Despite the jubilation over knocking off the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series, many Boston fans feared their team would not be able to finish the deal in the World Series — and who could blame them? The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, WP: José Contreras (3-1) • LP: Wandy Rodriguez (0-1) • SV: Bobby Jenks (3). 2004 World Series Game 1 box score between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. In hindsight, nothing was going to stop the 2004 Red Sox — not even an 86-year-old curse. Live updates: Final presidential debate between Trump and Biden, 3 states targeted in Iranian email scheme report no evidence of breaches, Trump violates agreement, releases "60 Minutes" interview, Police fatally shoot Black teen and wound woman in Illinois, Instagram apologizes for incorrectly flagging #EndSARS posts as false, 1 in 6 women of color face food insecurity amid pandemic, Senate Judiciary Committee approves Amy Coney Barrett's nomination, Mississippi asks Supreme Court to review 15-week abortion ban, Battleground Tracker: Latest polls, state of the race and more, 5 things to know about CBS News' 2020 Battleground Tracker, CBS News coverage of voting rights issues. This print is ready for hanging or framing. Product Type: Photo Print. Here at Walmart.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy. All rights reserved. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballots. David Ortiz began the series with a bang To ensure we are able to help you as best we can, please include your reference number. Though the veteran right-hander was not good that particular night, the game just felt like the kind in which any pitcher would’ve struggled. Game 1 at Fenway Park was a wild one in which the Red Sox outhit the Cardinals, 13-11, but also committed four errors to the Cardinals' one.
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Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Return to Top; MLB Players. Many thanks to him. Iffy pitching, suspect defense and timely homers off foul poles — this game had it all. Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Keith Foulke celebrates his save in Game 1 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Electrode, Comp-7fd9b87d-4dc6-494d-a93e-1569283313f9, DC-wus-prod-a14, ENV-prod-a, PROF-PROD, VER-20.0.40, SHA-41ed8468826085770503056bd2c9bc8be5b55386, CID-9529f91b-007-17552dd133a059, Generated: Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:30:21 GMT, Size. 3. This print is ready for hanging or framing. Red Sox great Carl Yastremski throws out the opening first pitch of the first game of the 2004 World Series at Boston's Fenway Park, Oct. 23, 2004. He continued that trend in Game 1 against the Cardinals, going 2-for-3 with a home run that undoubtedly was his biggest hit in a Boston uniform. Neither the Red Sox nor the Cardinals offered a masterclass in defense, with Boston committing four errors and St. Louis finishing with one miscue.