2004 World Series

The 2004 World Series represented the 100th time two modern Major League Baseball teams met to decide the championship. The best-of-seven series began on October 23. After winning four consecutive games, on October 27 at 10:40 pm CT, the American League champion Boston Red Sox defeated the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals to claim the 2004 World Series Trophy. It had been 86 years since Boston last claimed the prize by defeating the Chicago Cubs in the 1918 World Series.

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2004 - World Series - Major League Baseball - October 23 - October 27 - CT - American League champion - Boston Red Sox - National League champion - St. Louis Cardinals - World Series Trophy - Chicago Cubs - 1918 World Series

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The Boston team became the 18th in major league history to sweep its opponents in the World Series, and the 4th team to keep its opponent from obtaining the lead at any time in the Series. Considering American professional sports history in general, Boston became the 153rd team to make a series sweep, and the 25th team to have never trailed in a best-of-seven series. Boston led St. Louis at the end of 35 out of 36 total innings of play. The closest the Cardinals ever came to possessing the lead in the Series was on two different occasions in Game 1. The Cardinals tied the game at 7 in the top of the 6th inning. The Red Sox regained the lead with two runs in the bottom of the 7th. The Cardinals responded with two in the top of the 8th to tie the game at 9, but the Bosox replied with two in the bottom of the same inning.

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Both teams had lost their most recent World Series appearances. The Red Sox lost in seven games to the New York Mets in 1986, while the Cardinals lost in 1987, also in seven games, to the Minnesota Twins. The Cardinals had not won the World Series since 1982. The two teams had played each other in two previous World Series, in 1946 and 1967; the Cardinals won both in seven games.

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New York Mets - In 1986 - Lost in 1987 - Minnesota Twins - 1982 - 1946 - 1967

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Series MVP: Manny Ramírez, Boston

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Umpires: Ed Montague (Crew Chief), Dale Scott, Brian Gorman, Chuck Meriwether, Gerry Davis, Charlie Reliford

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Ed Montague - Dale Scott - Brian Gorman - Chuck Meriwether - Gerry Davis - Charlie Reliford

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Television FOX: Joe Buck & Tim McCarver

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FOX - Joe Buck - Tim McCarver

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