David Ortiz (TRADING CARD DB)

October 18, 2004: David Ortiz’s walk-off single in 14th lifts Red Sox in Game 5

The Red Sox had one win in the books, with their extra-inning…
Curt Schilling's bloody sock, Game 6, 2004 ALCS (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

October 19, 2004: Curt Schilling keeps Red Sox alive in ‘Bloody Sock Game’

Momentum seemed to be on the side of the Red Sox. They had been…

October 20, 2004: Cardinals extend NLCS on Edmonds’ homer in Game 6

The 2004 regular season ended with the St. Louis Cardinals winning…

October 21, 2004: Cardinals beat Astros, Clemens to win National League pennant

With the National League Championship Series tied at three wins…

October 23, 2004: Red Sox continue momentum with Game 1 win in World Series

The Boston Red Sox certainly had momentum on their side as they…

October 26, 2004: Red Sox win Game 3 as Cardinals blunder on the basepaths

The St. Louis Cardinals were back in Busch Stadium, back home…

April 4, 2005: Rockies’ resilient rookies lead comeback on Opening Day

Baseball can be the most agonizing of games because blame is…
Mark Buehrle (Trading Card Database)

April 4, 2005: A magical season begins for White Sox (in under two hours)

Sometimes a magical season begins with offensive thunder, other…
Pedro Martinez (Trading Card DB)

April 4, 2005: Pedro Martinez makes his Mets debut; Reds rally for Opening Day win

The New York Mets made several significant changes for 2005.…

April 4, 2005: Washington Nationals lose debut game to Phillies

It was a few minutes after 4 P.M. on September 29, 2004, and…

April 5, 2005: Marlins exceed high expectations on Opening Day

Going into 2005, the Florida Marlins began with high expectations,…
The Boston Red Sox raise their 2004 World Series banner on the left-field wall at Fenway Park during their home opener on April 11, 2005. (Courtesy of Kurt Blumenau)

April 11, 2005: In home opener as reigning World Series champions, Red Sox rout Yankees

The Boston Red Sox display a large 2004 World Series banner…
Livan Hernandez (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 14, 2005: ‘Baseball is back in Washington, DC!’ as Nationals win home opener

There is graduation pomp and circumstance. There is Opening Day…

May 2, 2005: Cardinals score 7 runs in 9th to complete comeback against Reds

In the first month of the 2005 season, the St. Louis Cardinals…

May 21, 2005: Mr. Koo’s wild ride

Korean pitcher Dae-Sung Koo spent just 140 days in the majors,…
Pedro Martinez (Trading Card DB)

June 7, 2005: Pedro Martinez is almost perfect as Mets beat Astros 3-1

The New York Mets were trying to return to relevance in the National…

June 8, 2005: Wily Mo Pena’s home run caps comeback win for Reds

Bobblehead giveaways are exceedingly popular fan attractions.…

July 7, 2005: Jeff Francoeur’s dazzling debut

The Atlanta Braves were grinding down the upstart Washington…

July 15, 2005: Rafael Palmeiro doubles for his 3,000th career hit

Although he had an excellent 20-season major-league career, Rafael…