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 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 5, 2004: Mike Piazza hits 352nd home run, setting career mark by a catcher
Mike Piazza had come a long way since 1988 when the Dodgers drafted…
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…
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…
May 8, 2004: Rangers, Tigers combine for 31 runs as Texas overcomes 10-run deficit
Sometimes even a 10-run lead isn’t enough. This was especially…
May 15, 2004: Bronson Arroyo shuts out Blue Jays; Kevin Youkilis homers in MLB debut
The May 15, 2004, game in Toronto saw two contributors to the…
May 18, 2004: Randy Johnson pitches a perfect game at age 40
If there was a team that needed the proverbial “shot in the…
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…
May 28, 2004: A special day for Pirates’ Rob Mackowiak: a new son and a walk-off grand slam
The Pittsburgh Pirates looked forward to a late-May double-header…
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 17, 2004: Clinton LumberKings slay Dayton Dragons in 13 innings
Just as the major leagues have big-market and small-market teams,…
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…