2004 World Series

100th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series November 2015 March 2026 2004 World Series logo.svg World 2004 Boston Red Sox (4) Terry Francona 98 64 y, GB: 3 St. Louis Cardinals (0) Tony La Russa 105 57 y, GA: 13 October 23–27 Fenway Park (Boston)Busch Stadium (II) (St. Louis) Manny Ramírez (Boston) Fox (United States)MLB International (International) Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Fox)Dave O'Brien and Rick Sutcliffe (MLB) ESPN WEEI (BOS) KMOX (STL) Jon Miller and Joe Morgan (ESPN)Joe Castiglione and Jerry Trupiano (WEEI)Mike Shannon and Wayne Hagin (KMOX) Ed Montague (crew chief), Dale Scott, Brian Gorman, Chuck Meriwether, Gerry Davis, Charlie Reliford Red Sox: Pedro MartínezDavid Ortiz Cardinals: Tony La Russa (manager) Scott Rolen Larry Walker Boston Red Sox over New York Yankees (4–3) St. Louis Cardinals over Houston Astros (4–3) The 2004 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2004 season. The 100th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals. The series was played from October 23 to 27, 2004, at Fenway Park and Busch Stadium (II).Shaughnessy 2005 212–214 The Red Sox swept the Cardinals in four games, earning their first title since 1918 and ending the Curse of the Bambino.O'Nan Stewart Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season King Stephen December 2, 2004 Thorndike Press 0-7862-7422-0 57243165Wisnia Saul Miracle at Fenway: The Inside Story of the Boston Red Sox 2004 Championship Season May 5, 2015 Griffin 978-1-250-06871-2 889523902Kepner Tyler 2004-10-28 Red Sox Erase 86 Years of Futility in 4 Games en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/28/sports/baseball/red-sox-erase-86-years-offutility-in-4-games.html 2022-08-28 0362-4331 May 2, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502132853/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/28/sports/baseball/red-sox-erase-86-years-offutility-in-4-games.html live Shaughnessy Dan 2004-10-28 YES!!! Boston.com https://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/28/yes/ 2022-08-28Molski Max October 13, 2021 Ranking the top 10 MLB postseason series of all time https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red-sox/ranking-top-10-mlb-postseason-series-all-time 2022-08-28 RSN en August 28, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220828134259/https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red-sox/ranking-top-10-mlb-postseason-series-all-time live The Cardinals earned their berth into the playoffs by winning the NL Central division title, and had the best win–loss record in the NL. The Red Sox won the AL wild card to earn theirs. The Cardinals reached the World Series by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-five NL Division Series and the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven NL Championship Series. The Red Sox defeated the Anaheim Angels in the AL Division Series. After trailing three games to none to the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series, the Red Sox came back to win the series, advancing to their first World Series since 1986. The Cardinals made their first appearance in the World Series since 1987. With the New England Patriots winning Super Bowl XXXVIII, the World Series victory made Boston the first city to have Super Bowl and World Series championship teams in the same year (2004) since Pittsburgh in 1979. The Red Sox became the third straight wild card team to win the World Series; the Anaheim Angels won in 2002 and the Florida Marlins won in 2003.https://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/how-many-mlb-wild-card-teams-have-won-the-world-series.html/?a=viewall How Many MLB Wild-Card Teams Have Won the World Series? October 20, 2014 August 26, 2017 The Cheat Sheet August 27, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170827053654/https://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/how-many-mlb-wild-card-teams-have-won-the-world-series.html/?a=viewall dead The Red Sox had home-field advantage in the World Series by virtue of the AL winning the 2004 All-Star Game. In game one, Mark Bellhorn helped the Red Sox win with a go-ahead home run in the 8th, while starter Curt Schilling led the team to a game two victory by pitching six innings and allowing just one run. The Red Sox won the first two games despite committing four errors in each. The Red Sox won game three, aided by seven shutout innings by Pedro Martínez. A leadoff home run by Johnny Damon in the first inning gave the Sox a lead they never relinquished in game four for the Red Sox to secure the series. The Cardinals did not lead in any of the games in the series; the sixth and eighth innings of the first game was the only time that the two teams were tied. Manny Ramírez was named the series' Most Valuable Player. The 2004 World Series was broadcast on Fox, and watched by an average of just under 25.5 million viewers. While not a particularly competitive series, the series is ranked as one of the most memorable World Series of all time, and one of the most iconic professional sports moments from the 2000s due to its historical significance for Boston.Depta Laura September 10, 2014 Top 20 Best Sports Moments of the 2000s https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2193794-top-20-best-sports-moments-of-the-2000s 2022-08-28 Bleacher Report en July 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220715133614/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2193794-top-20-best-sports-moments-of-the-2000s live Pucin Diane 2009-12-27 The best, and worst, of the 2000s https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-dec-27-la-sp-best-games-decade27-2009dec27-story.html 2022-08-28 Los Angeles Times en-US July 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220715133615/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-dec-27-la-sp-best-games-decade27-2009dec27-story.html live Knapel Robert October 20, 2011 Power Ranking the 25 Greatest World Series in MLB History https://bleacherreport.com/articles/903479-power-ranking-the-25-greatest-world-series-in-mlb-history 2022-08-28 Bleacher Report en August 28, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220828134259/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/903479-power-ranking-the-25-greatest-world-series-in-mlb-history live Miller Sam 2020-10-30 Ranking every World Series in MLB history https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29104085/ranking-every-world-series-mlb-history 2022-08-28 ESPN.com en March 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210320011645/https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29104085/ranking-every-world-series-mlb-history live The Red Sox and Cardinals faced each other again in the 2013 World Series, which the Red Sox also won, this time 4 games to 2. Route to the series 2004 Major League Baseball postseason Major_League_Baseball_rivalries#Boston_Red_Sox_vs._St._Louis_Cardinals Cardinals–Red Sox rivalry This was the ninth meeting between teams from Boston and St. Louis for a major professional sports championship. This previously happened in two World Series (1946, 1967), four NBA Finals (1957, 1958, 1960, 1961), Super Bowl XXXVI two years prior, and the 1970 Stanley Cup Final. It was also the third World Series between the Red Sox and Cardinals. The previous two meetings in 1946 and 1967 were both won by the Cardinals in seven games.https://sports.yahoo.com/boston-st-louis-meet-for-11-th-time-only-two-to-meet-in-nfl-mlb-nba-and-nhl-045852356.html Boston & St. Louis meet for 11th time, only two to meet in NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL finals Flores Jr. Johnny Yahoo Sports May 21, 2019 November 16, 2024 December 19, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241219154442/https://sports.yahoo.com/boston-st-louis-meet-for-11-th-time-only-two-to-meet-in-nfl-mlb-nba-and-nhl-045852356.html live Boston Red Sox 2004 Boston Red Sox season Curse of the Bambino The Red Sox had lost in the previous season's ALCS against the New York Yankees. The loss was mainly blamed on the decision by then-manager Grady Little to keep starting pitcher Pedro Martínez in the game in the 8th inning of Game 7. The Yankees won the game and series after Aaron Boone hit a walk-off home run off Tim Wakefield. Little was fired two weeks later.Shaughnessy 2005 14, 33–34, 169 thumb|right|upright|The Red Sox hired Terry Francona as their manager during the 2003–04 off-season. During the off-season, the Red Sox hired Terry Francona as their new manager.Golen Jimmy Red Sox hire Francona as manager USA Today December 4, 2003 https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/redsox/2003-12-03-francona_x.htm July 4, 2008 Associated Press June 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223013/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/redsox/2003-12-03-francona_x.htm live They also signed Keith Foulke as their closerFoulke signs three-year deal with Red Sox December 17, 2003 https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=1685414 July 4, 2008 Associated Press ESPN August 6, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170806062437/http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=1685414 live and traded for Curt Schilling as a starting pitcher.Red Sox sign Schilling BBC November 29, 2003 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/3248950.stm April 27, 2009 BBCSport.com June 3, 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20040603013119/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/3248950.stm live The Red Sox played two particularly notable games against the Yankees during the regular season. A game on July 1, in which they came back from a 3-run deficit to force extra innings, is best remembered for an incident in the 12th inning, when Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter made a catch on the run before hurling himself head-first into the stands. The Yankees won the game in the next inning to take an 8-game lead in the American League East.Shaughnessy 2005 131–132 In the 3rd inning of a game on July 24, Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo hit Yankees batter Alex Rodriguez with one of his pitches. As Rodriguez walked towards first base, he began shouting profanities at Arroyo. Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek positioned himself between the two players. After a brief argument, Varitek pushed his glove into Rodriguez' face, causing a bench-clearing brawl.Shaughnessy 2005 144–145 The Red Sox eventually won the game thanks to a home run by Bill Mueller in the 9th inning.Shaughnessy 2005 145–146 On July 31, the Red Sox traded shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to the Chicago Cubs after he had spent eight years with the team. They acquired shortstop Orlando Cabrera and first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz in this trade.No More Nomar; Red Sox ship Garciaparra to Cubs in blockbuster four-team deadline deal Sports Illustrated July 31, 2004 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/07/31/trade.deadline/ July 9, 2009 Associated Press dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070815085902/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/07/31/trade.deadline/ August 15, 2007 They won the wild card to earn a place in the post-season for the second year in a row.Hohler Bob Berth announcement-Red Sox clinch a spot in playoffs by beating Rays The Boston Globe September 28, 2004 http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/09/28/berth_announcement/ July 4, 2008 May 16, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516042122/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/09/28/berth_announcement/ dead In the divisional round of the playoffs, the Red Sox faced the second-seeded Anaheim Angels in a best-of-five series. They won Game 1 largely thanks to a 7-run 4th inning, and went on to sweep the series. In the 7th inning of Game 3, with the Red Sox leading by 4, Vladimir Guerrero tied the game for the Angels with a grand slam. However, David Ortiz won the series with a game-winning home run in the 10th.Browne Ian Sox answer Angels' 7th heaven MLB.com October 8, 2004 http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041008&content_id=887527&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos March 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20101209145652/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041008&content_id=887527&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos December 9, 2010 dead In the American League Championship Series, the Red Sox lost the first three games against the top-seeded New York Yankees, including a 19–8 drubbing in Game 3, and were trailing 4–3 in Game 4 when they began the 9th inning. Kevin Millar was walked by Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.Shaughnessy 2005 197–198 Dave Roberts then came into the game to pinch run for Millar and stole second base. Mueller then singled to enable him to tie the game. Another game-winning home run by Ortiz won the game 6–4 for the Red Sox in the 12th inning.Ortiz forces Game 5 with dramatic homer ESPN October 17, 2004 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241017102 https://web.archive.org/web/20041209012251/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241017102 dead December 9, 2004 July 7, 2008 Associated Press Ortiz' single in the 14th inning of Game 5 scored the winning run for the Red Sox, in what was, then, the longest post-season game in baseball history.Yankees' bullpen comes apart in 14th ESPN October 18, 2004 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241018102 https://web.archive.org/web/20120717145947/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241018102 dead July 17, 2012 July 7, 2008 Associated Press Despite having a dislocated ankle tendon, Schilling started Game 6 for the Red Sox.Shaughnessy 2005 204–205 He pitched for seven innings, and allowed just one run, during which time his sock became soaked in blood. In the eighth inning, Yankees third baseman Rodriguez slapped a ball out of pitcher Arroyo's hand, allowing the Yankees to score a run. However, after a discussion the umpires called Rodriguez out for interference and canceled the run. Fans then threw debris onto the field in protest and the game was stopped for ten minutes.Schilling sends Sox to Game 7 ESPN October 19, 2004 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241019110 https://web.archive.org/web/20130222231908/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241019110 dead February 22, 2013 July 7, 2008Caldwell Dave Umpires Huddled to Get 2 Disputed Calls Right in Game 6 The New York Times October 21, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/21/sports/baseball/21side.