2004 Boston Red Sox season
| 2004 Boston Red Sox | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Series champions American League champions American League Wild Card winners | ||
Tim Wakefield (right) with the Commissioner's Trophy | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
| City | Boston | |
| Record | 98–64 (.605) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | John W. Henry (New England Sports Ventures) | |
| President | Larry Lucchino | |
| General manager | Theo Epstein | |
| Manager | Terry Francona | |
| Television | WSBK-TV WBZ-TV (Sean McDonough, Jerry Remy) NESN (Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy) | |
| Radio | WEEI (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bill Kulik, Uri Berenguer, Juan Pedro Villamán) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was the 104th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Managed by Terry Francona, the Red Sox finished with a 98–64 record, three games behind the New York Yankees in the American League East. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card, swept the Anaheim Angels in the ALDS, and faced the Yankees in the ALCS for the second straight year. After losing the first three games and trailing in the ninth inning of the fourth game, the Red Sox became the first team in major league history to come back from a 3–0 postseason deficit, defeating the Yankees in seven games. The Red Sox then swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, capturing their first championship since 1918.[1][2][3][4]
The Red Sox had a strong offense in the regular season, leading the major leagues in runs scored (949), doubles (373), on-base percentage (.360), slugging percentage (.472), on-base plus slugging (.832), total bases (2,702), batting average on balls in play, and plate appearances.[5] They led all postseason teams in batting average and on-base percentage.[6]
- ^ Kepner, Tyler (October 28, 2004). "Red Sox Erase 86 Years of Futility in 4 Games". The New York Times.
- ^ Murray, John (November 4, 2004). "Reflecting On The Boston Red Sox's Historic 2004 World Series Championship". The Waterbury Observer. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Hohler, Bob (October 28, 2004). "Red Sox win World Series for the first time in 86 years". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Willett, Joe (July 30, 2009). "The Story of How The Red Sox Broke the Curse*". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ "MLB Stats: Team; Hitting; 2004, Regular Season, MLB; R". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ "2004 MLB Team Hitting Stat Leaders". MLB.com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.