2004 American League Championship Series

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The 2004 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff series in Major League Baseball's 2004 postseason pitting the defending American League champion and overall #1 seed New York Yankees against the fourth-seeded Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. The Series began on October 12 and ended on October 20. The Yankees held home-field advantage by virtue of having a better regular season record. The Red Sox became the first, and to date, only team in MLB history to come back from a 3–0 series deficit and ultimately win a best-of-seven series. The 2004 ALCS and the subsequent World Series has often been described as the "greatest comeback in sports history". In Game 1, Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina pitched a perfect game through six innings, while the Red Sox recovered from an eight-run deficit to close within one run before the Yankees eventually won. A home run by John Olerud, which turned out to be the game-winner, lifted the Yankees in Game 2. The Yankees gathered...

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