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October 29, 2007
BOSTON WINS WORLD SERIES: The Boston Red Sox have captured their 7th World Series title, the team’s second in three years (1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918 and 2004). The Red Sox are the first team of the 21st century to win multiple championships. The Red Sox have won consecutive World Series via a sweep, also winning four straight against St. Louis in 2004. This is the 3rd sweep in the last 4 World Series (Boston – 2004, Chicago, AL – 2005 and Boston – 2007). There have been 17 World Series games played in the last four years, the fewest in any four-year span in World Series history. With Colorado’s loss, expansion teams are 5-5 in World Series debuts. The Rockies are the 2nd team to be swept in their World Series debut, joining the Astros in 2005. The Red Sox become the 23rd team to complete a four-game sweep in the history of the World Series.
MIKE LOWELL NAMED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Boston Red Sox third baseman MIKE LOWELL has been named Most Valuable Player of the 2007 World Series. In the World Series, Lowell hit .400 (6-15) with a team-high 6 runs scored and 4 RBI. Lowell is the 8th third baseman in World Series history to win the MVP Award, the first since Anaheim’s TROY GLAUS in 2002, the most represented position with the MVP. Lowell is the 2nd Boston MVP in history, joining MANNY RAMIREZ in 2004. The Red Sox World Series championship roster features four World Series MVPs: Lowell (2007), Ramirez (2004), JOSH BECKETT (2003) and CURT SCHILLING (2001).
EIGHT STRAIGHT WINS: The Red Sox have won 8 straight World Series games, matching the 1921-1923 New York Giants for the 5th longest winning streak in World Series history.
14 New York Yankees 10/22/96-10/22/2000
12 New York Yankees 10/5/27 – 10/2/32
10 New York Yankees 10/10/37 – 10/1/41
9 Cincinnati Reds 10/22/75 – 10/20/90
8 New York Giants 10/11/21 – 10/10/23 (includes 1 tie)
8 Boston Red Sox 10/23/04 – 10/28/07
TERRY FRANCONA becomes the 19th manager to win 2 World Series, the second consecutive year a manager has won his 2nd, joining TONY LaRUSSA with St. Louis (2006). Francona is the 11th manager to win his 1st two World Series appearances. Francona joins BILL CARRIGAN (1915 and 1916) as the only managers to win multiple World Series for the Red Sox.
JON LESTER earned his first career postseason victory, the fourth straight Boston Red Sox starter to win a game of this World Series. The win is Lester’s first since Sept. 7.
WINNING STARTERS: Red Sox starting pitchers recorded the win in each of the four games of this series, just the 2nd time in World Series history four starting pitchers won the first four games for a winning team, joining the 1927 Yankees staff of WAITE HOYT (Gm. 1), GEORGE PIPGRAS (Gm. 2), HERB PENNOCK (Gm. 3) and WILCY MOORE (Gm. 4).
PAPELBON AGAIN: JONATHAN PAPELBON recorded his 3rd straight save in this World Series, all for more than 1.0 inning. Papelbon worked 1.2 scoreless innings in Game Four, after recording 1.1 scoreless frames in both Games Two and Three. Papelbon has pitched 10.2 scoreless innings in 7 postseason games in 2007 and has not allowed a run in 14.1 lifetime postseason innings.
GARRETT ATKINS hit his first postseason home run, an 8th inning two-run home run to pull Colorado to within a run, 4-3. The estimated distance on Atkins home runs was 385 feet.
BOBBY KIELTY became the 32nd player in World Series history to homer in his first World Series at-bat, when he led off the 8th inning with a pinch-hit home run on the first pitch to lead off the 8th inning off BRIAN FUENTES. He is the 21st player in World Series history to hit a pinch-hit home run. In both cases, he is the first since Chicago’s GEOFF BLUM hit a game-winning 14th inning home run in Game Three of the 2005 World Series at Houston (Oct. 25).
BRAD HAWPE connected on his first World Series and postseason home run to lead off the 7th inning on a 3-2 count, giving the Rockies their first run of the night. The home run traveled an estimated 378 feet. It was just the 2nd home run for Colorado in the World Series.
MIKE LOWELL hit a solo home run to lead off the 7th inning on a 1-0 pitch from AARON COOK. The home run was Lowell’s 1st home run of this World Series, his 2nd home run this postseason.
MARGIN OF VICTORY: The Red Sox outscored the Rockies, 29-10, in this series. The 19-run differential is the largest in a World Series since 2002, when Anaheim defeated San Francisco by a total of 55-30. The 29 runs scored by the Red Sox are 3rd most ever for a 4-game series:
37, New York Yankees, 1932 vs. Cubs
32, Oakland Athletics, 1989 vs. San Francisco
29, Boston Red Sox, 2007 vs. Colorado
The Red Sox totaled 99 runs this postseason, second all-time for a single postseason behind the 2002 Anaheim Angels (101).
AVERAGES: The Red Sox finished this World Series with the 2nd best team batting average in World Series history at .333, second only to the 1960 New York Yankees (.338). The Red Sox also totaled the 2nd best on-base percentage in World Series history at .411, 2nd only to the 1932 New York Yankees (.421). Red Sox pitchers finished this World Series with a 2.50 era with 36 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched. Six of the Red Sox regulars finished this World Series with a batting average of .300 or better.
WINNING ON THE ROAD: This is the 12th time in World Series history a team has completed a sweep on the road and seven of the last 8 such scenarios.
TROY TULOWITZKI struck out 3 times tonight and is 1-for-11 since Game One.
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