2004 Major League Baseball season

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Sport Baseball AL runners-up New York Yankees NL runners-up Houston Astros Dates 4 Apr 2004 – 27 Oct 2004		AL champions Boston Red Sox NL champions St. Louis Cardinals Champion Boston Red Sox Finals champion Boston Red Sox
Duration April 4, 2004 – October 27, 2004 Location Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas, United States Season MVPs Vladimir Guerrero, Barry Bonds Similar 2003 Major League Baseball, 2006 Major League Baseball, 2002 Major League Baseball, 2001 Major League Baseball, 2008 Major League Baseball

The 2004 Major League Baseball season ended when the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in a four-game World Series sweep. This season was particularly notable since the Red Sox championship broke the 86-year-long popular myth known as the Curse of the Bambino. The Red Sox were also the first team in MLB history and the third team from a major North American professional sports league to ever come back from a 3–0 postseason series deficit, in the ALCS against the New York Yankees.

National League

±hosted the MLB All Star Game

Postseason

World Series Champions – Boston Red Sox

Playoffs – October 4 to 27, 2004.

Playoff MVPs

Manny Ramírez (WS)

David Ortiz (ALCS)

Albert Pujols (NLCS)

All-Star Game, July 13 at Minute Maid Park: American League, 9–4; Alfonso Soriano, MVP

Milestones

The following players reached major milestones in 2004:

500 Home Run Club

Ken Griffey, Jr – June 20

300 Wins Club

Greg Maddux – August 7, 2004

Single-Season Hits Record Broken

Ichiro Suzuki – 262 Hits (broke George Sisler's 84-year-old record of 257)

Other awards

Hank Aaron Award: Manny Ramirez (BOS, American); Barry Bonds (SF, National).

Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Edgar Martínez (SEA).

Rolaids Relief Man Award: Mariano Rivera (NYY, American); Éric Gagné (LA, National).

References

2004 Major League Baseball season Wikipedia

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