyun Kim7 317+1⁄3 17 7 15 12621 06.23 [154]
Pedro Astacio5 18+2⁄3 13 5 10 10600 010.38 [155]
Abe Alvarez1 15 8 5 5 5201 09.00 [156]

Relief pitchers

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Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average

Player G GS IP H BB R ER SO W L SV ERA Ref
Keith Foulke72 0 83 63 15 22 207953322.17 [157]
Mike Timlin76 0 76+1⁄3 75 19 35 35565414.13 [158]
Alan Embree71 0 52+1⁄3 49 11 28 24372204.13 [159]
Curtis Leskanic32 0 27+2⁄3 24 16 11 11223223.58 [160]
Scott Williamson28 0 28+2⁄3 11 18 6 4280111.26 [161]
Ramiro Mendoza27 0 30+2⁄3 25 7 12 12132103.52 [162]
Mike Myers25 0 15 16 6 7 791004.20 [163]
Lenny DiNardo22 0 27+2⁄3 34 12 17 13210004.23 [164]
Terry Adams19 0 27 35 6 19 18212006.00 [165]
Mark Malaska19 0 20 21 12 11 10121104.50 [166]
Anastacio Martínez11 0 10+2⁄3 13 6 10 1052108.44 [167]
Jimmy Anderson5 0 6 10 3 4 430006.00 [168]
Jaime Brown4 0 7+2⁄3 15 4 7 560005.87 [169]
Dave McCarty3 0 3+2⁄3 2 1 1 140002.45 [170]
Bobby Jones3 0 3+1⁄3 3 8 2 230105.40 [171]
Joe Nelson3 0 2+2⁄3 4 3 5 5500016.88 [172]
Phil Seibel2 0 3+2⁄3 0 5 0 010000.00 [173]
Frank Castillo2 0 1 1 1 0 000000.00 [174]

Postseason

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Division Series

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Boston began the playoffs by sweeping the AL West champion Anaheim Angels.[175] The Red Sox blew out the Angels 9–3 in Game 1, scoring 7 runs in the fourth inning. However, the Sox' 2003 offseason prize pickup Curt Schilling suffered a torn tendon 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, stayed close until Boston scored four in the ninth inning to win 8–3. In Game 3, what looked to be a blowout turned out to be a nail-biter, as Vladimir Guerrero hit a grand slam off Mike Timlin in the top of the seventh inning to tie it at six. However, David Ortiz, 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 Green Monster. The Red Sox advanced to a rematch in the 2004 American League Championship Series against their bitter rivals, the New York Yankees.

League Championship Series

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Despite high hopes that the Red Sox would finally vanquish their nemesis from the Bronx, the series started disastrously for them. Curt Schilling pitched with the torn tendon sheath in his right ankle he had suffered in Game 1 of the ALDS and was routed for six runs in three innings. Yankee starter Mike Mussina retired the first 19 Red Sox that came to the plate before Mark Bellhorn broke it up with a double with one out in the top of the seventh. 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, John Olerud 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 in Boston. In that game, the two clubs set the record for most runs scored 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 Atlanta Braves and 1999 New York Mets 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 Mariano Rivera on the mound. After Rivera issued a walk to Kevin Millar, Dave Roberts came on to pinch run and promptly stole second base, this being what many consider the turning point in the series.[176][177][178] He then scored on a Bill Mueller RBI single that sent the game to extra innings. The Red Sox went on to win the game on a two-run home run by David Ortiz in the 12th inning. In Game 5, the Red Sox were again down late, this time by the score of 4–2, after a Derek Jeter bases-clearing triple. But the Sox struck back in the eighth, as Ortiz hit a homer over the Green Monster to bring the Sox within a run. Then Jason Varitek hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Roberts, scoring the tying run. The game would go for 14 innings, capped off by many squandered Yankee opportunities, who were 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position. In the top of the 12th inning, knuckeballer Tim Wakefield came in from the bullpen, without his personal catcher, Doug Mirabelli. 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 Rubén Sierra 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 Johnny Damon. The game set the record for longest postseason game in terms of time (5 hours and 49 minutes) and for the longest ALCS game (14 innings), though the former has since been broken.

With the series returning to Yankee Stadium 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). He struck out four, walked none, and only allowed one run over seven innings to lead the team to victory. Mark Bellhorn 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 Rodriguez facing Bronson Arroyo. Rodriguez 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 Rodriguez ended up on second. After conferring, however, the umpires called Rodriguez 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 Keith Foulke 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's one-hit, one-run pitching and Johnny Damon'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 the Most Valuable Player of the series.

Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL) are three major American sports leagues with best-of-seven games playoff series . Coming back to win a seven-game series when down by three games had until this point only been accomplished by four NHL teams in the history of all three leagues:

The Red Sox became (and remain) the only team in MLB history to overcome a three-game deficit in the postseason.[179]

2004 World Series

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The Red Sox faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series. The Cardinals had posted the best record in the major leagues that season and had previously defeated the Red Sox in the 1946 and 1967 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 Mark Bellhorn'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 1932. 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, putting runners on second and third with no outs in the third inning. However, the Cardinals' rally was killed by pitcher Jeff Suppan's baserunning gaffe. With no outs, Suppan should have scored easily from third on a Larry Walker 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 first baseman David Ortiz 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 1918 World Series.

In Game Four, the Red Sox did not allow a run. The game ended as Édgar Rentería, who would become the 2005 Red Sox starting shortstop, hit the ball back to Keith Foulke. After Foulke lobbed the ball to Doug Mientkiewicz, the Sox had won their first World Championship in 86 years (this was the second time that Rentería had ended a Series, as he had won it for the Florida Marlins in the 1997 World Series). 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. Manny Ramírez was named World Series MVP. The Red Sox won Game Four of the series on October 27, 18 years to the day from when they lost to the New York Mets in the 1986 World Series, which was also the team's most recent World Series game loss.

The Red Sox performed well in the 2004 postseason. From the tied eighth inning of Game 5 of the ALCS against the Yankees 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, with the others being in 1963, 1966, and 1989.

The Boston Red Sox are honored at the White House by President George W. Bush following the side's winning the 2004 World Series.

To add a final, surreal touch to the Red Sox championship title, on the night the Red Sox won, a total lunar eclipse colored the moon over Busch Stadium to a deep red hue.[180] The Red Sox won the title about 11 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 inside Busch Stadium after being let in free of charge.

Fox commentator Joe Buck famously called the final out, saying:[181]

"Back to Foulke. Red Sox fans have longed to hear it: the Boston Red Sox are World Champions!"

The Red Sox held a parade (or as Boston mayor Thomas Menino put it, a "rolling rally") on Saturday, October 30. A crowd of more than three million people filled the streets of Boston to cheer as the team rode on the city's Duck Boats. The parade followed the same route the New England Patriots took following their victories in Super Bowls Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 and Super Bowl XXXVIII earlier in 2004.

Following their 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 season.

Pitcher Derek Lowe said that with the win, the chants of "1918!" would no longer echo at Yankee Stadium again.[182]

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 Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl XIII, followed by the Pirates winning the 1979 World Series.[183] The Patriots winning Super Bowl XXXIX 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.[183]

After the Bruins won the 2011 Stanley Cup Final, which made Boston the first city to win championships in all four sports leagues in the new millennium, Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe 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 2007, the Celtics in 2008, and the Bruins in 2011) and picked the Red Sox win in 2004 as the greatest Boston sports championship during the ten-year span.[184]

Awards and honors

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The entire team was awarded Sports Illustrated's 2004 Sportsman of the Year honors.[185]

All-Star Game

League Leaders

Farm system

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References

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