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&position= October 1, 2009 The Red Sox won the game 4–2 and became the first baseball team to ever force a Game 7 after having been down 3 games to none. A 10–3 win in Game 7 brought the Red Sox to the World Series for the first time in 18 years.Boston's blow out caps unequaled comeback ESPN October 20, 2004 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241020110 https://web.archive.org/web/20041030075131/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241020110 dead October 30, 2004 July 7, 2008 St. Louis Cardinals thumb|upright|right|alt=Baseball batter in a red hat, white top and white pants, standing on baseball field for the Cardinals.|Albert Pujols, seen here in 2007, hit 46 home runs, then a career-high. 2004 St. Louis Cardinals season Having failed to make the playoffs the season before, and with their division rivals (the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros) expected to be strong, the Cardinals were generally expected to finish 3rd in the National League Central.Cardinals history timeline Cardinals official website http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/history/timeline6.jsp July 7, 2008 June 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120609085704/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/history/timeline6.jsp dead Cardinals never seem to have full deck in postseason Sports Illustrated October 4, 2004 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/specials/postseason/2004/10/04/cardinals.cross.ap/ April 5, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121103133527/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/specials/postseason/2004/10/04/cardinals.cross.ap/ November 3, 2012 However, strong offensive seasons from Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen, and Jim Edmonds—during which they each hit more than 30 home runs and 100 runs batted in (RBI)—helped them to lead the league in runs scored.2004 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball reference.com https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2004.shtml July 7, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080623065310/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2004.shtml June 23, 2008 live They also allowed the fewest runs of any team in the league.2004 National League Team Statistics and Standings Baseball reference.com https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2004.shtml September 28, 2009 September 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180920045508/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2004.shtml live Four of their starters recorded at least 15 wins and closer Jason Isringhausen recorded a league-best 47 saves.2004 National League Pitching Leaders Baseball reference.com https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2004-pitching-leaders.shtml September 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091029194300/http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2004-pitching-leaders.shtml October 29, 2009 live They added outfielder Larry Walker in August and finished the regular season with the best win–loss record in the league at 105-57.Fallstrom R.B. Emotional Walker finally moving on USA Today August 6, 2004 https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/cardinals/2004-08-06-walker-trade_x.htm July 7, 2008 The top-seeded Cardinals faced the #3 seed Los Angeles Dodgers in the divisional round of the playoffs. Five home runs in Game 1 and no runs allowed by the bullpen in Game 2 helped the Cardinals to win the first two games.Leach Matthew Renteria's clutch bat lifts Cardinals MLB.com October 7, 2004 http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041007&content_id=887132&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl July 7, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20101209150418/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041007&content_id=887132&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl December 9, 2010 dead A complete game by Dodgers pitcher José Lima enabled the Dodgers to force a Game 4, during which a home run by Pujols won the series for the Cardinals.St Louis 6, Los Angeles 2 Sports Illustrated October 11, 2004 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/recaps/2004/10/10/9246_recap.html July 9, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080724222743/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/recaps/2004/10/10/9246_recap.html July 24, 2008 In the National League Championship Series, the Cardinals faced the #4 seed Houston Astros and won the first two games in St. Louis. However, the Astros tied the series in the next two games in Houston, before a combined one-hitter by Astros pitchers Brandon Backe and Brad Lidge gave them the series lead.Leach Matthew Cardinals fall on homer in ninth MLB.com October 18, 2004 http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041018&content_id=899470&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl July 7, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20101209145743/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041018&content_id=899470&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl December 9, 2010 dead An RBI single by Jeff Bagwell in the 9th inning of Game 6 tied the game and forced extra innings. In the 12th, Edmonds won the game for the Cardinals with a walk-off home run.St Louis 6, Houston 4 (12 Innings) Sports Illustrated October 20, 2004 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/recaps/2004/10/20/9263_recap.html July 9, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080723223628/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/recaps/2004/10/20/9263_recap.html July 23, 2008 Trailing in the sixth inning of Game 7, a game-tying RBI double by Albert Pujols followed by a Scott Rolen two-run home run and then an RBI single by Larry Walker in the 8th inning helped the Cardinals to a 5–2 win and their first World Series berth in 17 years.Leach Matthew Cards earn trip to World Series MLB.com October 21, 2004 http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041021&content_id=902331&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl July 7, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20101209144855/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041021&content_id=902331&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl December 9, 2010 dead By reaching the World Series with the Cardinals, Tony La Russa became the sixth manager to win pennants in both leagues.For La Russa, this is his first Series appearance since 1990, when he directed Oakland to its third in a row...La Russa is only the sixth skipper to take teams from both leagues to the Fall Classic. La Russa Keeping Options Open Powers John Boston Globe October 23, 2004 E7 This was after La Russa had managed the Oakland Athletics to three straight pennants between 1988 and 1990 and winning the 1989 World Series. He would attempt to join Sparky Anderson as the only men to have managed teams to World Series championships in both leagues.Sanders has that winning touch McCoy Hal Dayton Daily News October 24, 2004 C6 La Russa, though, did win a World Series in Oakland and is attempting to join Sparky Anderson (Cincinnati, Detroit) as the only manager to win a World Series in both leagues. He wore #10 in tribute to Anderson (who wore 10 while manager of the Cincinnati Reds) and to indicate he was trying to win the team's 10th championship.La Russa Gets Number He Wants https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102800905_pf.html October 29, 2006 Dave Sheinin Washington Post March 8, 2011 June 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110628232836/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102800905_pf.html livehttp://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061027&content_id=1725895&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cards secure 10th World Series title October 28, 2006 February 21, 2011 Matthew Leach St. Louis Cardinals MLB https://web.archive.org/web/20110209141555/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061027&content_id=1725895&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl February 9, 2011 dead mdy-all Series build-up The coming series was heavily discussed and analyzed by the American media. The Star-News of Wilmington, North Carolina, compared the Red Sox and Cardinals position by position and concluded that the Cardinals were stronger in eight positions, the Red Sox in four and both teams even in one. They predicted that the Cardinals would win the series in seven games.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VH8WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2x8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225,1807384&dq World Series Matchups October 23, 2004 February 1, 2010 February 24, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210224221730/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VH8WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2x8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225,1807384&dq live Andrew Haskett of E-Sports.com praised the two teams' starting pitchers but also said that the Cardinals "took a serious blow" when Chris Carpenter was forced out of the series due to an injury to his arm. He noted the teams' power hitters, especially the Red Sox's David Ortiz and the Cardinals' Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds. While he praised the Red Sox defense, he called the Cardinals "one of the best defensive teams to ever walk onto a baseball field". Ultimately he concluded that the series would be close and that the Red Sox would win it.http://www.e-sports.com/articles/72/1/A-preview-of-the-2004-World-Series----Boston-vs-St-Louis/Page1.html Andrew Haskett A preview of the 2004 World Series – Boston vs. St. Louis October 23, 2004 April 17, 2010 E-Sports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110710162101/http://www.e-sports.com/articles/72/1/A-preview-of-the-2004-World-Series----Boston-vs-St-Louis/Page1.html July 10, 2011 dead mdy-all John Donovan of Sports Illustrated noted the team's expected ascent to the championship, writing that they were "not supposed to be here". He called the series a "blast from the past" because both teams were very old franchises and had twice previously met in the World Series.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/john_donovan/10/22/worldseries.preview/ John Donovan Instant classic October 22, 2004 June 22, 2010 Sports Illustrated dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110604034511/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/john_donovan/10/22/worldseries.preview/ June 4, 2011 He wrote that the Red Sox had the edge in pitching and the Cardinals in defense and batting. He concluded that Schilling and Martinez would be the "key to [the] Series" and that the Red Sox would win in six games.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/john_donovan/10/22/redsox.cardinals/index.html John Donovan World Series preview: Cardinals-Red Sox October 22, 2004 June 22, 2010 Sports Illustrated dead https://web.archive.org/web/20041026000422/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/john_donovan/10/22/redsox.cardinals/index.html October 26, 2004 Jim Molony of MLB.com, said he expected the series to play out differently from the last time the two teams met in the World Series in 1967 because both team offenses had been some of the best in the league during the season, while pitching had been very dominant in 1967.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041022&content_id=903417&vkey=ds2004news&fext=.jsp&c_id=null Jim Molony Explosive lineups take center stage October 22, 2004 June 23, 2010 MLB.com live https://web.archive.org/web/20100320002240/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041022&content_id=903417&vkey=ds2004news&fext=.jsp&c_id=null March 20, 2010 Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe said that "Bally's in Las Vegas set the Red Sox as 8–5 favorites to win the Series" and that there was "some sentiment in St. Louis that the NL champions have been disrespected". but also that Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein "Did not want to dis[respect] the Cardinals".Red Sox Nation Set for Game 1; Boston Tries to Undo Years of Heartbreak October 23, 2004 Dan Shaughnessy Boston Globe A1 http://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/23/red_sox_nation_set_for_game_1/ July 29, 2011 November 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103195421/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/23/red_sox_nation_set_for_game_1/ live Shaughnessy also quoted Schilling as having said: "There's a lot of good players in that [visitors] clubhouse over there. This isn't the time for us to be thinking about history. If we get three wins and 26 outs into the fourth win, I'm pretty sure it will hit us." Before the series began, Shaughnessy wrote that although the Red Sox had beaten the Yankees, the series needed to be won, as it was the only way to end the Curse of the Bambino, which he had publicized based on the book of the same title in 1990,Shaughnessy 2005 8Shaughnessy 2005 185, 214Now wait just a minute: Series still must be won October 22, 2004 Dan Shaughnessy Boston Globe D17 and demeaning chants of "1918!" would no longer echo at Yankee Stadium.Red Sox Erase 86 Years of Futility in 4 Games October 28, 2004 Tyler Kepner The New York Times A1 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/28/sports/baseball/28series.html?pagewanted=print&position= March 8, 2011 September 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130915025435/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/28/sports/baseball/28series.html?pagewanted=print&position= live During the series, he wrote that people in New England were thinking about loved ones