the red sox won the world series 3 times.
the red sox won the world series 3 times.
how many times did the red sox win the world series?
3
in 2004, wakefield helped the red sox win the alcs against the yankees, a best-of-seven series to advance to the world series. the red sox lost the first two games of the alcs and were losing badly in game three when wakefield asked to be put into the game to save the other pitchers for the next day. he pitched 3⅓ innings which prevented him from starting game four. derek lowe started game four in his place which the red sox ultimately won. in game five, wakefield again pitched out of the bullpen and was the winning pitcher in a 14-inning game, throwing three shutout innings as the red sox won 5–4. the red sox beat the yankees and went on to the world series. he pitched game one of the 2004 world series but did not get a decision as boston defeated the cardinals, 11–9, which was the highest-scoring game one in world series history. the red sox swept the cardinals for their first world series title in 86 years.
tim wakefield
the red sox had home-field advantage in the world series by nature of the al winning the 2004 all-star game. in game one, mark bellhorn helped the red sox win with a home run, while starter curt schilling led the team to a game two victory by pitching six innings and allowing just one run. the red sox won the first two games despite committing four errors in each. the red sox won game three, aided by seven shutout innings by pedro martínez. a home run by johnny damon in the first inning helped to win game four for the red sox to secure the series. the cardinals did not lead in any of the games in the series. manny ramírez was named the series' most valuable player. the red sox and cardinals faced each other again in the 2013 world series, which the red sox also won, this time 4 games to 2.
2004 world series