What is 2004 American League Championship Series?
{{Unreferenced|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox LCS | league = AL | image = | year = 2004 | champion = [[Boston Red Sox]] (4) | champion_manager = [[Terry Francona]] | champion_games = 98–64, .605, GB: 3 | runnerup = [[New York Yankees]] (3) | runnerup_manager = [[Joe Torre]] | runnerup_games = 101–61, .623, GA: 3 | date = October 12–October 20 | MVP = [[David Ortiz]] (Boston) | television = [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] | announcers = [[Joe Buck]], [[Tim McCarver]], [[Al Leiter]] | radio_network = [[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]] | radio_announcers = [[Jon Miller]], [[Joe Morgan]] | umpires = [[Randy Marsh]], [[Jeff Nelson (umpire)|Jeff Nelson]], [[John Hirschbeck]], [[Jim Joyce]], [[Jeff Kellogg]], [[Joe West (umpire)|Joe West]] | LDS1 = [[New York Yankees]] over [[Minnesota Twins]] (3–1) | LDS2 = [[Boston Red Sox]] over [[Anaheim Angels]] (3–0) }} The '''2004 [[American League Championship Series]]''' (ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff [[series]] in the 2004 [[Major League Baseball]] season. It featured the [[New York Yankees]] and the [[Boston Red Sox]]. The Red Sox beat the Yankees in seven games. It was a rematch of the 2003 ALCS. The Yankees won the first three games of the series. The Red Sox then won the next four to win the series. This was the first time a team won a best-of-seven playoff series after losing the first three games. Prior to this, no team in Major League Baseball even forced a game 7 after trailing 3 games to none. == Game 1 == The Yankees won the first game by a score of 10-7. They scored six runs off Red Sox starter Curt Schilling. Mike Mussina pitched a perfect game through six innings. The Red Sox rallied for five runs in the seventh and two in the eighth, but came up short. == Game 2 == The second game featured a pitchers duel between John Lieber and Pedro Martinez. Martinez allowed a run in the first inning. The 1-0 score held until the sixth inning when Martinez gave up a two-run home run. The Yankees won this game by