<P> The 2004 World Series was the 100th edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series . It featured the American League ( AL ) champions Boston Red Sox against the National League ( NL ) champions St. Louis Cardinals . The Red Sox defeated the Cardinals by four games to none in the best - of - seven series , played at Fenway Park and Busch Memorial Stadium . The series was played from October 23 -- 27 , 2004 , broadcast on Fox , and watched by an average of just under 25.5 million viewers . The Red Sox became the third straight wild card team to win the World Series ; the Anaheim Angels won in 2002 and the Florida Marlins won in 2003 . </P>
<P> The 2004 World Series was the 100th edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series . It featured the American League ( AL ) champions Boston Red Sox against the National League ( NL ) champions St. Louis Cardinals . The Red Sox defeated the Cardinals by four games to none in the best - of - seven series , played at Fenway Park and Busch Memorial Stadium . The series was played from October 23 -- 27 , 2004 , broadcast on Fox , and watched by an average of just under 25.5 million viewers . The Red Sox became the third straight wild card team to win the World Series ; the Anaheim Angels won in 2002 and the Florida Marlins won in 2003 . </P>
when did the red sox sweep the world series
when did the red sox sweep the world series
The 2004 World Series
The 2004 World Series