2000s – Page 8 – Society for American Baseball Research

June 25, 2004: Manny Ramírez’s 5 RBIs help Red Sox to big win over Phillies

(Courtesy of Trading Card Database)

July 1, 2004: Derek Jeter’s dangerous diving catch saves Yankees’ sweep of Red Sox

Travis Blackley (TRADING CARD DB)

July 1, 2004: Travis Blackley wins major-league debut for Seattle Mariners

Andrew Miller (Trading Card DB)

July 2, 2004: Andrew Miller records every out by strikeout, but Cape Cod League game fogged out

Tim Wakefield

July 6, 2004: Red Sox win their second 11-0 game of the season

July 16, 2004: First-place Cardinals stun Reds with 8th-inning rally to win

2004 Dayton Dragons program

July 17, 2004: Clinton LumberKings slay Dayton Dragons in 13 innings

Albert Pujols (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 20, 2004: Albert Pujols’s epic 3-homer day leads Cardinals’ stunning rally

Abe Alvarez (Trading Card DB)

July 22, 2004: Orioles’ slugging overcomes Ortiz’s triples in Red Sox rookie Alvarez’s debut

MilarKevin

July 23, 2004: Kevin Millar homers three times, but Red Sox lose to Yankees

July 24, 2004: Red Sox fired up after walk-off win over Yankees at Fenway

July 29, 2004: Mets’ Eric Valent hits for the ground-rule cycle

Tim Wakefield (Trading Card DB)

August 8, 2004: Boston’s Tim Wakefield gives up six home runs to Tigers but wins game

MartinezPedro

August 12, 2004: Pedro Martínez strikes out 10 Devil Rays batters in shutout

FoulkeKeith

August 16, 2004: Keith Foulke earns 20th save as Red Sox begin summer surge

Mark Teixeira (TRADING CARD DB)

August 17, 2004: Rangers’ Mark Teixeira drives in 7 runs, hits for the cycle

Shane Nance (Trading Card DB)

August 23, 2004: Arizona’s Shane Nance earns only big-league win

Jake Westbrook (TRADING CARD DB)

August 31, 2004: Indians set AL shutout record with unexpected 22-0 rout of Yankees

September 3, 2004: Two solo homers help Red Sox run win streak to 10 in a row

Manny Ramirez

September 6, 2004: Manny Ramírez and David Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs for the sixth time in season

Johnny Damon

September 7, 2004: Johnny Damon hits his third leadoff home run of the year for Red Sox

Pedro Martinez (Trading Card DB)

September 8, 2004: Red Sox win gets them as close to first place as they will get in the last four months of season

Greg Dobbs (Courtesy of the Seattle Mariners)

September 8, 2004: Greg Dobbs’ first-at-bat homer not enough for Seattle in 9-5 loss to Cleveland

Joe Randa (TRADING CARD DB)

September 9, 2004: Everything, then nothing: Joe Randa becomes first AL player with 6 hits, 6 runs in same game