2004 Boston Red Sox season

2004 Boston Red Sox
World Series Champions American League Champions American League Wild Card Winners
Tim Wakefield (right) with the Commissioner's Trophy
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston
Record	98–64 (.605)
Divisional place	2nd (3 GB)
Owners	John W. Henry (New England Sports Ventures)
President	Larry Lucchino
General manager	Theo Epstein
Manager	Terry Francona
Television	WSBK-TV WBZ-TV (Sean McDonough, Jerry Remy) NESN (Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy)
Radio	WEEI (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bill Kulik, Uri Berenguer, Juan Pedro Villamán)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was the 104th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Managed by Terry Francona, the Red Sox finished with a 98–64 record, three games behind the New York Yankees in the American League East. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card, swept the Anaheim Angels in the ALDS, and faced the Yankees in the ALCS for the second straight year. After losing the first three games to the Yankees and trailing in the ninth inning of the fourth game, the Red Sox became the first team in major league history to come back from a three-game postseason deficit, defeating the Yankees in seven games. The Red Sox then swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, capturing their first championship since 1918.^[1]

The Red Sox led the major leagues in runs scored (949), doubles (373), batting average (.282), on-base percentage (.360), slugging percentage (.472), OPS (.832) and total bases (2,702).