who had spent their entire lives hoping that they would see their Red Sox win a World Series.Major League Baseball on Fox: Game 4 of the 2004 World Series television Fox October 27, 2004Going National; This is bigger than all of us October 26, 2004 Dan Shaughnessy Boston Globe F1 http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/26/going_national?pg=full June 13, 2011 January 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120113065930/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/26/going_national?pg=full dead Both teams had lost in their previous World Series appearances in seven games. The Red Sox lost to the New York Mets in 1986, while the Cardinals lost in 1987 to the Minnesota Twins. The Cardinals and Red Sox had not won the World Series since 1982 and 1918 respectively. When the two teams had previously played each other in the 1946 and 1967 World Series, the Cardinals won both series in seven games.Shaughnessy 2005 213MLB World Series Winners ESPN https://www.espn.com/mlb/worldseries/history/winners July 10, 2009 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101122907/http://espn.go.com/mlb/worldseries/history/winners live Having won the All-Star Game, the AL had been awarded home-field advantage, which meant the Red Sox had the advantage at Fenway Park in four of the seven games in the series.Lopresti Mike American League extends All-Star dominance 9–4 USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/allstar/2004-07-13-all-star-game_x.htm July 14, 2004 July 10, 2009 March 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090326230033/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/allstar/2004-07-13-all-star-game_x.htm live Summary Boston 4–0 St. Louis Cardinals – 9, Boston Red Sox – 11 October 23 Fenway Park 4:00 35,035 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10230BOS2004.htm 2004 World Series Game 1 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox September 13, 2009 Retrosheet October 29, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211029181226/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10230BOS2004.htm live St. Louis Cardinals – 2, Boston Red Sox – 6 October 24 Fenway Park 3:20 35,001 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10240BOS2004.htm 2004 World Series Game 2 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox September 13, 2009 Retrosheet October 28, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211028024402/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10240BOS2004.htm live Boston Red Sox – 4, St. Louis Cardinals – 1 October 26 Busch Stadium (II) 2:58 52,015 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10260SLN2004.htm 2004 World Series Game 3 – Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals September 13, 2009 Retrosheet October 29, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211029175519/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10260SLN2004.htm live Boston Red Sox – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 0 October 27 Busch Stadium (II) 3:14 52,037 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10270SLN2004.htm 2004 World Series Game 4 – Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals September 13, 2009 Retrosheet October 29, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211029170007/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10270SLN2004.htm live Matchups thumb|David Ortiz hit a three-run home run, his fifth of the postseason, for the Red Sox in Game 1. Game 1 October 23, 2004 8:05pm (EDT) Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts St. Louis STL 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 9 11 1 Boston BOS 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 X 11 13 4 Keith Foulke (1–0) Julián Tavárez (0–1) Larry Walker (1) David Ortiz (1), Mark Bellhorn (1) 35,035 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10230BOS2004.htm 49 F C, Overcast Local band Dropkick Murphys performed "Tessie", and a moment of silence was observed to remember local student Victoria Snelgrove, who had been accidentally killed by police two days earlier as Sox fans had celebrated winning the American League pennant.Shaughnessy 2005 218Sox prevail in wild Series slugfest; Bellhorn's dramatic HR sparks 11–9 win October 24, 2004 Dan Shaughnessy Boston Globe A1 http://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/24/bellhorns_dramatic_hr_sparks_11_9_win/ July 29, 2011 November 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103195428/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/24/bellhorns_dramatic_hr_sparks_11_9_win/ live Steven Tyler, the lead singer of Aerosmith, another local band, performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski threw the ceremonial first pitch. Kelly Clarkson sang "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch. true #FFFFF0 center 25% right Down the right field line, into the corner it is fair! And a three-run home run, Ortiz has done it again! Joe Buck of Fox Sports, calling the fifth home run of the postseason by David Ortiz in Game 1. Tim Wakefield made his first start of the 2004 postseason for the Red Sox, becoming the first knuckleball pitcher to make a World Series start since 1948, while Woody Williams, who had won his previous two starts in the post-season, was the Cardinals' starting pitcher.https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=241023102 Red Sox 11, Cardinals 9 ESPN July 11, 2008 August 19, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170819231504/http://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=241023102 live In the bottom of the first inning, Williams gave up a lead-off double to Johnny Damon, and then hit Orlando Cabrera in the shoulder with one of his pitches. After Manny Ramírez flied out, Ortiz hit a three-run home run in his first-ever World Series at bat. Kevin Millar then scored by virtue of a single by Bill Mueller to put the Red Sox up 4–0.Antonen Mel https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/redsox/2004-10-25-ortiz-feature_x.htm Ortiz primed for Series success USA Today October 25, 2004 July 10, 2009 The Cardinals scored one run in the second on a sacrifice fly by Mike Matheny to score Jim Edmonds, then one in the third innings on a solo home run to right field by Walker. In the bottom of the third, the Red Sox scored three runs after seven consecutive batters reached base, giving them a five-run lead. Dan Haren came in from the Cardinals' bullpen to replace Williams during the inning.https://www.espn.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=241023102 Red Sox 11, Cardinals 9 play by play ESPN July 11, 2008 November 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181116061757/http://www.espn.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=241023102 live In the top of the fourth inning, Bronson Arroyo was brought in to replace Wakefield after he had walked four batters. Those walks, combined with a throwing error by Millar and a passed ball by Doug Mirabelli, allowed the Cardinals to reduce the lead to two runs. In the sixth inning, So Taguchi reached first on an infield hit and was allowed to advance to second when Arroyo threw the ball into the stands. Doubles by Édgar Rentería and Walker tied the game at seven. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Ramírez singled with two men on base, and a poor throw by Edmonds allowed Mark Bellhorn to score. Ortiz then hit a line drive that appeared to skip off the lip of the infield and hit Cardinals' second baseman Tony Womack with "considerable force".Schlegel John http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041023&content_id=903995&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Injury won't ground Womack MLB.com October 23, 2004 July 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20050205085400/http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/stl/news/stl_news.jsp?ymd=20041023&content_id=903995&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp February 5, 2005 dead Womack immediately grabbed his clavicle as a second Red Sox run scored. He was attended to once play had ended and replaced by Marlon Anderson. A precautionary X-ray revealed that there was no damage. In the top of the eighth inning, with one out and two men on base, Red Sox closer Keith Foulke came in to pitch. Rentería singled towards Ramírez in left field, who unintentionally kicked the ball away, allowing Jason Marquis to score. Walker also hit the ball towards Ramírez in the next at bat. Ramírez slid in an attempt to try to catch the ball, but tripped and deflected the ball for his second error in two plays, and the fourth Red Sox error in the game. Roger Cedeño scored on the play to tie the game at nine.Bloom Barry M. http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041024&content_id=904072&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos Sox have crazy 8th, cut Cards MLB.com October 24, 2004 July 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20050209023527/http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/bos/news/bos_news.jsp?ymd=20041024&content_id=904072&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp February 9, 2005 dead In the bottom of the eighth inning, however, Jason Varitek reached on an error, and Bellhorn then hit a home run off the right field foul pole, also known as Pesky's Pole, for his third home run in as many games to give the Red Sox a two-run lead.Footer Alyson http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041024&content_id=904130&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos Bellhorn helps Sox ring up victory MLB.com October 24, 2004 July 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20050209023531/http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/bos/news/bos_news.jsp?ymd=20041024&content_id=904130&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp February 9, 2005 dead In the ninth inning, Foulke struck out Cedeño to win the game for the Red Sox 11–9. With a total of 20 runs, it was the highest-scoring opening game of a World Series ever. With four RBI, Ortiz also tied a franchise record for RBI in a World Series game.Shaughnessy 2005 218–219 Walker, making his World Series debut in Game 1, collected four hits in five at bats with a home run and two doubles.Finley Bill https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/24/sports/baseball/walker-is-dangerous-when-others-give-way.html Walker is dangerous when others give way The New York Times October 24, 2004 February 11, 2017 April 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220423031944/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/24/sports/baseball/walker-is-dangerous-when-others-give-way.html live His four-hit outing tied a Cardinals World Series record, becoming the seventh overall and first to do so since Lou Brock in 1967, also against Boston.https://www.mlb.com/player/larry-walker-123833 Larry Walker stats, fantasy & news (Career biography) MLB.com May 13, 2017 October 4, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181004110832/http://m.mlb.com/player/123833/larry-walker live alt=Boston pitcher, in black hat, navy blue top and grey pants, delivering a practice pitch for the Red Sox the day before a game. Nearly empty bleachers are visible behind him.|thumb|Curt Schilling pitched six innings of one-run ball and was credited with the win in Game 2. Game 2 October 24, 2004 8:10pm (EDT) Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts St. Louis STL 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 Boston BOS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 6 8 4 Curt Schilling (1–0) Matt Morris (0–1) 35,001 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10240BOS2004.htm 48 F C, Overcast Boston native James Taylor performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Game 2 and singer Donna Summer, also a Boston native, performed "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by the surviving three members of the famous Red Sox quartet that had faced the Cardinals in 1946: Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky (Ted Williams had died two years earlier).Footer Alyson http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041024&content_id=904576&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos Going to Fenway Park in my mind MLB.com October 24, 2004 July 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20050203024852/http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20041024&content_id=904576&vkey=ds2004news&fext=.jsp February 3, 2005 dead Despite having a torn tendon in his right ankle, similar to Game 6 of the ALCS against the Yankees, Schilling started Game 2 for the Red Sox. Schilling had four stitches in the ankle the day before, causing him "considerable discomfort".Bloom Barry M. http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041024&content_id=904453&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos Schilling guts one out in Game 2 MLB.com October 25, 2004 July 12, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20050204013652/http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20041024&content_id=904453&vkey=ds2004news&fext=.jsp February 4, 2005 dead He was not sure on the morning of Game 2 if he would be able to play, but after one of the stitches was removed, he was treated with antibiotics and was able to pitch. Morris started for the Cardinals on three days' rest (one day fewer than is orthodox rest for a starting pitcher).http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/previews/2004/10/24/9272_preview.html St. Louis at Boston 8:00 pm EDT World Series Boston leads, 1–0 Sports Illustrated October 24, 2004 July 9, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20041027000446/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/previews/2004/10/24/9272_preview.html October 27, 2004 In the first inning, Albert Pujols doubled with two out, and Scott Rolen hit a line drive towards Mueller, who caught it to end the inning. Morris walked Ramírez and Ortiz in the bottom of the inning. Varitek then tripled to center field to give the Red Sox a 2–0 lead.https://www.espn.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=241024102 Red Sox 6, Cardinals 2 ESPN July 12, 2008 November 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181116060903/http://www.espn.