MLB · October 17, 2004Rally1 in 6
Down a run in the ninth to Rivera, and down three games to none.
ALCS Game 4, Fenway Park, October 17, 2004. No team had ever come back from 0-3.
Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 4 (12)
How rare was it
A team in this position wins the game about 1 in 6 times. On our ladder that is a Rally. How the ladder works.
The HoleNew York 4, Boston 3. Bottom of the ninth. Mariano Rivera.One run down against the best closer in history, three outs from a sweep. In our record, teams down one entering the ninth win about 1 in 6.
The TurnRoberts steals second. Mueller singles him home.Kevin Millar walked. Dave Roberts ran for him and stole second on the first pitch he saw. Bill Mueller singled up the middle, 4-4.
The ComebackRed Sox 6, Yankees 4, twelve innings.David Ortiz homered off Paul Quantrill in the twelfth. Four wins later Boston had done what no team had done, and the curse was over.
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