September 10, 2004: Ramírez homers twice, Ortiz once, and Schilling walks no one for fifth consecutive game
Before the Friday night game began at Seattle’s Safeco Field,…
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…
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 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…
July 23, 2004: Kevin Millar homers three times, but Red Sox lose to Yankees
Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Millar was apparently seeing…
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…
May 28, 2004: David Ortiz hits 100th career home run as Red Sox beat Mariners
The fifth-inning grand slam by David Ortiz put the Boston Red…
April 25, 2004: Pedro Martínez, Scott Williamson blank Yankees as Red Sox complete sweep at Yankee Stadium
Coming off the 2003 season, which saw the New York Yankees come…
May 7, 2004: Many contributors forge Red Sox rally, walk-off win over Royals
The Boston Red Sox held a one-game lead over the New York Yankees…
April 17, 2004: New acquisition Curt Schilling beats Yankees for first time in season
Right-hander Curt Schilling was a second-round draft pick of…
April 19, 2004: Gabe Kapler and Mike Timlin contribute to Red Sox comeback win over Yankees on Patriots Day
The annual Patriots Day game in Boston started just after 11:00…
April 11, 2004: David Ortiz hits game-winning home run for second game in succession
On Saturday night, April 10, 2004, the Boston Red Sox evened…
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…
August 12, 2004: Pedro Martínez strikes out 10 Devil Rays batters in shutout
Throwing a complete game had become a remarkable event by 2004.…
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…
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…
May 8, 2004: Pokey Reese hits inside-the-park home run for Red Sox
It was still early in the 2004 season, but the teams playing…
April 16, 2004: Wakefield, Red Sox beat Yankees in first matchup of season
In some sense, it’s always significant news to Boston Red Sox…
September 8, 2004: Red Sox win gets them as close to first place as they will get in the last four months of season
After May 31, the 2004 Boston Red Sox never got to first place…
April 24, 2004: 26 Red Sox batters go hitless with runners in scoring position, but beat Yankees in 12th
On April 24, 2004, the Boston Red Sox came to the plate 26 times…
April 6, 2004: Red Sox win their first game of a championship season
One of Red Sox GM Theo Epstein’s major acquisitions for the…
April 4, 2004: Red Sox stumble out of the gate against retooled Orioles
On Sunday evening, April 4, the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore…
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…