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=241024102 live In the fourth inning, Pujols doubled again and was able to score on an error by Mueller. The Red Sox also scored in the bottom of the inning when Bellhorn doubled to center with two runners on base, to give them a three-run lead. Cal Eldred came in to relieve Morris in the fifth inning, after he had walked the leadoff hitter, having already given up four runs in the previous four innings. Mueller committed his World Series record-tying third error of the game, in the sixth inning;Jenkins Lee https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/25/sports/baseball/in-game-2-its-bloopers-the-sequel.html?pagewanted=all Baseball; In Game 2, It's Bloopers: The Sequel The New York Times October 25, 2004 February 27, 2009 July 27, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180727131440/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/25/sports/baseball/in-game-2-its-bloopers-the-sequel.html?pagewanted=all live however, the Cardinals failed to capitalize. In the bottom of the inning, Trot Nixon led off with a single to center, and two more singles by Johnny Damon and Orlando Cabrera enabled two more runs to score to make it 6–1. After six innings of allowing no earned runs – which gave him a total of 13 innings against the Yankees and Cardinals with only one earned run allowed on a torn ankle tendon – Schilling made way for Alan Embree, who pitched a scoreless seventh. Mike Timlin replaced Embree in the eighth, in which a sacrifice fly by Scott Rolen reduced the Red Sox lead to four. Keith Foulke then came in to strike out Jim Edmonds to end the inning and also pitched the ninth to end the game. For the second game in a row, the Red Sox won despite committing four fielding errors. With the win, Schilling became only the fifth pitcher to ever win a World Series game with a team from both leagues, having previously done it with National League teams, the Philadelphia Phillies in 1993, and the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001. He later donated the bloody sock he wore during the game to the Baseball Hall of Fame museum.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/redsox/2005-02-11-schilling-sock-hall-of-fame_x.htm Schilling's famous sock heads to Hall of Fame USA Today February 11, 2005 July 12, 2008 June 2, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070602104312/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/redsox/2005-02-11-schilling-sock-hall-of-fame_x.htm live Much of the blame for the Cardinals' losses in the first two games was directed at the fact that Rolen, Edmonds and Reggie Sanders, three of the Cardinals' best batters, had combined for one hit in 22 at-bats.Footer Alyson http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041025&content_id=904816&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Heart of Cards' order missing (This article incorrectly states that Rolen, Edmonds and Sanders had three hits. See the following two references for confirmation of the correct stats). MLB.com October 25, 2004 July 12, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20050204171943/http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/stl/news/stl_news.jsp?ymd=20041025&content_id=904816&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp February 4, 2005 deadhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200410230.shtml 2004 World Series Game 1 Baseball reference.com July 21, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625173255/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200410230.shtml June 25, 2009 livehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200410240.shtml 2004 World Series Game 2 Baseball reference.com July 21, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090624012502/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200410240.shtml June 24, 2009 live thumb|Pedro Martínez, in his first World Series start, pitched seven innings of scoreless ball and won Game 3 for the Red Sox. Game 3 October 26, 2004 7:30pm (CDT) Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri Boston BOS 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 St. Louis STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 Pedro Martínez (1–0) Jeff Suppan (0–1) Manny Ramírez (1) Larry Walker (2) 52,015 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10260SLN2004.htm 66 F C, Overcast Seattle Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martínez was presented with the 2004 Roberto Clemente Award, having announced his retirement one month before. Kelley Steve Edgar Martinez receives Clemente Award The Seattle Times http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2002073865_edgar27.html October 27, 2004 July 17, 2008 January 14, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090114081610/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2002073865_edgar27.html live The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by arguably the Cardinals' best-ever position player, Stan Musial, and caught by arguably their best-ever pitcher, Bob Gibson. "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Bless America" were sung by country music singer Martina McBride and singer–songwriter Amy Grant respectively. During the game, a sign for the fast-food restaurant Taco Bell that measured 12 x 12 ft m and read "Free Taco Here", was hung approximately 420 ft m from home plate, over the left-center field bullpen. Taco Bell promised that, if the sign was hit by a home run ball, they would give a free "Crunchy Beef Taco" to everyone in the United States. Footer Alyson Game 3 brings out Cards greats MLB.com http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041026&content_id=905850&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl October 27, 2004 July 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20050207071736/http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20041026&content_id=905850&vkey=ds2004news&fext=.jsp February 7, 2005 dead Will the World Series feed America? CNNMoney https://money.cnn.com/2004/10/25/news/fortune500/tacobell_baseball/ October 25, 2004 October 30, 2016 October 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161031085408/http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/25/news/fortune500/tacobell_baseball/ dead Once again, the Red Sox took the lead in the first inning when Ramírez hit a home run off former Red Sox pitcher Jeff Suppan. Pedro Martínez was the starting pitcher for the Red Sox, and in the bottom of the first inning, he allowed the Cardinals to load the bases with one out. Edmonds then hit a fly ball towards Ramírez in left field, who caught it on the run and threw to catcher Jason Varitek at home plate. Varitek tagged out Walker, who was attempting to score from third, ending the inning. Pedro leaves Cardinals running on empty ESPN http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241026124 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025005603/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241026124 dead October 25, 2012 October 26, 2004 July 17, 2008 In the bottom of the third inning, the Cardinals had two runners on base with no one out. Walker hit a ground ball towards first base, and Cardinals third base coach José Oquendo signalled to Suppan on third to run to home plate. However, halfway towards home, Suppan "suddenly stopped". Édgar Rentería, who had been running from second base towards third, was forced to return to second when he saw Suppan had stopped. After stepping on first base, David Ortiz began moving toward Suppan, who had turned back toward third, Ortiz threw to third baseman Mueller, who tagged Suppan out. After the next batter, Albert Pujols, grounded to Mueller, the inning ended. Trot Nixon extended the Red Sox lead to two in the top of the fourth, hitting a single to right field that scored Mueller, who had started the rally with a two-out double to left-center. Johnny Damon then led off the Red Sox's fifth inning with a double to right. Singles by Orlando Cabrera and Ramírez, to right and left respectively, scored Damon to make it 3–0. With two out, Mueller singled along the first base line, enabling Cabrera to score the Red Sox's fourth run. Suppan was replaced by Al Reyes, which meant none of the Cardinals three starting pitchers had finished five innings during the series. Mike Timlin relieved Martinez in the bottom of the eighth inning. He finished with six strikeouts, three hits allowed and retired the last 14 batters he faced. The Cardinals avoided a shutout when Walker hit a home run to center field off Foulke in the ninth inning, but Foulke retired the other three batters he faced in the inning to secure the win for the Red Sox 4–1.https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=241026124 Red Sox 4, Cardinals 1 ESPN October 26, 2004 March 3, 2011 November 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181116061836/http://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=241026124 live On the same day the Red Sox won Game 3, The Boston Globes Dan Shaughnessy wrote that, as this win brought the Red Sox on the verge of winning a World Series, he wondered how many people in New England were thinking about loved ones who had spent their entire lives rooting for the Red Sox and hoping that one day, they would see the Red Sox win a World Series. thumb|Johnny Damon hit the game and series-winning leadoff home run for the Red Sox in the first inning. Game 4 October 27, 2004 7:25pm (CDT) Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri Boston BOS 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 St. Louis STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Derek Lowe (1–0) Jason Marquis (0–1) Keith Foulke (1) Johnny Damon (1) 52,037 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B10270SLN2004.htm 61 F C, CloudyCountry music singer Gretchen Wilson, a lifelong Cardinals fan, performed "The Star-Spangled Banner". Footer Alyson http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041027&content_id=906687&vkey=ds2004news&fext=.jsp&c_id=null Stars align at Game 4 MLB.com October 27, 2004 August 9, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20050209030346/http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20041027&content_id=906687&vkey=ds2004news&fext=.jsp February 9, 2005 dead Creed lead singer Scott Stapp sang "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch. Barry Bonds and Manny Ramírez received the Hank Aaron Award for the National and American Leagues, respectively.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/columnist/serieswatch/2004-10-27-in-stlouis_x.htm Wednesday, Oct. 27 USA Today October 27, 2004 July 10, 2009 March 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090326220754/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/columnist/serieswatch/2004-10-27-in-stlouis_x.htm live Former Cardinals players Lou Brock and Red Schoendienst threw out ceremonial first pitches along with Rashima Manning, from the Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Clubs of America. A lunar eclipse was visible during the game – the first lunar eclipse to take place during a World Series game.Shaughnessy 2005 225–226YES!!!: Red Sox complete sweep, win first Series since 1918 October 28, 2004 Dan Shaughnessy The Boston Globe A1 http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/28/yes/ June 20, 2011 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173937/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/28/yes/ dead The game was also played on the 18th anniversary of Game 7 of the 1986 World Series, which the Red Sox had lost at Shea Stadium to the New York Mets, despite taking a 3–0 lead into the sixth inning. Damon hit a home run to right field in the first at-bat of the game on a 2–1 count to give the Red Sox the lead in the first inning for the fourth straight game; it proved to be the game-winning run. Ramírez singled in the third inning to give him a hit in 17 consecutive postseason games. Doubles to right by David Ortiz and to center by Trot Nixon, who narrowly missed a grand slam after swinging on a 3–0 count, scored two more runs for the Red Sox to give them a three-run lead.http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=241027124&full=null&date=null&refresh=null https://web.archive.org/web/20120111072952/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=241027124&full=null&date=null&refresh=null dead January 11, 2012 Red Sox 3, Cardinals 0 ESPN October 27, 2004 August 9, 2008 Cardinals starter Jason Marquis went six innings and allowed just the three runs. Marquis was the only Cardinal pitcher who went past five innings, but would be saddled with the loss with no run support. true #FFFFF0 center 25% right Back to Foulke, Red Sox fans have longed to hear it: The Boston Red Sox are World Champions! Joe Buck, calling the final play of Game 4. true #FFFFF0 center 25% right Swing and a ground ball stabbed by Foulke! He has it, he underhands to first – and the Boston Red Sox are the World Champions! For the first time in 86 years, the Red Sox have won baseball's world championship! Can you believe it? Joe Castiglione calling the final play of Game 4 for WEEI in Boston.WEEI Radio broadcast of Game 4, October 27, 2004 In the top of the eighth, Mueller led off with a single to right and Nixon followed with his third double of the game. Jason Isringhausen came in to pitch for the Cardinals with the bases loaded and nobody out, and was able to finish the inning without allowing a run to score. Kevin Millar pinch hit for the Red Sox starting pitcher Derek Lowe during this inning. Lowe pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits, and was the second Boston starter in as many days to pitch seven scoreless innings. It was the third straight game in which the Red Sox starting pitcher had not allowed an earned run. Red Sox closer Foulke came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth. Pujols led off the inning by hitting a single through Foulke's legs and into center field. After Foulke induced Rolen into a fly out and struck out Edmonds, Pujols took second base, but no stolen base due to fielder's indifference. Édgar Rentería then hit a ground ball that bounced back to Foulke on the mound. Foulke threw it underhand to Doug Mientkiewicz at first base to end the game, and the Red Sox drought.Shaughnessy 2005 3 The series win was the Red Sox's first title in 86 years. They were also the fourth team to win a World Series without trailing in any of the games in the series, and the seventh to win it having previously been three outs away from elimination. With the win, pitcher Lowe became the first pitcher to ever win three series-clinching games in a single postseason having also won Game 3 of the ALDS against the Angels and Game 7 of the ALCS against the Yankees.