2004 American League Championship Series

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American League Championship Series Major League Baseball postseason series

The 2004 American League Championship Series was a historic MLB playoff matchup in which the Boston Red Sox became the first team in baseball history to overcome a 3–0 series deficit, defeating the New York Yankees and propelling themselves toward their first World Series title in 86 years.

Aliases (2)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American League Championship Series → Major League Baseball postseason series →
bestOf	7 games →
broadcastNetworkUnitedStates	Fox →
cityGame1	Bronx, New York →
cityGame2	Bronx, New York →
cityGame3	Boston, Massachusetts →
cityGame4	Boston, Massachusetts →
cityGame5	Boston, Massachusetts →
cityGame6	Bronx, New York →
cityGame7	Bronx, New York →
endDate	2004-10-20 →
endedDroughtLength	86-year World Series title drought for Boston Red Sox →
finalSeriesResult	Boston Red Sox 4–3 New York Yankees →
game1Result	New York Yankees 10–7 Boston Red Sox →
game2Result	New York Yankees 3–1 Boston Red Sox →
game3Result	New York Yankees 19–8 Boston Red Sox →
game4Result	Boston Red Sox 6–4 New York Yankees →
game5Result	Boston Red Sox 5–4 New York Yankees →
game6Result	Boston Red Sox 4–2 New York Yankees →
game7Result	Boston Red Sox 10–3 New York Yankees →
gameCount	7 →
historicalNote	first MLB postseason series in which a team overcame a 3–0 series deficit →
league	American League →
locationGame1	Yankee Stadium →
locationGame2	Yankee Stadium →
locationGame3	Fenway Park →
locationGame4	Fenway Park →
locationGame5	Fenway Park →
locationGame6	Yankee Stadium →
locationGame7	Yankee Stadium →
loser	New York Yankees →
mostValuablePlayer	David Ortiz →
MVPTeam	Boston Red Sox →
notableHit	David Ortiz walk-off single in Game 5 →
notableHomeRun	David Ortiz walk-off home run in Game 4 →
notablePitchingPerformance	Curt Schilling Game 6 "bloody sock" start →
notablePlay	Dave Roberts stolen base in Game 4 ninth inning →
rivalry	Yankees–Red Sox rivalry →
season	2004 Major League Baseball season →
seriesDeficitOvercome	3–0 →
sport	baseball →
startDate	2004-10-12 →
team1	Boston Red Sox →
team1Manager	Terry Francona →
team2	New York Yankees →
team2Manager	Joe Torre →
umpireCrewChief	Joe West →
winner	Boston Red Sox →
winnerAdvancedTo	2004 World Series →
winnerWorldSeriesResult	Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–0 →
year	2004 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Game 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Series → Game 5 of the 2004 American League Championship Series → Game 5 of the 2004 American League Championship Series ("2004 Major League Baseball postseason") → Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series → Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series →	partOf
Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series ("2004 American League pennant") →	clinchedTitle
Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series →	decisiveGameOfSeries
2003 American League Championship Series →	followedBy
Mark Bellhorn →	hitHomeRunIn
Yankees–Red Sox rivalry →	notableSeries
bloody sock game →	partOfSeries