October 5, 2004: Red Sox break Game 1 open with 7 runs in fourth inning

The 92-70 Anaheim Angels finished atop the American League West…

October 6, 2004: Red Sox again run up the score in Game 2 against Angels

In Game Two of the 2004 American League Division Series, there…

October 8, 2004: David Ortiz clinches ALDS sweep in extra innings for Red Sox

For a while, it looked as though the Red Sox were simply going…

October 12, 2004: Late Red Sox rally falls short in ALCS Game 1

Red Sox fans were used to their team coming up short against…

October 13, 2004: Yankees win something of a pitching duel in the Bronx

The Yankees were glad to have prevailed in Game One of the ALCS.…
Hideki Matsui (TRADING CARD DB)

October 16, 2004: Yankees obliterate Red Sox, 19-8, to take commanding lead in ALCS

A season of great promise suddenly looked impossible. The Red…
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…