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/specials/postseason/2004/10/27/bc.bbo.worldseries.star.ap/index.html Derek does it Sports Illustrated October 28, 2004 September 5, 2009 Associated Press dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071222003001/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/specials/postseason/2004/10/27/bc.bbo.worldseries.star.ap/index.html December 22, 2007 Although the series was won in St. Louis, 3,000 Red Sox fans were present at the game, and many stayed after the final out to celebrate with the team, including going on the field when the team came back out of their dugout with the World Series trophy.Faith Rewarded – Part 8 https://web.archive.org/web/20160801180119/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oK6gr48i-A August 1, 2016 YouTube (produced by NESN) Ramírez, who was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the series, said afterwards "I don't believe in curses, I believe you make your own destination. " Kevin Millar said that it was important to finish off the Cardinals in four and not let it go to a fifth game given the team's history. The Cardinals offense struggled to find spark in the final three games. Pujols, Rolen, and Edmonds, the normally fearsome 3-4-5 hitters for the Cardinals, were six-for-45 with one RBI. The club batted .190 with a .562 OPS overall. Walker was one of very few exceptions, batting .357 with a 1.366 OPS. His two home runs accounted for the only two home runs hit by the entire Cardinals team.https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2004_WS.shtml#all_post_batting_STL 2004 World Series: Boston Red Sox over St. Louis Cardinals (4–0) Baseball-Reference.com April 8, 2017 April 21, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220421153455/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2004_WS.shtml#all_post_batting_STL live In the 2004 postseason, Walker scored 21 percent (14 of 68) of Cardinal runs. Composite line score 2004 World Series (4–0): Boston Red Sox (A.L.) beat St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.). Boston Red Sox 8 0 5 3 2 2 2 2 0 24 39 8 St. Louis Cardinals 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 3 1 12 24 1 174,088 43,522 $223,619.79 $163,378.53http://www.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20041130&content_id=917156&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb https://web.archive.org/web/20160211154527/http://www.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20041130&content_id=917156&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb dead February 11, 2016 2004 World Series shares announced November 30, 2004 July 15, 2009 MLB.com Series statistics Boston Red Sox Batting Note: GP=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting average; OBP=On base percentage; SLG=Slugging percentage PlayerGPABRH2B3BHRRBIBBAVGOBPSLGReferenceJason Varitek4132201021.154.267.308The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Jason Varitek https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jvarij0014212004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203092730/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jvarij0014212004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetDoug Mientkiewicz410000000.000.000.000The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Doug Mientkiewicz https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmiend0014172004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203093141/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmiend0014172004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetMark Bellhorn4103310145.300.563.700The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Mark Bellhorn https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jbellm0024132004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203093347/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jbellm0024132004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetBill Mueller4143620024.429.556.571The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Bill Mueller https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmuelb0014172004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203093543/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmuelb0014172004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetOrlando Cabrera4173410033.235.381.294The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Orlando Cabrera https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jcabro0014192004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203093757/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jcabro0014192004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetManny Ramirez4172700143.412.500.588The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Manny Ramirez https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jramim0024402004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20230423142859/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jramim0024402004.htm April 23, 2023 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetJohnny Damon4214621120.286.286.619The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Johnny Damon https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jdamoj0014232004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203094245/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jdamoj0014232004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetTrot Nixon4141530031.357.400.571The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Trot Nixon https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jnixot0014182004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20200215015804/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jnixot0014182004.htm February 15, 2020 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetDavid Ortiz4133410144.308.471.615The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for David Ortiz https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jortid0014262004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20230424131605/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jortid0014262004.htm April 24, 2023 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetKevin Millar482110002.125.364.250The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Kevin Millar https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmillk0054152004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203095023/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmillk0054152004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetDoug Mirabelli131100000.333.333.333The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Doug Mirabelli https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmirad0014182004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203095130/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmirad0014182004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetGabe Kapler420000000.000.000.000The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Gabe Kapler https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jkaplg0014172004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203095353/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jkaplg0014172004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetPokey Reese410000000.000.000.000The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Pokey Reese https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jreesp0014092004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203095801/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jreesp0014092004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetDerek Lowe120000000.000.000.000The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Derek Lowe https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jlowed0014272004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203092453/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jlowed0014272004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetPedro Martínez120000001.000.333.000The 2004 BOS A World Series Batting Splits for Pedro Martinez https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmartp0014272004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20190414044315/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmartp0014272004.htm April 14, 2019 February 3, 2024 Retrosheet Pitching 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 PlayerGGSIPHBBRERSOWLSVERAReferenceDerek Lowe117310041000.00The 2004 BOS A World Series Pitching Splits for Derek Lowe https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Llowed0014272004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203100000/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Llowed0014272004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetPedro Martínez117320061000.00The 2004 BOS A World Series Pitching Splits for Pedro Martinez https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lmartp0014272004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20190414044317/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lmartp0014272004.htm April 14, 2019 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetCurt Schilling116411041000.00The 2004 BOS A World Series Pitching Splits for Curt Schilling https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lschic0024312004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20230419003133/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lschic0024312004.htm April 19, 2023 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetKeith Foulke405411181011.80The 2004 BOS A World Series Pitching Splits for Keith Foulke https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lfoulk0014162004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203100504/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lfoulk0014162004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetTim Wakefield113 2 33555200012.27The 2004 BOS A World Series Pitching Splits for Tim Wakefield https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lwaket0014262004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203100712/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lwaket0014262004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetMike Timlin303212200006.00The 2004 BOS A World Series Pitching Splits for Mike Timlin https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Ltimlm0014332004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203100947/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Ltimlm0014332004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetBronson Arroyo202 2 3412240006.75The 2004 BOS A World Series Pitching Splits for Bronson Arroyo https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Larrob0014182004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20230422084204/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Larrob0014182004.htm April 22, 2023 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetAlan Embree301 2 3101040000.00The 2004 BOS A World Series Pitching Splits for Alan Embree https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lembra0014282004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203131008/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lembra0014282004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 Retrosheet Fielding Note: G=Games Played; INN=Innings Played; PO=Putouts; A=Assists; ERR=Errors; DP=Double Plays; TP=Triple Plays; PB=Passed Balls; SB=Stolen Bases Allowed; CS=Caught Stealing; PKO=Pickoffs; AVG=Fielding Average PlayerGINNPOAERRDPTPPBSBCSPKOAVGReferenceBronson Arroyo22 2 3001000000.000The 2004 BOS A World Series Fielding Splits for Bronson Arroyo https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Narrob0014182004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20230423003825/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Narrob0014182004.htm April 23, 2023 July 27, 2025 RetrosheetAlan Embree31 2 3000000100─The 2004 BOS A World Series Fielding Splits for Alan Embree https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Nembra0014282004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20250727212347/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Nembra0014282004.htm July 27, 2025 July 27, 2025 RetrosheetKeith Foulke450100000001.00The 2004 BOS A World Series Fielding Splits for Keith Foulke https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Nfoulk0014162004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20250727212748/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Nfoulk0014162004.htm July 27, 2025 July 27, 2025 Retrosheet St. Louis Cardinals Batting Note: GP=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting average; OBP=On base percentage; SLG=Slugging percentage PlayerGPABRH2B3BHRRBIBBAVGOBPSLGReferenceMike Matheny480200020.250.200.250The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Mike Matheny https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmathm0014172004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20241230192149/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmathm0014172004.htm December 30, 2024 December 30, 2024 RetrosheetAlbert Pujols4151520001.333.412.467The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Albert Pujols https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jpujoa0014302004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20230402210852/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jpujoa0014302004.htm April 2, 2023 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetTony Womack4111200001.182.250.182The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Tony Womack https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jwomat0014232004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203175014/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jwomat0014232004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetScott