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2004 AL Championship Series (4-3): Boston Red Sox (98-64) over New York Yankees (101-61)

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WS: BOS-STL / ALCS: BOS-NYY / NLCS: STL-HOU / Div. Series: BOS-ANA / NYY-MIN / STL-LAD / HOU-ATL
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Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 12, 2004 at Yankee Stad (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  0    0  0  0    5  2  0     7 10  0
    New York Yankees             2  0  4    0  0  2    0  2  x    10 14  0

    PITCHERS: BOS - Schilling, Leskanic (4), Mendoza (5), Wakefield (6), Embree (7), Timlin (8), Foulke (8)
              NYY - Mussina, Sturtze (7), Gordon (8), Rivera (8)

               WP - Mike Mussina
	       LP - Curt Schilling
             SAVE - Mariano Rivera

   HOME RUNS: BOS - Varitek
              NYY - Lofton

  ATTENDANCE: 56,135

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 13, 2004 at Yankee Stad (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0     1  5  0
    New York Yankees             1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x     3  7  0

    PITCHERS: BOS - Martinez, Timlin (7), Embree (7), Foulke (8)
              NYY - Lieber, Gordon (8), Rivera (8)

               WP - Jon Lieber
	       LP - Pedro Martinez
             SAVE - Mariano Rivera

   HOME RUNS: BOS - none
              NYY - Olerud

  ATTENDANCE: 56,136

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 16, 2004 at Fenway Pk (Boston Red Sox)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             3  0  3    5  2  0    4  0  2    19 22  1
    Boston Red Sox               0  4  2    0  0  0    2  0  0     8 15  0

    PITCHERS: NYY - Brown, Vazquez (3), Quantrill (7), Gordon (9)
              BOS - Arroyo, Mendoza (3), Leskanic (4), Wakefield (4), Embree (7), Myers (8)

               WP - Javier Vazquez
	       LP - Ramiro Mendoza
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - Matsui (2), Rodriguez, Sheffield
              BOS - Nixon, Varitek

  ATTENDANCE: 35,126

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 17, 2004 at Fenway Pk (Boston Red Sox)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10 11 12     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  2    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0     4 12  1
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  2     6  8  0

    PITCHERS: NYY - Hernandez, Sturtze (6), Rivera (8), Gordon (10), Quantrill (12)
              BOS - Lowe, Timlin (6), Foulke (7), Embree (10), Myers (11), Leskanic (11)

               WP - Curt Leskanic
	       LP - Paul Quantrill
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - Rodriguez
              BOS - Ortiz

  ATTENDANCE: 34,826

Game 5 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 18, 2004 at Fenway Pk (Boston Red Sox)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10 11 12   13 14     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0     4 12  1
    Boston Red Sox               2  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1     5 13  1

    PITCHERS: NYY - Mussina, Sturtze (7), Gordon (7), Rivera (8), Heredia (10), Quantrill (10), Loaiza (11)
              BOS - Martinez, Timlin (7), Foulke (8), Arroyo (10), Myers (11), Embree (11), Wakefield (12)

               WP - Tim Wakefield
	       LP - Esteban Loaiza
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - Williams
              BOS - Ortiz

  ATTENDANCE: 35,120

Game 6 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 19, 2004 at Yankee Stad (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0     4 11  0
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0     2  6  0

    PITCHERS: BOS - Schilling, Arroyo (8), Foulke (9)
              NYY - Lieber, Heredia (8), Quantrill (8), Sturtze (9)

               WP - Curt Schilling
	       LP - Jon Lieber
             SAVE - Keith Foulke

   HOME RUNS: BOS - Bellhorn
              NYY - Williams

  ATTENDANCE: 56,128

Game 7 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 20, 2004 at Yankee Stad (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Boston Red Sox               2  4  0    2  0  0    0  1  1    10 13  0
    New York Yankees             0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0     3  5  1

    PITCHERS: BOS - Lowe, Martinez (7), Timlin (8), Embree (9)
              NYY - Brown, Vazquez (2), Loaiza (4), Heredia (7), Gordon (8), Rivera (9)

               WP - Derek Lowe
	       LP - Kevin Brown
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: BOS - Bellhorn, Damon (2), Ortiz
              NYY - none

