2004 Postseason

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Summary

The Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918 by sweeping the Cardinals. The exciting part was how they got their. Boston lost the first three games of the ALCS to the Yankees, but rallied back to win the series. It was the first time in baseball history that a team rebounded from a 3-0 series deficit. Curt Schilling provided the postseason's lasting image, hurling from the mound with an ankle wound that bloodied his sock.

In the NLCS, the Cardinals were on the brink of elimination against the Astros but came back to win game six in 12 innings, then won the series in game seven. Albert Pujols hit .500 with 4 home runs in the seven game set to help lead the St. Louis to its first World Series appearance since 1987.

Series Summaries

National League

NLCS:

Game	Score	Date	Pitchers
1	Houston Astros 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 10	October 13	Brandon Backe (ND) at Woody Williams (1-0)
2	Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6	October 14	Peter Munro (ND) at Matt Morris (ND)
3	St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Houston Astros 5	October 16	Jeff Suppan (0-1) at Roger Clemens (1-0)
4	St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Houston Astros 6	October 17	Jason Marquis (ND) at Roy Oswalt (ND)
5	St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Houston Astros 3	October 18	Woody Williams (ND) at Brandon Backe (ND)
6	Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6	October 20	Peter Munro (ND) at Matt Morris (ND)
7	Houston Astros 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5	October 21	Roger Clemens (1-1) at Jeff Suppan (1-1)

NL Team Stats

TEAM	W-L	Manager	BA	HR	R	ERA	WHIP	RA
Cardinals	105-57	Tony LaRussa	.278	214	855	3.75	1.25	659
Braves	96-66	Bobby Cox	.270	178	803	3.74	1.37	668
Dodgers	93-69	Jim Tracy	.262	203	761	4.01	1.31	684
Astros	92-70	Phil Garner	.267	187	803	4.05	1.34	698

AL Team Stats

TEAM	W-L	Manager	BA	HR	R	ERA	WHIP	RA
Yankees	101-61	Joe Torre	.268	242	897	4.69	1.37	808
Angels	92-70	Mike Scioscia	.282	162	836	4.28	1.36	734
Twins	92-70	Ron Gardenhire	.266	191	780	4.03	1.32	715
Red Sox	98-64	Terry Francona	.282	222	949	4.18	1.29	768