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Boston Red Sox 2004: The Curse-Breakers
No championship in baseball history carries more emotional weight than Boston’s in 2004. Down 3-0 to the Yankees in the ALCS — a deficit no MLB team had ever overturned — the self-styled “Idiots” won four straight, then swept the World Series to end an 86-year wait for a title.
That whole cast — David Ortiz, Curt Schilling, Manny Ramirez, Johnny Damon — is draftable in Go Unbeaten. Spin the MLB wheel, land on Boston Red Sox 2004, and build a lineup around the curse-breakers before simulating your own season.
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Marquee names from this squad's player pool in Go Unbeaten, with their in-game overall ratings.
- SPCurt Schilling90
- RPKeith Foulke84
- IFDavid Ortiz93
- IFKevin Millar80
- OFManny Ramirez94
- OFJohnny Damon85
- CJason Varitek84
The story
Boston had not won the World Series since 1918, a drought fans blamed on the “Curse of the Bambino” after the sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees. When New York took a 3-0 lead in the 2004 ALCS, the story looked set to repeat — until Dave Roberts stole second base in the ninth inning of Game 4 and David Ortiz delivered walk-off hits in Games 4 and 5 on consecutive nights.
Game 6 produced one of October’s most famous images: Curt Schilling pitching seven innings on a sutured ankle tendon, blood visibly seeping through his sock. Johnny Damon then hit a grand slam in Game 7 as Boston completed the only 3-0 comeback in MLB postseason history, with Ortiz named ALCS MVP.
The World Series was almost an anticlimax. The Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 — famously never trailing at any point in the series — with Manny Ramirez taking Series MVP. Boston won its final eight postseason games, and it was closer Keith Foulke who fielded the last out himself, flipping the ball to first base to end the 86-year wait.
- Won the 2004 World Series — Boston’s first title since 1918
- Still the only MLB team to win a best-of-seven postseason series after trailing 3-0
- David Ortiz hit walk-off winners in Games 4 and 5 of the ALCS and was named series MVP
- Curt Schilling’s “bloody sock” performance came in Game 6 of the ALCS
- Swept the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0, with Manny Ramirez named World Series MVP
Frequently asked
How did the 2004 Red Sox break the curse?
They came back from 3-0 down against the Yankees in the ALCS — the only such comeback in MLB postseason history — then swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series to win Boston’s first championship since 1918.
Who hit the walk-offs in the 2004 ALCS?
David Ortiz ended both Game 4 and Game 5 for Boston — a 12th-inning home run and a 14th-inning single on consecutive nights. He was named ALCS MVP for the series.
Can I draft the 2004 Red Sox in Go Unbeaten?
Yes. Head to /play?sport=mlb and spin until the wheel lands on Boston Red Sox 2004, then draft legends like Ortiz, Schilling and Ramirez into your diamond. Fill all seven slots and simulate a 162-game season — win enough and you take the World Series tier.