  ATTENDANCE: 56,129

Series MVP - David Ortiz

Series Batting Stats

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Boston Red Sox

                                          SERIES STATS                   |      REGULAR SEASON       
 Player              G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO  BA    OBP   SLG  SB |  AB  H  HR  BA     OPS  SB
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Bronson Arroyo      3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   6   0  0  .000  .000   0
#Mark Bellhorn       7  26  3  5  2  0  2   4  5 11  .192  .323  .500  0 | 523 138 17  .264  .817   6
 Orlando Cabrera     7  29  5 11  2  0  0   5  3  5  .379  .424  .448  1 |+618 163 10  .264  .689  16
*Johnny Damon        7  35  5  6  0  0  2   7  2  8  .171  .216  .343  2 | 621 189 20  .304  .857  19
*Alan Embree         6   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   0   0  0               0
 Keith Foulke        5   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   0   0  0               0
 Gabe Kapler         2   3  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .333  .333  .333  0 | 290  79  6  .272  .701   5
 Curt Leskanic       3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |+  0   0  0               0
 Derek Lowe          2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   4   1  0  .250  .750   0
 Pedro Martinez      3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   2   0  0  .000  .000   0
 Ramiro Mendoza      2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   0   0  0               0
*Doug Mientkiewicz   4   4  0  2  1  0  0   0  0  1  .500  .500  .750  0 |+391  93  6  .238  .676   2
 Kevin Millar        7  24  4  6  3  0  0   2  5  4  .250  .379  .375  0 | 508 151 18  .297  .857   1
 Doug Mirabelli      1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0 | 160  45  9  .281  .893   0
#Bill Mueller        7  30  4  8  1  0  0   1  2  1  .267  .333  .300  0 | 399 113 12  .283  .811   2
*Mike Myers          3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |+  0   0  0               0
*Trot Nixon          7  29  4  6  1  0  1   3  0  5  .207  .207  .345  0 | 149  47  6  .315  .887   0
*David Ortiz         7  31  6 12  0  1  3  11  4  7  .387  .457  .742  0 | 582 175 41  .301  .983   0
 Manny Ramirez       7  30  3  9  1  0  0   0  5  4  .300  .400  .333  0 | 568 175 43  .308 1.010   2
 Pokey Reese         3   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 | 244  54  3  .221  .574   6
*Dave Roberts        2   0  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    1 |+319  81  4  .254  .716  38
 Curt Schilling      2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   7   1  0  .143  .286   0
 Mike Timlin         5   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   0   0  0               0
#Jason Varitek       7  28  5  9  1  0  2   7  2  6  .321  .355  .571  0 | 463 137 18  .296  .872  10
 Tim Wakefield       3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   2   0  0  .000  .000   0
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Total               7 271 41 75 12  1 10  40 28 53  .277  .344  .439  4 |        222  .282  .832  68

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

New York Yankees

                                          SERIES STATS                   |      REGULAR SEASON       
 Player              G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO  BA    OBP   SLG  SB |  AB  H  HR  BA     OPS  SB
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Kevin Brown         2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   0   0  0               0
 Miguel Cairo        7  25  4  7  3  0  0   0  2  4  .280  .419  .400  1 | 360 105  6  .292  .763  11
#Tony Clark          5  21  0  3  1  0  0   1  0  9  .143  .143  .190  0 | 253  56 16  .221  .755   0
*Bubba Crosby        1   0  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  53   8  2  .151  .498   2
 Tom Gordon          6   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   1   0  0  .000  .000   0
*Felix Heredia       3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   0   0  0               0
 Orlando Hernandez   1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   0   0  0               0
 Derek Jeter         7  30  5  6  1  0  0   5  6  2  .200  .333  .233  1 | 643 188 23  .292  .823  23
*Jon Lieber          2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   3   1  0  .333  .666   0
 Esteban Loaiza      2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |+  5   0  0  .000  .000   0
*Kenny Lofton        3  10  1  3  0  0  1   2  2  3  .300  .417  .600  1 | 276  76  3  .275  .741   7
*Hideki Matsui       7  34  9 14  6  1  2  10  2  4  .412  .444  .824  0 | 584 174 31  .298  .912   3
*Mike Mussina        2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   1   0  0  .000  .000   0
*John Olerud         4  12  1  2  0  0  1   2  1  1  .167  .231  .417  0 |+425 110  9  .259  .733   0
#Jorge Posada        7  27  4  7  1  0  0   2  7  1  .259  .417  .296  0 | 449 122 21  .272  .881   1
*Paul Quantrill      4   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   1   0  0  .000  .000   0
 Mariano Rivera      5   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   0   0  0               0
 Alex Rodriguez      7  31  8  8  2  0  2   5  4  6  .258  .378  .516  0 | 601 172 36  .286  .887  28
 Gary Sheffield      7  30  7 10  3  0  1   5  6  8  .333  .444  .533  0 | 573 166 36  .290  .927   5
#Ruben Sierra        5  21  1  7  1  1  0   2  3  8  .333  .417  .476  0 | 307  75 17  .244  .752   1
 Tanyon Sturtze      4   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   3   0  0  .000  .000   0
 Javier Vazquez      2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   4   1  0  .250  .750   0
#Bernie Williams     7  36  4 11  3  0  2  10  0  5  .306  .306  .556  0 | 561 147 22  .262  .795   1
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Total               7 277 45 78 21  2  9  44 33 51  .282  .371  .469  3 |        242  .268  .811  84

