Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series

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Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series is the famous contest in which Curt Schilling pitched with a sutured ankle in the “bloody sock” game, helping the Boston Red Sox continue their historic comeback against the New York Yankees.

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instanceOf Major League Baseball postseason game
baseball game
alsoKnownAs bloody sock game
attendance over 55,000 spectators
awayTeam Boston Red Sox
city The Bronx
surface form: Bronx, New York
contributedTo Boston Red Sox comeback from 0–3 series deficit
date October 19, 2004
era 2004 MLB season
featuredPlayer Alex Rodriguez
Curt Schilling
David Ortiz
Derek Jeter
Jason Varitek
Manny Ramirez
surface form: Manny Ramírez

Mariano Rivera
Mark Bellhorn
finalScore Boston Red Sox 4–2 New York Yankees
followedBy Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series
historicalSignificance part of first MLB team comeback from 0–3 deficit in a best-of-seven series
homeTeam New York Yankees
impactOnSeries forced decisive Game 7
league American League
location Yankee Stadium
loser New York Yankees
notableEvent Alex Rodriguez interference call for slapping the ball out of Bronson Arroyo’s glove
Mark Bellhorn three-run home run initially ruled in play then overturned to a home run
visible blood on Curt Schilling’s sock from ankle sutures
notableFor Curt Schilling pitching with an injured, sutured ankle
opponentInComeback New York Yankees
partOf 2004 American League Championship Series
MLB playoffs
surface form: 2004 Major League Baseball postseason
precededBy Game 5 of the 2004 American League Championship Series
radioNetworkUS ESPN Radio
relatedTo 2004 World Series
surface form: 2004 Boston Red Sox World Series championship
seasonOfLeague Major League Baseball
seriesFormat best-of-seven
seriesScoreAfterGame New York Yankees 3–3 Boston Red Sox
seriesStatusAfterGame series tied 3–3
seriesStatusBeforeGame New York Yankees leading 3–2
startingPitcherForAwayTeam Curt Schilling
startingPitcherForHomeTeam Jon Lieber
teamInComeback Boston Red Sox
televisionNetworkUS Fox Broadcasting Company
surface form: Fox
umpireCrewChief Joe West
winner Boston Red Sox

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Yankees–Red Sox rivalry notableGame Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series
2004 American League Championship Series notablePitchingPerformance Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series
this entity surface form: Curt Schilling Game 6 "bloody sock" start