Rolen4150000011.000.059.000The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Scott Rolen https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jroles0014242004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203174808/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jroles0014242004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetÉdgar Rentería4152530012.333.412.533The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Edgar Renteria https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jrente0014292004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203174648/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jrente0014292004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetReggie Sanders491000004.000.308.000The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Reggie Sanders https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jsandr0024282004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203174407/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jsandr0024282004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetJim Edmonds4152100001.067.125.067The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Jim Edmonds https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jedmoj0014282004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203174110/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jedmoj0014282004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetLarry Walker4142520232.357.438.929The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Larry Walker https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jwalkl0014252004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203173638/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jwalkl0014252004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetMarlon Anderson460110000.167.167.333The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Marlon Anderson https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jandem0034152004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20230510122349/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jandem0034152004.htm May 10, 2023 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetJohn Mabry240000000.000.000.000The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for John Mabry https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmabrj0014212004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203172808/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmabrj0014212004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetRoger Cedeno341100000.250.250.250The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Roger Cedeno https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jceder0014142004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203172355/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jceder0014142004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetSo Taguchi241100010.000.000.000The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for So Taguchi https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jtagus0014092004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20230510235758/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jtagus0014092004.htm May 10, 2023 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetYadier Molina330000000.000.000.000The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Yadier Molina https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmoliy0014202004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203164131/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmoliy0014202004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetHéctor Luna110000000.000.000.000The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Hector Luna https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jlunah0014092004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203162703/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jlunah0014092004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetJason Marquis311000000.000.000.000The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Jason Marquis https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmarqj0014192004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203162216/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jmarqj0014192004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetJeff Suppan1101000001.0001.0001.000The 2004 STL N World Series Batting Splits for Jeff Suppan https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jsuppj0014212004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203162525/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Jsuppj0014212004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 Retrosheet Pitching 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 PlayerGGSIPHBBRERSOWLSVERAReferenceJason Marquis217673340103.86The 2004 STL N World Series Pitching Splits for Jason Marquis https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lmarqj0014192004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203130750/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lmarqj0014192004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetJeff Suppan114 2 3814440107.71The 2004 STL N World Series Pitching Splits for Jeff Suppan https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lsuppj0014212004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203123346/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lsuppj0014212004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetDan Haren204 2 3430020000.00The 2004 STL N World Series Pitching Splits for Dan Haren https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lhared0014162004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203123602/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lhared0014162004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetMatt Morris114 1 3444430108.31The 2004 STL N World Series Pitching Splits for Matt Morris https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lmorrm0014192004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203123952/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lmorrm0014192004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetRay King302 2 3110010000.00The 2004 STL N World Series Pitching Splits for Ray King https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lkingr0014132004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203124203/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lkingr0014132004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetWoody Williams112 1 38377100027.00The 2004 STL N World Series Pitching Splits for Woody Williams https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lwillw0014202004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203124453/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lwillw0014202004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetJason Isringhausen102110020000.00The 2004 STL N World Series Pitching Splits for Jason Isringhausen https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lisrij0014232004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203124614/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lisrij0014232004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetJulián Távarez202102110104.50The 2004 STL N World Series Pitching Splits for Julian Tavarez https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Ltavaj0014252004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203125120/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Ltavaj0014252004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetCal Eldred201 2 34022200010.80The 2004 STL N World Series Pitching Splits for Cal Eldred https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Leldrc0014152004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20230510111031/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Leldrc0014152004.htm May 10, 2023 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetKiko Calero201 1 32422000013.50The 2004 STL N World Series Pitching Splits for Kiko Calero https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lcalek0014082004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203125435/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lcalek0014082004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 RetrosheetAl Reyes201 1 3000000000.00The 2004 STL N World Series Pitching Splits for Alberto Reyes https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lreyea0014162004.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240203130302/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/Lreyea0014162004.htm February 3, 2024 February 3, 2024 Retrosheet Broadcasting The series was telecast by Fox, with play-by-play announcer Joe Buck (who was the Cardinals' local television announcer during the regular season) and former Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver as the color analyst. Jeanne Zelasko covered the pre-game build up to all four games and the presentation of the World Series trophy.Major League Baseball on Fox: Game 1 of the 2004 World Series television Fox October 23, 2004 An average of 23.1 million people watched Game 1. This was the highest television rating for the opening game of a World Series in five years and the highest average number of viewers since 1996. It was also the highest rated broadcast on any network in the past ten months.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/specials/postseason/2004/10/24/tv.ratings.ap/ Game 1 gets highest TV ratings since '99 Series October 24, 2004 June 28, 2009 Sports Illustrated dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121025013238/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/specials/postseason/2004/10/24/tv.ratings.ap/ October 25, 2012 The ratings for the first two games were also the highest average since 1996,http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2002072754_seriesnotes26.html World Series notebook: Boston may use Schilling again October 26, 2004 June 28, 2009 Web Citation.org (Originally from The Seattle Times) https://web.archive.org/web/20041205184017/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2002072754_seriesnotes26.html December 5, 2004 live mdy and the average for the first three games was the highest since 1999.http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7139891_ITM Fox scores in ratings game despite the one-sided Series. October 27, 2004 June 28, 2009 Access my library.com (Originally from St. Louis Post-Dispatch) https://www.webcitation.org/1248294131030118?url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7139891_ITM July 22, 2009 dead Dan Caesar mdy Game 3 had the highest average number of viewers with 24.4 million, since 1996 when 28.7 million watched the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. It was also the Fox network's highest rating for a Game 3 of a World Series ever.http://www.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20041027&content_id=906411&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb First 2004 World Series game in St. Louis dominates network TV competition October 27, 2004 June 28, 2009 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20170819191351/http://www.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20041027&content_id=906411&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb August 19, 2017 dead Game 4 posted an 18.2 national rating giving the series an overall average of 15.8. This was the highest average in five years, and the average number of viewers of 25.4 million was the highest since 1995. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/martzke/2004-10-28-martzke_x.htm Fox cleans up in Series ratings despite sweep Martzke Rudy October 28, 2004 June 28, 2009 USA Today March 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090326220707/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/martzke/2004-10-28-martzke_x.htm live ESPN Radio also broadcast the series nationally, with Jon Miller on play-by-play and Joe Morgan as analyst. In terms of local radio, Joe Castiglione and Jerry Trupiano called the series for WEEI in Boston while Mike Shannon and Wayne Hagin announced for KMOX in St. Louis. Game Rating Share Audience (in millions) 1http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2004/nov04/nov01/1_mon/news3monday.html Media Life Magazine November 1, 2004 Toni Fitzgerald Put a number on NBA's broadcast days (source input from Nielsen Media Research) June 28, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080605071222/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2004/nov04/nov01/1_mon/news3monday.html June 5, 2008 13.7 25 23.17 2 15.9 24 25.46 3http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2004/nov04/Nov08/3_wed/news4wednesday.html Media Life Magazine November 10, 2004 Diego Vasquez For CBS, a Monday fix for 'Raymond' (source input from Nielsen Media Research) June 28, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080405194859/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2004/nov04/Nov08/3_wed/news4wednesday.html April 5, 2008 15.7 24 24.42 4 18.2 28 28.84 Average 15.8 25.25 25.47 Aftermath With the win coming eight months after the New England Patriots victory in Super Bowl XXXVIII, the event made Boston the first city to have a Super Bowl and World Series winner in the same year since Pittsburgh in 1979. A number of players from both teams won awards for their performances during the season. Manny Ramírez won the Hank Aaron Award and, along with Albert Pujols, a Silver Slugger Award, while Gold Glove awards were won by Mike Matheny, Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/y2004/index.jsp 2004 MLB Awards Major League Baseball January 16, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119201517/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/y2004/index.jsp January 19, 2010 live The American sports magazine Sports Illustrated honored the Red Sox with their Sportsman of the Year award a month later, making them the first professional team to ever win the award. For pitcher Curt Schilling, it was the second time he had won the award, having shared it with then-Arizona Diamondbacks teammate Randy Johnson in 2001.Red Sox named 'Sports Illustrated' Sportsmen of the Year USA Today November 29, 2004 https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/redsox/2004-11-29-si-sportsmen-of-year_x.htm?csp=34 May 3, 2009 Associated Press This World Series win by the Red Sox continued a history of Boston teams beating St. Louis teams to win championships. Previously, in Super Bowl XXXVI, the New England Patriots had upset the St. Louis Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf" to win their first Super Bowl and herald a dynasty led by Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, the Boston Bruins had swept the St. Louis Blues in the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals (with Game 4 being remembered for Bobby Orr's Cup-winning overtime goal that sent him flying), and the Boston Celtics (as led by Bill Russell) met the St. Louis Hawks four times from 1957 to 1961 for the NBA championship and won three times, which included the first in a dynasty in 1957.Shaughnessy 2005 212–213 With championship showdowns between teams from Boston and St. Louis seen in Major League Baseball, the NFL, NBA and NHL, it is the only showdown between teams from two specific locations, that has been seen in each of these four leagues.