2004 American League Championship Series

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American League Championship Series
Major League Baseball postseason series
bestOf 7 games
broadcastNetworkUnitedStates Fox Broadcasting Company
surface form: Fox
cityGame1 The Bronx
surface form: Bronx, New York
cityGame2 The Bronx
surface form: Bronx, New York
cityGame3 Boston, Massachusetts
cityGame4 Boston, Massachusetts
cityGame5 Boston, Massachusetts
cityGame6 The Bronx
surface form: Bronx, New York
cityGame7 The Bronx
surface form: 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 Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series
surface form: 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

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Yankees–Red Sox rivalry notableSeries 2004 American League Championship Series
2003 American League Championship Series followedBy 2004 American League Championship Series
Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series partOf 2004 American League Championship Series
Game 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Series partOf 2004 American League Championship Series
Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series partOf 2004 American League Championship Series
Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series decisiveGameOfSeries 2004 American League Championship Series
Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series clinchedTitle 2004 American League Championship Series
this entity surface form: 2004 American League pennant
bloody sock game partOfSeries 2004 American League Championship Series
Game 5 of the 2004 American League Championship Series partOf 2004 American League Championship Series
Game 5 of the 2004 American League Championship Series partOf 2004 American League Championship Series
this entity surface form: 2004 Major League Baseball postseason
Mark Bellhorn hitHomeRunIn 2004 American League Championship Series
Schill notableEvent 2004 American League Championship Series