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Sports season
The 2004 Major League Baseball season ended when the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in a four-game World Series sweep. The Red Sox championship ended an 86-year-long drought 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 ever to come back from a 3–0 postseason series deficit and win. This happened in the ALCS against the New York Yankees .
The Montreal Expos would play their last season in Montreal, before relocating to Washington DC, becoming the Washington Nationals in 2005.
Statistical leaders [ edit ] 2004 was the last postseason until 2020 where both LCS went to 7 games.
Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series.
±hosted the MLB All Star Game
Other pitching accomplishments [ edit ] There were a total of 80 walk-off home runs, which was then the MLB single-season record until 2018 .[ 9] Player of the Month [ edit ] Pitcher of the Month [ edit ] Rookie of the Month [ edit ] Home field attendance and payroll [ edit ]
Team name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per game
Est. payroll
%±
New York Yankees [ 10] 101
0.0%
3,775,292
8.9%
46,609
$184,193,950
20.6%
Los Angeles Dodgers [ 11] 93
9.4%
3,488,283
11.1%
43,065
$92,902,001
−12.3%
Anaheim Angels [ 12] 92
19.5%
3,375,677
10.3%
41,675
$100,534,667
27.2%
San Francisco Giants [ 13] 91
−9.0%
3,256,854
−0.2%
39,718
$82,019,166
−1.0%
Philadelphia Phillies [ 14] 86
0.0%
3,250,092
43.8%
40,125
$93,219,167
31.7%
Chicago Cubs [ 15] 89
1.1%
3,170,154
7.0%
38,660
$90,560,000
13.4%
Houston Astros [ 16] 92
5.7%
3,087,872
25.8%
38,122
$75,397,000
6.1%
St. Louis Cardinals [ 17] 105
23.5%
3,048,427
4.7%
37,635
$84,340,333
0.7%
San Diego Padres [ 18] 87
35.9%
3,016,752
48.6%
37,244
$55,384,833
22.5%
Seattle Mariners [ 19] 63
−32.3%
2,940,731
−10.0%
35,863
$81,515,834
−6.3%
Boston Red Sox [ 20] 98
3.2%
2,837,294
4.2%
35,028
$127,298,500
27.4%
Baltimore Orioles [ 21] 78
9.9%
2,744,018
11.8%
33,877
$51,623,333
−30.1%
Arizona Diamondbacks [ 22] 51
−39.3%
2,519,560
−10.2%
31,106
$69,780,750
−13.5%
Texas Rangers [ 23] 89
25.4%
2,513,685
20.0%
31,033
$55,050,417
−46.8%
Colorado Rockies [ 24] 68
−8.1%
2,338,069
0.2%
28,865
$65,445,167
−2.6%
Atlanta Braves [ 25] 96
−5.0%
2,327,565
−3.1%
28,735
$90,182,500
−15.1%
New York Mets [ 26] 71
7.6%
2,318,951
8.3%
28,629
$102,035,970
−12.9%
Cincinnati Reds [ 27] 76
10.1%
2,287,250
−2.9%
28,238
$46,915,250
−21.0%
Oakland Athletics [ 28] 91
−5.2%
2,201,516
−0.7%
27,179
$59,425,667
18.2%
Milwaukee Brewers [ 29] 67
−1.5%
2,062,382
21.3%
25,462
$27,528,500
−32.2%
Chicago White Sox [ 30] 83
−3.5%
1,930,537
−0.5%
23,834
$65,212,500
27.8%
Detroit Tigers [ 31] 72
67.4%
1,917,004
40.1%
23,667
$46,832,000
−4.8%
Minnesota Twins [ 32] 92
2.2%
1,911,490
−1.8%
23,599
$53,890,000
−2.9%
Toronto Blue Jays [ 33] 67
−22.1%
1,900,041
5.6%
23,457
$50,017,000
−2.4%
Cleveland Indians [ 34] 80
17.6%
1,814,401
4.9%
22,400
$34,319,300
−29.4%
Florida Marlins [ 35] 83
−8.8%
1,723,105
32.2%
21,539
$42,143,042
−14.8%
Kansas City Royals [ 36] 58
−30.1%
1,661,478
−6.7%
20,768
$47,609,000
17.5%
Pittsburgh Pirates [ 37] 72
−4.0%
1,580,031
−3.5%
19,750
$32,227,929
−41.2%
Tampa Bay Devil Rays [ 38] 70
11.1%
1,274,911
20.4%
15,936
$29,856,667
52.1%
Montreal Expos [ 39] 67
−19.3%
749,550
−26.9%
9,369
$41,197,500
−20.7%
Television coverage [ edit ] This was the fourth season that national television coverage was split between ESPN and Fox Sports . ESPN and ESPN2 aired selected weeknight and Sunday night games , and selected Division Series playoff games. Fox televised Saturday baseball , the All-Star Game , selected Division Series games, both League Championship Series, and the World Series .
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Pre-modern era
Beginnings Competition NL monopoly
Modern era
See also