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/595101438/Curse-86d-Red-Sox-end-86-years-of-frustration-futility-with-clean-sweep-of-Cardinals.html Curse 86'd! October 28, 2004 Ben Walker Associated Press March 8, 2011 March 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150307001209/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/595101438/Curse-86d-Red-Sox-end-86-years-of-frustration-futility-with-clean-sweep-of-Cardinals.html dead St. Louis would finally end Boston's dominance against them when the St. Louis Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals. Game 4 is the last World Series game to take place in what is known as a multi-purpose stadium, ending the cookie-cutter era of MLB stadiums from the 1960s-1970s.McCarriston Shanna A look at historic MLB and NFL multi-purpose stadiums as they are set to become a thing of the past https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/a-look-at-historic-mlb-and-nfl-multi-purpose-stadiums-as-they-are-set-to-become-a-thing-of-the-past/ CBSSports.com 27 June 2025 en 14 December 2019 April 8, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250408182759/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/a-look-at-historic-mlb-and-nfl-multi-purpose-stadiums-as-they-are-set-to-become-a-thing-of-the-past/ live Red Sox The Red Sox's win in the World Series ended the "Curse of the Bambino", which supposedly had afflicted the team ever since the team sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919.John Shea Ain't no mistake: Red Sox up 2–0 San Francisco Chronicle October 25, 2004 https://www.sfgate.com/sports/shea/article/2004-WORLD-SERIES-Ain-t-no-mistake-Red-Sox-up-2679300.php March 2, 2009 March 19, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050319224636/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/10/25/SPGB49FNSM1.DTL liveRed Sox beat the curse The Daily Telegraph London October 29, 2004 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2389139/Red-Sox-beat-the-curse.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2389139/Red-Sox-beat-the-curse.html January 12, 2022 subscription live March 2, 2009 Pitcher Derek Lowe and other players said that the team would no longer hear "1918!" at Yankee Stadium ever again.Curry Jack Kiss That Curse Goodbye The New York Times October 28, 2004 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/28/sports/baseball/not-a-work-of-art-but-red-sox-finish-their-masterpiece.html?pagewanted=print Jack Curry March 8, 2011 July 27, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180727121005/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/28/sports/baseball/not-a-work-of-art-but-red-sox-finish-their-masterpiece.html?pagewanted=print liveAt Last! No More '1918' Chants October 28, 2004 Michael Morrissey New York Post 87 Kevin Millar said to all Red Sox fans: "We wanted to do it so bad for the city of Boston. To win a World Series with this on our chests, it hasn't been done since 1918. So rip up those '1918!' posters right now." Members of previous Red Sox teams who had fallen short immediately acclaimed the 2004 team, including Pesky – who had been the shortstop responsible for a fatal checking error that had allowed the Cardinals' Enos Slaughter to complete his "Mad Dash" to score the winning run in Game 7 at the old Sportsman's Park in 1946. Pesky watched the game from the visiting clubhouse and was immediately embraced by Millar, Wakefield, Schilling and others as a living representative of those previous teams as he joined the celebrations. It also added to the recent success of Boston-area teams, following the Patriots wins in Super Bowls XXXVI and XXXVIII. With the Patriots having won Super Bowl XXXVIII the previous February, the Red Sox winning the World Series marked the first time since 1979 that the same city had a Super Bowl and World Series winner in the same year – the last city to accomplish the feat had been Pittsburgh, when the Steelers and Pirates had won Super Bowl XIII and the World Series respectively.Leonard Shapiro Patriots Grab Share of NFL History Washington Post February 7, 2005 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3727-2005Feb6.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nfl/20002001/sanfrancisco49ers A1 October 30, 2016 October 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161031030810/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3727-2005Feb6.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nfl/20002001/sanfrancisco49ers live The city gained seven championships in the next decade in the four major North American sports leagues (MLB, the NFL, the NBA and the NHL), including one in each league after the Patriots won two more Super Bowls, the Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and the Bruins won the Stanley Cup in 2011. Following the Bruins winning the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy ranked all seven championships and chose the Red Sox' 2004 World Series win as the greatest Boston sports championship during the ten-year span.http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-17/sports/29670955_1_red-sox-piece-of-championship-hardware-greatest-comeback How great is this? June 17, 2011 Dan Shaughnessy The Boston Globe C1 June 29, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093142/http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-17/sports/29670955_1_red-sox-piece-of-championship-hardware-greatest-comeback April 6, 2012 Red Sox manager Terry Francona became the third manager in four years to win a World Series in his first year as manager, following Bob Brenly of the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks and Jack McKeon of the 2003 Florida Marlins.2004 World Series Major League Baseball Productions 2004 DVD Massachusetts US Senator, Boston resident and future Secretary of State John Kerry, who had been named Democratic presidential nominee in Boston that summer, wore a Red Sox cap the day after the series ended. He also said that the Red Sox had "[come] back against all odds and showed America what heart is". His Republican opponent, incumbent President George W. Bush,Shaughnessy 2005 53 made a phone call from the White House to congratulate the team's owner John W. Henry, president Larry Lucchino and manager Terry Francona.Kerry and Bush bask in Red Sox win Mary Dalrymple Associated Press Salt Lake Deseret News October 29, 2004 A8 The team also visited Bush at the White House the following March, where he gave a speech honoring their presence, in which he asked "what took [them] so long?"Gordon Edes Bush honors world champions Boston Globe March 3, 2005 C3 Gordon Edes A future Presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, at the time Massachusetts Governor, ceremonially helped remove the Reverse Curve road sign on Storrow Drive that had been famously spray-painted to read "Reverse the Curse" as a further marking of the end of the Curse.https://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/10/31/curse_sign_comes_down____and_traffic_backs_up/ Curse sign comes down – and traffic backs up Mac Daniel October 31, 2004 Boston Globe The day after the Red Sox win, the Boston Globe more than doubled its daily press run, from 500,000 to 1.2 million copies, with the headline, "YES!!!" right across the front page.Shaughnessy 2005 5 thumb|left|240px|alt=Group of men on a raised platform. One holds a sign that reads "JETER is playing GOLF today" and "THIS IS BETTER!"|Ramírez at the victory parade, with a sign that one of the spectators handed him. The Red Sox held their World Series victory parade on the following Saturday, October 30. The team was transported around on 17 duck boats equipped with loudspeakers so the players could talk to the spectators. Due to large interest in the parade, it was lengthened by officials the day before to include the Charles River, so that fans could watch from the Boston and Cambridge river banks. The parade did not however, include a staged rally. The parade began at 10 a.m. local time at Fenway Park, turned east onto Boylston Street, then west onto Tremont Street and Storrow Drive before entering the river. One of the lanes on Massachusetts Avenue had to be closed to accommodate members of the media filming the parade as it passed under the Harvard Bridge.Thank you; Millions Turn Out to Salute Red Sox for a Season to Remember Brian MacQuarrie The Boston Globe October 31, 2004 A1 Ramírez was handed a sign by one of the spectators part of the way through the parade, which read, "Jeter is playing golf today. This is better!"Shaughnessy 2005 233 He held on to this sign for the rest of the parade, in a similar way to what Tug McGraw said after the Philadelphia Phillies won the 1980 World Series.For once, we take a bite out of the Big Apple December 15, 2010 Frank Fitzpatrick Philadelphia Inquirer C3http://www.villagevoice.com/content/printVersion/187108/ Curses! October 26, 2004 Allen Barra Village Voice Allen Barra March 8, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120114111300/http://www.villagevoice.com/content/printVersion/187108/ January 14, 2012 Over three million people were estimated to have attended the parade, making it the largest gathering ever in the city of Boston.Shaughnessy 2005 12, 230 thumb|right|250px|alt=Group of about thirty men wearing suits in front of a white building|The Boston Red Sox were honored at the White House by President George W. Bush following their 2004 World Series victory. The Red Sox were presented with their World Series rings on April 11, 2005, at a ceremony before the team's first home game of the 2005 season. Former Red Sox players Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Carl Yastrzemski were all present, as were the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra. During the ceremony, five red pennants were first unfurled at the top of the Green Monster, showing the years of each of the Red Sox' previous World Series wins. A much larger banner was unfurled that covered the entire wall and read "2004 World Series Champions". James Taylor, himself a Boston native and a Red Sox fan, performed "America the Beautiful", and 19 members of the United States Army and Marine Corps who had fought in the Iraq War walked onto the field. Moments of silence were held to honor the deaths of Pope John Paul II, who had died nine days earlier, and former Red Sox relief pitcher, Dick Radatz. The rings were handed out by the team's owner, John W. Henry. Former Red Sox players Lowe and Dave Roberts, who had joined the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres respectively during the off-season, were also present to collect their rings. Mike Petraglia Red-letter day for World Series champs MLB.com April 11, 2005 http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050411&content_id=1012195&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos February 18, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110607011307/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050411&content_id=1012195&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos June 7, 2011 mdy-all The ceremony, which lasted around an hour, ended with stars from other Boston sports teams, including the Celtics' Bill Russell, the Bruins' Bobby Orr and the Patriots' Tedy Bruschi and Richard Seymour, throwing ceremonial first pitches. Kevin Paul Dupont Ceremony had the right ring Boston Globe April 12, 2005 http://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/04/12/ceremony_had_the_right_ring/ February 18, 2009 November 19, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081119000233/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/04/12/ceremony_had_the_right_ring live The presence of Bruschi and Seymour made evident the recent success of Boston-area teams. The day after the Red Sox won the Series, Shaughnessy and the rest of the news media said of the Red Sox home opener: "The team in the third-base dugout? The New York Yankees, Sweet." In a sign of respect, the Red Sox rivals came to the top step of the visitors dugout and gave the Red Sox a standing ovation.http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050411&content_id=1012094&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy April 11, 2005 Yankees take in Red Sox celebration Mark Feinsand MLB.com October 23, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120114170816/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050411&content_id=1012094&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy January 14, 2012 mdy-all The Fenway Park crowd burst into cheers when Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera was introduced, breaking from the tradition of fans booing opposing players, due to him having blown save opportunities in Games 4 and 5 of the 2004 ALCS. Rivera was a good sport about it and laughed while waving his arms in mock appreciation of the fans.http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050411&content_id=1012575&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy Rivera has some fun with Sox fans April 11, 2005 October 23, 2011 Mark Feinsand MLB.