2004 mlb playoffs

Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, October 1, 5:41AM. With the series moving to Fenway Park, Game 3 was originally scheduled for October 15, but was postponed a day due to rain. Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield came on in relief once again for the Red Sox in the 12th.

Red Sox pitcher Curtis Leskanic got the win in relief after being called on to stop the Yankees' 11th inning threat and had pitched the 12th and allowed no runs. The officiating crew huddled and ultimately overruled the call. Bellhorn had a three-run home run, and the Red Sox had a 4–0 lead. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. From that point on the Yankees were in total control, with the New York offense continuing to hit and score runs long into the night. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Schilling entered the game with a 6–1 postseason career record, but the expected pitchers' duel quickly became a one-sided exhibition. Saturday, October 16, 2004 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Unless noted, stats are batting & fielding. After falling as many as 4½ games behind the Red Sox on April 25, the team would make up the deficit in less than 2 weeks, including an 8-game win streak. The teams played the first few innings scoreless as cold, windy conditions, combined with a light drizzle, kept many hard hit balls in the field of play. After another double by Hideki Matsui, the Red Sox put in pitcher Tim Wakefield, who volunteered to forgo his scheduled Game 4 start in order to preserve Boston's battered bullpen. Or write about sports? Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. We present them here for purely educational purposes. "[2][33] He was referring to the Red Sox not having won a World Series since 1918, and demeaning chants of that year echoed at Yankee Stadium. Soon it will be over, and we will spend another dreary winter lamenting this and lamenting that. Ramírez led off with a single against new pitcher Paul Quantrill, who had relieved Tom Gordon, and Ortiz hit a two-run walk-off home run to right field. The Oakland Athletics had won ten straight postseason games, but they were spread out over two postseasons (the 1989 ALCS and, The Red Sox became the third team in North American sports history to lose the first three games of a. "[17] Fox commentator Joe Buck said as the series began: "What's hard to believe, it was almost exactly one year ago tonight that Aaron Boone hit that 11th inning home run to beat the Red Sox, yet for some reason it seemed predetermined that we would be right back here a year later for a rematch of sort.

As Torre and Rodríguez continued to frenetically argue with the umpires, many fans began to throw balls and other debris onto the field. Alan Embree was brought in to finish the game for Boston.

Mike Timlin pitched a scoreless eighth and started the 9th for the Red Sox, but allowed a leadoff single to Matsui and walked Lofton with two outs. Bronson Arroyo took the mound for Boston in the eighth and, with one out, allowed a Miguel Cairo double. In the first game of the series, Schilling would be hurt by a line drive hit off his foot, leaving the rest of his postseason play in doubt. Game 6 was held on Tuesday, October 19 at Yankee Stadium. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. [2] The two teams combined for 37 hits and 20 extra-base hits, both postseason records. This was the reason why the Red Sox fired Grady Little, traded Nomar Garciaparra, and added Curt Schilling. David Ortiz was named the Most Valuable Player of the series.[5]. However, they eventually did score first. Rodríguez, Sheffield, and Matsui had prolific hitting nights.

Shortly after this, Sturtze was told to stop his warmup, and NYPD officers began streaming out of the dugouts, and took the field in full riot gear. By the end of his performance, Schilling's white sanitary sock was partially soaked in blood, and he stated later that he was completely exhausted. However, on a very close play, Orlando Cabrera was called safe at first base. 2004 MLB Standings, Team and Player Statistics, Leaderboards, Award Winners, Trades, Minor Leagues, Fielding, Batting, Pitching, New Debuts Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020. [11], Bob Ryan wrote about the Red Sox in The Boston Globe: "They are down, 3–0, after last night's 19–8 rout, and, in this sport, that is an official death sentence. Ortiz also won Game 5 with a single in the 14th inning. After making baseball history by coming back from a 3-0 deficit to … Boston's Doug Mientkiewicz doubled in the tenth and moved to third, but did not score. To help stabilize the tendon in his ankle, Red Sox doctors had placed three sutures connecting the skin with ligament and deep connective tissue next to the bone, effectively creating a wall of tissue to keep the peroneal tendon from disrupting Schilling's pitching mechanics. With two men on and two out, Orlando Cabrera singled to right field, scoring Bill Mueller. In the sixth, Kenny Lofton hit a leadoff home run off of knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.

The 2004 American League Championship Series was the Major League Baseball playoff series to decide the American League champion for the 2004 season, and the right to play in the 2004 World Series. Game 2 featured Pedro Martínez of the Red Sox facing Yankees pitcher Jon Lieber. Game 5 of the National League Championship Series began at 8:54 pm EST on the same night and was intended to be the second part of FOX's two-game telecast.

Alex Rodriguez grounded a ball to Arroyo, who picked up the ball and ran to the baseline to tag Rodriguez out, but Rodriguez slapped Arroyo's arm, knocking the ball loose. The ball struck a fan in the hands in an attempted catch and dropped back onto the field, after which left field umpire Jim Joyce signaled the ball to be still in play, prompting Boston manager Terry Francona to run onto the field and argue the ruling. Lieber surrendered a two-out single to Jason Varitek, driving in Kevin Millar. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, October 1, 5:41AM. 2004 ALCS - Boston Red Sox over New York Yankees (4-3) series statistics and schedule. The results were pretty much the same, as the Yankees took the Division Series in 4 games, setting up the rematch. Rivera shut down the Red Sox in the ninth by inducing a groundout by Mark Bellhorn, and, after giving up a double to Manny Ramírez, striking out David Ortiz and Millar, ending the game. Johnny Damon led off the game with a single to left and stolen base, but was thrown out at home trying to score on a Manny Ramirez base hit. The late inning heroics of Ortiz also gave the Red Sox fans a chance to create their own chant, "Who's your Papi?" in the locker room and during the press conferences. In the seventh, Miguel Cairo and Sheffield singled off of Wakefield, who was relieved by Alan Embree. "[20], Initially, Game 4[21] was scheduled for the afternoon. Why not '19–18'? For inspiration for their ALCS comeback, the Red Sox gathered in Yankee Stadium's visitors' clubhouse prior to Game 7 to watch Miracle, the movie chronicling the 1980 U.S. men's gold-medal hockey team.

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