2004 American League Division Series

The 2004 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 2004 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 5, and ended on Saturday, October 9, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. They were:

  • (1) New York Yankees (Eastern Division champion, 101–61) vs. (3) Minnesota Twins (Central Division champion, 92–70): Yankees win series, 3–1.
  • (2) Anaheim Angels (Western Division champion, 92–70) vs. (4) Boston Red Sox (Wild Card, 98–64): Red Sox win series, 3–0.

2004 American League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
New York Yankees (3) Joe Torre 101–61, .623, GA: 3
Minnesota Twins (1) Ron Gardenhire 92–70, .568, GA: 9
DatesOctober 5 – 9
TelevisionFox (Games 1, 4)
ESPN (Games 2–3)
TV announcersJoe Buck, Tim McCarver (Game 1)
Jon Miller, Joe Morgan and Gary Miller (Games 2–3)
Josh Lewin, Steve Lyons (Game 4)
RadioESPN
Radio announcersDan Shulman, Dave Campbell
UmpiresCharlie Reliford
Mark Wegner
Brian Gorman
Mike Everitt
Jerry Crawford
Paul Nauert
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Boston Red Sox (3) Terry Francona 98–64, .605, GB: 3
Anaheim Angels (0) Mike Scioscia 92–70, .568, GA: 1
DatesOctober 5 – 8
TelevisionESPN
TV announcersChris Berman, Rick Sutcliffe, Tony Gwynn and Kyle Peterson
RadioESPN
Radio announcersJohn Rooney, Buck Martinez
UmpiresLarry Young
Jerry Meals
Brian Runge
Gary Cederstrom
Ed Montague
Kerwin Danley

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The Red Sox became the American League champion, and defeated the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series for their first World Championship since 1918.

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