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131103060653/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050411&content_id=1012575&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy November 3, 2013 mdy-all true #FFFFF0 center 25% right All right...Forget about ending the curse and having 86 years of baggage erased in one fell swoop. If you don't get emotional watching a group of guys celebrating and hugging when you feel like you know them, when you suffered all the same highs and lows, when you spent the last seven months with them...I mean, why even follow sports at all? (Translation: It's getting a little dusty in here.) Bill Simmons' entry in his Game 4 running diary at 8:42 PM Pacific Time, 1 minute after the final outhttps://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/041028 The Nation's destination: Destiny October 28, 2004 October 26, 2014 Bill Simmons ESPN Page 2 ESPN January 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170120222056/http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/041028 live The following August, Simon & Schuster published Faithful, a book which collected e-mails about the Red Sox between American writers and Red Sox fans Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan during the 2004 season. Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season Barnes and Noble.com http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Faithful/Stephen-King/e/9780743267533 October 4, 2009 March 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080327110514/http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Faithful/Stephen-King/e/9780743267533 dead In March 2005, Houghton Mifflin Company published Reversing the Curse, a book by Shaughnessy, author of the bestselling The Curse of the Bambino, chronicling the 2004 Red Sox season. ESPN's Bill Simmons published Now I Can Die In Peace, a collection of his columns with updated annotations and notes, including columns for each of the last four games of the ALCS and each World Series game – with Game 4 being a running diary.'Reversing the Curse' is a winning tale March 28, 2005 Bill Nowlin Boston Globe B5 http://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/03/28/reversing_the_curse_is_a_winning_tale/ July 4, 2011 January 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120113062955/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/03/28/reversing_the_curse_is_a_winning_tale/ live The Farrelly Brothers altered the ending of their 2005 film Fever Pitch – which includes appearances by Damon, Nixon and Varitek – to coincide with the actual end of the series. They and their crew, plus stars Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon, flew to St. Louis and Barrymore and Fallon attended Game 4 in character, complete with the two of them running onto the field at Busch Stadium and kissing once the final out was made. Sox Change http://www.ew.com/article/2004/11/12/fever-pitch-ending-changed-after-red-sox-win Entertainment Weekly Whitney Pastorek November 12, 2004 November 11, 2014 July 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110703060835/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,767456,00.html live Fever Pitch – "Breaking The Curse" Featurette https://web.archive.org/web/20150922131318/http://www.traileraddict.com/fever-pitch/featurette-the-curse September 22, 2015 TrailerAddict.com (produced by 20th Century Fox) On May 28, 2014, the team reunited at Fenway Park as the Red Sox celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the historic championship as they hosted the Atlanta Braves. Ramirez threw out the first pitch to Varitek but was cut off by Damon in a reversal of Ramirez once cutting off Damon's throw from center field during a game.Townsend Mark 2014-05-29 Johnny Damon finally gets his revenge, cuts off Manny Ramirez's first pitch http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/johnny-damon-cuts-off-manny-ramirez-s-first-pitch-at-red-sox-2004-reunion-002710012.html 2026-02-25 Yahoo Sports On April 9, 2024, the team reunited again for their 20-year anniversary of the 2004 championship as the Red Sox hosted the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day at Fenway Park. The pregame ceremony was also in memory of Wakefield, who had died of brain cancer on October 1 at the age of 57, Wakefield's wife Stacy, who had died of pancreatic cancer on February 29 at the age of 53, and Lucchino, who had died of heart failure on April 2 at the age of 78. Tim and Stacy's children – their son Trevor and daughter Brianna – led the 2004 team in from left field, and Brianna threw the ceremonial first pitch to Varitek.April 9, 2024 Red Sox honor Tim Wakefield's family, 2004 team at home opener https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39908689/red-sox-honor-tim-wakefield-family-2004-team-home-opener live https://web.archive.org/web/20240410122914/https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39908689/red-sox-honor-tim-wakefield-family-2004-team-home-opener April 10, 2024 April 10, 2024 ESPN.com Associated PressWatch Celebration Honoring Tim Wakefield, Red Sox 2004 World Series Team April 9, 2024 https://nesn.com/2024/04/watch-celebration-honoring-tim-wakefield-red-sox-2004-world-series-team/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240410122914/https://nesn.com/2024/04/watch-celebration-honoring-tim-wakefield-red-sox-2004-world-series-team/ April 10, 2024 April 10, 2024 NESN Cardinals right|thumb|upright|The loss by the Cardinals in the series meant Tony La Russa failed to join Sparky Anderson as managers of World Series championship teams in both leagues. La Russa achieved this in 2006. On the Cardinals' side, the media expressed disappointment at the team's failure to win a game in the Series after recording the team's best regular season in over 60 years. Cards' season should be celebrated MLB.com October 28, 2004 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041028&content_id=907073&vkey=perspectives&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb March 2, 2009 Jim Molony https://web.archive.org/web/20100119100705/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041028&content_id=907073&vkey=perspectives&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb January 19, 2010 dead Many reporters believed that the Cardinals had not played up to their usual standard, and much of the blame was directed at Rolen, Edmonds and Reggie Sanders, three of the Cardinals' best hitters, who had combined for one hit in 39 at bats in the series. Jim Molony Booming bats silenced in Series MLB.com October 28, 2004 http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041028&content_id=907079&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl February 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119100505/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041028&content_id=907079&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl January 19, 2010 dead mdy-all Matthew Leach Cardinals shut out in clincher MLB.com October 27, 2004 http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041027&content_id=906939&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl February 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20101208100423/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041027&content_id=906939&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl December 8, 2010 dead It also marked the last time that Busch Memorial Stadium hosted a World Series. The Cardinals moved to the new Busch Stadium in their championship season of 2006,http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=A+STATISTICAL+NOD+TO+THE+FRANCHISE%2C+PLAYERS+AND+EVEN+THE+-+11.08.06+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=412755452&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1115818%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881 By the Numbers Sports Illustrated November 8, 2006 Andrew Lawrence March 8, 2011 July 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708164311/http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=A+STATISTICAL+NOD+TO+THE+FRANCHISE,+PLAYERS+AND+EVEN+THE+-+11.08.06+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=412755452&fb=Y&url=http:%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1115818%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881 dead which was their tenth in franchise history, and first since 1982.World Series and MLB Playoffs Baseball-Reference.com https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/ March 13, 2022 January 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100109123742/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/ live 2005 season and beyond Both the Red Sox and Cardinals made the playoffs the following season. The Red Sox lost to the eventual champions the Chicago White Sox, in the American League Division Series, who would go on to end their own curse in the Curse of the Black Sox. The Cardinals, in a repeat meeting of the previous season's National League Championship Series, lost to the Houston Astros. 2005 Post Season MLB.com http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp?y=05 February 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307094008/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp?y=05 March 7, 2009 live However, the city of Boston would see more success when the New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXXIX, three months after the Red Sox won the World Series, giving the greater Boston area its third championship in 12 months, making it the first time since 1980 that any city had two Super Bowl winners and a World Series winner in a period of the same length. Both teams also won one of the next three World Series in successive years; the Cardinals, as noted above, in 2006, beating the Detroit Tigers in five games, becoming the first team since the New York Yankees in 1923, to win a World Series championship in their first season in a new stadium (which the Yankees themselves would also do in 2009). Tony La Russa would achieve the distinction that he could not achieve in 2004 of managing World Series winners in both leagues. He would continue to wear number 10 to pay tribute to Sparky Anderson afterwards. The Red Sox won the World Series the following year, sweeping the Colorado Rockies in four games. Tom Werner, chairman of the Red Sox, and team president Larry Lucchino said that the 2004 championship was "for the parents and grandparents who had suffered through the Curse of the Bambino", while 2007 was "for children, grandchildren, and for Red Sox Nation".http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071028&content_id=2285700&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos Twin peaks: Sox are champs October 29, 2007 February 19, 2011 Ian Browne redsox.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110209133449/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071028&content_id=2285700&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos February 9, 2011 dead mdy-all Both teams would meet again in the 2013 World Series, with the Red Sox winning the championship in six games. It was the first time Boston clinched the World Series at its home field, Fenway Park, since 1918.Waldstein David October 31, 2013 Red Sox Rout Cardinals to Win World Series https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/sports/baseball/boston-red-sox-rout-st-louis-cardinals-to-win-world-series.html The New York Times May 30, 2018 June 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180628044549/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/sports/baseball/boston-red-sox-rout-st-louis-cardinals-to-win-world-series.html live Boston won an additional title in 2018 when they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 1. Twelve years after this World Series, the Chicago Cubs would end their own championship drought at 108 years, defeating the Cleveland Indians in seven games in their first World Series appearance in 71 years. Theo Epstein is often credited with helping break two of the best-known championship droughts (curse) in all of sports.Witz Billy April 28, 2017 Theo Epstein, Conquering Hero, Returns With Chicago Cubs to Fenway Park https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/sports/baseball/theo-epstein-chicago-cubs-boston-red-sox.html The New York Times May 30, 2018 November 26, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171126201714/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/sports/baseball/theo-epstein-chicago-cubs-boston-red-sox.html live Coincidentally, the losing manager in that year's World Series was Terry Francona, who had previously managed the Red Sox championships in 2004 and 2007.Castrovince Anthony October 25, 2016 History between Theo, Tito brings intrigue https://www.mlb.com/news/epstein-francona-meet-in-world-series/c-205874604 MLB.com May 30, 2018 The winning manager in that World Series, Joe Maddon, like La Russa, managed pennant winning teams in both leagues, including the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays.Joe Knows: Maddon mania over management of Chicago Cubs Mercer David Associated Press October 30, 2016 In the 2021 National League Division Series, 2004 Red Sox members faced off against each other as managers, as Dave Roberts' Los Angeles Dodgers beat Gabe Kapler's San Francisco Giants in five games.Dodgers vs. Giants - MLB Game Summary - October 14, 2021 https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401361960 ESPN en January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230103201559/https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401361960 live Four years later, Terry Francona, by then managing the Cincinnati Reds, loss to Roberts' Dodgers in the 2025 National League Wild Card Series. See also Baseball 2004 Japan Series List of World Series sweeps Curse of the Bambino Cardinals–Red Sox rivalry Sources 2004 World Series Major League Baseball Productions 2004 DVD Shaughnessy Dan Reversing the Curse 2005 Houghton Mifflin Company Boston 0-618-51748-0 Dan Shaughnessy https://archive.org/details/reversingcursein00shau Shaughnessy Dan The Curse of the Bambino 1990 Dutton New York 0-525-24887-0 Dan Shaughnessy https://archive.org/details/curseofbambino00shau References 30em External links 2004 Category:World Series World Series Category:Boston Red Sox postseason Category:St. Louis Cardinals postseason World Series World Series World Series Category:2000s in St. Louis World Series Category:Baseball competitions in Boston Category:Baseball competitions in St. Louis