Curt Schilling

Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14, 1966 in Anchorage, Alaska) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, acquired in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks following the 2003 season.

Red Sox Career (2003-)

In November of 2003, the Diamondbacks traded Schilling to the Boston Red Sox. On September 16, 2004, Schilling won his twentieth game of the season for the Boston Red Sox, becoming the fifth Boston pitcher to win 20 or more games in his first season with the team, and the first since Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley in 1978. Schilling would go on to another win, ending his regular season with a 21-6 record.

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September 16 - Dennis Eckersley

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On October 19, Schilling won Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. The win forced a Game 7, making the Red Sox the first team in post-season Major League Baseball history to come back from a three-games-to-none deficit. The Red Sox would go on to win Game 7 and the ALCS and make their first World Series appearance since 1986. He pitched (and won) Game 2 of the 2004 World Series for the Red Sox against the St. Louis Cardinals. In both series, he had to have the tendon in his right ankle stabilized repeatedly, in what has become known as the Schilling Tendon Procedure, after the tendon sheath was torn during his Game 3 ALDS appearance. A 4-game sweep of the World Series gave Boston its first World Series championship since 1918.

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October 19 - 2004 American League Championship Series - 1986 - 2004 World Series - St. Louis Cardinals - Schilling Tendon Procedure

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Schilling was once again runner-up in Cy Young voting in 2004, this time to Minnesota Twins' Johan Santana, who received all 28 first-place votes. Schilling received 27 of the 28 second-place votes. Later, the entire Red Sox team was named Sports Illustrateds 2004 Sportsmen of the Year, making Schilling only the second person to have won or shared that award twice.

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Minnesota Twins - Johan Santana

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