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

Series Pitching Stats

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Boston Red Sox

                        SERIES STATS                     |     REGULAR SEASON           
 Player              G  ERA   W-L SV CG  IP   H ER BB SO |  W-L   IP  ERA   WHIP  SO SV 
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Pedro Martinez      3   6.23 0-1  0  0 13.0 14  9  9 14 | 16-9  217  3.90  1.17 227   
 Derek Lowe          2   3.18 1-0  0  0 11.3  7  4  1  6 | 14-12 183  5.42  1.61 105   
 Curt Schilling      2   6.30 1-1  0  0 10.0 10  7  2  5 | 21-6  227  3.26  1.06 203   
 Tim Wakefield       3   8.59 1-0  0  0  7.3  9  7  3  6 | 12-10 188  4.87  1.38 116   
 Keith Foulke        5   0.00 0-0  1  0  6.0  1  0  6  6 |  5-3   83  2.17  0.94  79 32
 Mike Timlin         5   4.76 0-0  0  0  5.7 10  3  5  2 |  5-4   76  4.13  1.23  56  1
*Alan Embree         6   3.86 0-0  0  0  4.7  9  2  1  2 |  2-2   52  4.13  1.15  37   
 Bronson Arroyo      3  15.75 0-0  0  0  4.0  8  7  2  3 | 10-9  179  4.03  1.22 142   
 Curt Leskanic       3  10.12 1-0  0  0  2.7  3  3  3  2 |+ 3-5   43  5.19  1.78  37  4
*Mike Myers          3   7.71 0-0  0  0  2.3  5  2  1  4 |+ 5-1   43  4.64  1.59  32   
 Ramiro Mendoza      2   4.50 0-1  0  0  2.0  2  1  0  1 |  2-1   31  3.52  1.04  13   
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Total                   5.87 4-3  1  0 69.0 78 45 33 51 |            4.18 1.290   

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

New York Yankees

                        SERIES STATS                     |     REGULAR SEASON           
 Player              G  ERA   W-L SV CG  IP   H ER BB SO |  W-L   IP  ERA   WHIP  SO SV 
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Jon Lieber          2   3.14 1-1  0  0 14.3 12  5  1  5 | 14-8  177  4.33  1.32 102   
 Mike Mussina        2   4.26 1-0  0  0 12.7 10  6  2 15 | 12-9  165  4.59  1.32 132   
 Mariano Rivera      5   1.29 0-0  2  0  7.0  6  1  2  6 |  4-2   79  1.94  1.08  66 53
 Tom Gordon          6   8.10 0-0  0  0  6.7 10  6  2  3 |  9-4   90  2.21  0.88  96  4
 Esteban Loaiza      2   1.42 0-1  0  0  6.3  5  1  3  5 |+10-7  183  5.70  1.57 117   
 Javier Vazquez      2   9.95 1-0  0  0  6.3  9  7  7  6 | 14-10 198  4.91  1.29 150   
 Orlando Hernandez   1   5.40 0-0  0  0  5.0  3  3  5  6 |  8-2   85  3.30  1.29  84   
 Kevin Brown         2  21.60 0-1  0  0  3.3  9  8  4  2 | 10-6  132  4.09  1.27  83   
 Paul Quantrill      4   5.40 0-1  0  0  3.3  8  2  0  2 |  7-3   95  4.72  1.51  37  1
 Tanyon Sturtze      4   2.70 0-0  0  0  3.3  2  1  2  2 |  6-2   77  5.47  1.40  56  1
*Felix Heredia       3   0.00 0-0  0  0  1.3  1  0  0  1 |  1-1   39  6.28  1.66  25   
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Total                   5.17 3-4  2  0 69.7 75 40 28 53 |            4.69 1.370   

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

WS: BOS-STL / ALCS: BOS-NYY / NLCS: STL-HOU / Div. Series: BOS-ANA / NYY-MIN / STL-LAD / HOU-ATL

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