<P> The 2004 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's ( MLB ) 2004 season . The 100th edition of the World Series , it was a best - of - seven playoff between the American League ( AL ) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League ( NL ) champion St. Louis Cardinals ; the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in four games . The series was played from October 23 to 27 , 2004 , at Fenway Park and Busch Memorial Stadium , broadcast on Fox , and watched by an average of just under 25.5 million viewers . The Red Sox 's World Series championship was their first since 1918 . </P>
<P> The 2004 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's ( MLB ) 2004 season . The 100th edition of the World Series , it was a best - of - seven playoff between the American League ( AL ) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League ( NL ) champion St. Louis Cardinals ; the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in four games . The series was played from October 23 to 27 , 2004 , at Fenway Park and Busch Memorial Stadium , broadcast on Fox , and watched by an average of just under 25.5 million viewers . The Red Sox 's World Series championship was their first since 1918 . </P>
who did the red sox play in 2004 world series
who did the red sox play in 2004 world series
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals