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In one of the most shocking results in North American sports history, the Red Sox became the first team in MLB history to overcome a three games to none series deficit to win a playoff series, defeating the Yankees in seven games to return to the World Series for the first time since 1986 (in the process denying a rematch of the 1964 World ...
The 2004 Major League Baseball season ended when the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in a four-game World Series sweep. The Red Sox championship ended an 86-year-long drought known as the Curse of the Bambino .
The 2004 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 2004 American League playoffs in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2004 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 5, and ended on Saturday, October 9, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. They were:
The 2004 National League Championship Series (NLCS) was a playoff series in Major League Baseball’s 2004 postseason played from October 13 to 21 to determine the champion of the National League. It featured the Central Division champion and overall #1 seed St. Louis Cardinals, and the wild-card qualifying Houston Astros. This marked the first ...
Entering the postseason, first baseman Kevin Millar was asked to compare the team with the previous season's team, to which he responded, "I'm pretty sure we're five outs better than last year." It was a reference to the 2003 American League Championship Series , in which the Red Sox held a 5–2 lead over the Yankees with one out in the eighth ...
The Major League Baseball postseason is an elimination tournament conducted after the regular season, by which MLB determines its World Series champion for a given year.. The MLB postseason format has evolved throughout its history, with the number of participating teams increasing from two (for its first six-plus decades) to the current 12, with a special format in 2020 having 16.
Houston wins the final seven games of the regular season and nine of the last 10 to complete an amazing late-season push for the playoffs under manager Phil Garner, who replaces Jimy Williams at the All-Star break. The Astros are a season-worst 56-60 on August 14. Since then, the team compiles a major league-best 36-10.
Pages in category "2004 Major League Baseball season" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ... This page was last edited on 3 December 2024 ...