IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 854
Congratulating the Boston Red Sox on winning the 2004 World Series. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2004
Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. OLVER, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. BASS, Mr. BRADLEY of 
New Hampshire, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHAYS, and 
Mr. SIMMONS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the Boston Red Sox on winning the 2004 
World Series.
Whereas on October 27, 2004, the Boston Red Sox won their 
first World Series title in 86 years in a four-game sweep 
of the St. Louis Cardinals; 
Whereas the Red Sox won their sixth world title in the 104-
year history of the storied franchise; 
Whereas the 2004 Red Sox World Champion team epitomized 
sportmanship, selfless play, team spirit, determination, 
and heart in the course of winning 98 games in the reg-
ular season and clinching the American League Wild 
Card playoff berth;
•HRES 854 IH 
Whereas the 2004 Red Sox World Champion team honored 
the careers of all former Red Sox legends, including Joe 
Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Carlton Fisk, Jimmie Foxx, Carl 
Yastrzemski, Cy Young, Johnny Pesky, Dom DiMaggio, 
Jim Rice, and Ted Williams; 
Whereas the 2004 postseason produced new Red Sox legends, 
including Derek Lowe, Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling, 
Tim Wakefield, Jason Varitek, Keith Foulke, Manny Ra-
mirez, David Ortiz, Johnny Damon, Trot Nixon, Orlando 
Cabrera, Kevin Millar, Mike Timlin, Alan Embree, Mark 
Bellhorn, Bill Mueller, and Dave Roberts; 
Whereas Red Sox Manager Terry Francona brought fresh 
leadership to the clubhouse this year, and brought to-
gether a self-proclaimed ‘‘band of idiots’’ and made them 
into one of the greatest Red Sox teams of all time; 
Whereas Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner and 
Red Sox President and Chief Executive Officer Larry 
Lucchino never wavered from their goal of bringing a 
World Series Championship to Boston; 
Whereas Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein assembled 
a team with strong pitching, a crushing offense, and 
most important, the heart and soul of a champion; 
Whereas the Red Sox never trailed in any of the 36 innings 
of the World Series; 
Whereas the Red Sox set a new major league record by win-
ning eight consecutive games in the postseason; 
Whereas Derek Lowe, Pedro Martinez, and Curt Schilling de-
livered gutsy pitching performances in the postseason 
worthy of their status as some of the best pitchers in Red 
Sox history;
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Whereas the Red Sox starting pitching in Games 2, 3, and 
4 of the World Series had a combined earned run average 
of 0.00; 
Whereas Manny Ramirez won the 2004 World Series Most 
Valuable Player award in the World Series after batting 
0.350 in the postseason with two home runs and 11 runs 
batted in; 
Whereas the Red Sox staged the greatest comeback in base-
ball history in the American League Championship Series 
against their rivals, the New York Yankees, by winning 
four consecutive games after losing the first three games 
of the series; 
Whereas the Red Sox prevailed in four consecutive American 
League Championship Series games, while producing 
some of the most memorable moments in sports history, 
including Dave Roberts stealing second base in the bot-
tom of the ninth inning of Game 4, David Ortiz securing 
a walk-off home run in the 12th inning of Game 4, David 
Ortiz singling in the winning run in the bottom of the 
14th inning in Game 5, and Johnny Damon making a 
grand slam in Game 7; 
Whereas the entire Red Sox organization has a strong com-
mitment to charitable causes in New England, dem-
onstrated by the team’s 51-year support of the Dana-
Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund in the fight 
against childhood cancers; 
Whereas fans of the Red Sox do not live only in Boston or 
New England, but all across the country and the world, 
and a grateful ‘‘Red Sox Nation’’ thanks the team for 
bringing a World Championship home to Boston;
•HRES 854 IH 
Whereas the 2004 Boston Red Sox and their loyal fans be-
lieved; and 
Whereas this IS next year: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) congratulates—
(A) the Boston Red Sox for winning the 
2004 Major League Baseball World Series and 
for their incredible performance during the 
2004 Major League Baseball season; and 
(B) the eight Major League Baseball 
teams that played in the postseason; 
(2) recognizes the achievements of the Boston 
Red Sox players, manager, coaches, and support 
staff whose hard work, dedication, and spirit made 
this all possible; 
(3) commends—
(A) the St. Louis Cardinals for a valiant 
performance during the 2004 season and the 
World Series; 
(B) the fans and management of the St. 
Louis Cardinals for allowing the Red Sox fans 
from Boston and around the Nation to cele-
brate their first title in 86 years at their home 
field; and
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(4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 
to—
(A) the 2004 Boston Red Sox team; 
(B) Red Sox Manager Terry Francona; 
(C) Red Sox General Manager Theo Ep-
stein; 
(D) Red Sox President and Chief Execu-
tive Officer Larry Lucchino; 
(E) Red Sox Principal Owner John Henry; 
and 
(F) Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner.
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