June 3, 2004: Cardinals complete sweep of Pirates in Yadier Molina’s major-league debut
Two-time Gold Glove winner Mike Matheny began 2004 as the St.…
June 11, 2004: Phillies defeat Twins in their first regular-season game at the Metrodome
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis became…
June 17, 2004: Derek Lowe throws seven shutout innings in his best game of the season
Derek Lowe was struggling a bit in 2004. Primarily a relief pitcher…
June 19, 2004: Blast-Off in the Big O
It was Juan wild night in an otherwise sad and dreary 2004 season…
June 25, 2004: Manny Ramírez’s 5 RBIs help Red Sox to big win over Phillies
On the path to the 2004 World Series championship, the rain-shortened…
July 1, 2004: Derek Jeter’s dangerous diving catch saves Yankees’ sweep of Red Sox
In the middle of an instant classic between the Red Sox and Yankees,…
July 1, 2004: Travis Blackley wins major-league debut for Seattle Mariners
After Travis Blackley won his last seven decisions for the Triple-A…
July 2, 2004: Andrew Miller records every out by strikeout, but Cape Cod League game fogged out
A data scientist for Google by day, Chris Thoms lives in California’s…
July 6, 2004: Red Sox win their second 11-0 game of the season
Less than three weeks earlier, on June 17 at Denver’s Coors…
July 16, 2004: First-place Cardinals stun Reds with 8th-inning rally to win
In mid-July 2004, more than 600 members of SABR descended upon…
July 20, 2004: Albert Pujols’s epic 3-homer day leads Cardinals’ stunning rally
After falling one game short of the World Series in 2003, the…
July 22, 2004: Orioles’ slugging overcomes Ortiz’s triples in Red Sox rookie Alvarez’s debut
When the Baltimore Orioles met the Boston Red Sox in a day-night…
July 23, 2004: Kevin Millar homers three times, but Red Sox lose to Yankees
Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Millar was apparently seeing…
July 24, 2004: Red Sox fired up after walk-off win over Yankees at Fenway
“This may be the worst game I’ve ever seen … the best worst…
July 29, 2004: Mets’ Eric Valent hits for the ground-rule cycle
Getting a rare start for the New York Mets, left fielder Eric…
August 8, 2004: Boston’s Tim Wakefield gives up six home runs to Tigers but wins game
On August 8, 2004, Boston Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield gave…
August 12, 2004: Pedro Martínez strikes out 10 Devil Rays batters in shutout
Throwing a complete game had become a remarkable event by 2004.…
August 16, 2004: Keith Foulke earns 20th save as Red Sox begin summer surge
Keith Foulke signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox on…
August 17, 2004: Rangers’ Mark Teixeira drives in 7 runs, hits for the cycle
On August 17, 2004, switch-hitter Mark Teixeira “returned to…
August 23, 2004: Arizona’s Shane Nance earns only big-league win
“We have a lot of players here who we thought would be up here…
August 31, 2004: Indians set AL shutout record with unexpected 22-0 rout of Yankees
The Cleveland Indians were still reeling from a wretched nine-game…
September 3, 2004: Two solo homers help Red Sox run win streak to 10 in a row
Two solo home runs – and excellent pitching – helped the…
September 6, 2004: Manny Ramírez and David Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs for the sixth time in season
This Labor Day evening game at Oakland’s Network Associates…
September 7, 2004: Johnny Damon hits his third leadoff home run of the year for Red Sox
It came on the second pitch of the game. Left-hander Mark Redman…