paragraph_text: Drop the Beat was a Canadian television series produced by Back Alley Films, which aired on CBC Television in 2000 and 2001. A short run dramatic series, the show was one of the first television series in the world centred around hip hop music and culture.

paragraph_text: Boston Red Sox 2018 Boston Red Sox season Established in 1901 Based in Boston since 1901 Team logo Cap insignia Major league affiliations American League (1901 -- present) East Division (1969 -- present) Current uniform Retired numbers 6 8 9 14 26 27 34 45 42 Colors Red, Blue, White Name Boston Red Sox (1908 -- present) Boston Americans (1901 -- 1907) Other nicknames The Sox The BoSox The Olde Towne Team Ballpark Fenway Park (1912 -- present) Huntington Avenue Grounds (1901 -- 1911) Major league titles World Series titles (8) 1903 1912 1915 1916 1918 2007 2013 AL Pennants (13) 1903 1904 1912 1915 1916 1918 1946 1967 1986 2007 2013 East Division titles (9) 1986 1988 1990 1995 2007 2013 2016 2017 Wild card berths (7) 1998 1999 2003 2005 2008 2009 Front office Owner (s) Fenway Sports Group (John Henry (Principal Owner), Tom Werner (Chairman), Sam Kennedy (President and CEO)) Manager Alex Cora General Manager Dave Dombrowski (acting) President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski

paragraph_text: The 1903 World Series was the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball. It matched the Boston Americans of the American League against the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League in a best - of - nine series, with Boston prevailing five games to three, winning the last four.

paragraph_text: The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Red Sox have won eight World Series championships and have played in twelve. In addition, they won the 1904 American League pennant, but were not able to defend their 1903 world championship when the New York Giants refused to participate in a World Series. Founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox 'home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912. The ``Red Sox ''name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, around 1908, following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the`` Boston Red Stockings'', including the forerunner of the Atlanta Braves.

paragraph_text: The 1971–72 NHL season was the 55th season of the National Hockey League. Fourteen teams each played 78 games. The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers four games to two for their second Stanley Cup in three seasons in the finals.

paragraph_text: ``Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) ''is a song written and recorded by American country music duo Big & Rich. It was released in April 2004 as the second single from their debut album Horse of a Different Color. It reached number 11 on the U.S. Billboard US Country chart. The song received wide exposure when ESPN featured the song in commercials for its coverage of the 2004 World Series of Poker. It was also featured in the Boston Legal episode`` Death Be Not Proud''.

paragraph_text: Daniel Sargent Curtis (1825–1908) was an American lawyer and banker. He was a trustee of the Boston Public Library, director of the Boston National Bank and owner of Palazzi Barbaro, Venice.

paragraph_text: Boston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school in the Boston Public Schools district. It features a large ensemble cast and focuses on the work and private lives of the various teachers, students, and administrators at the school. It aired from October 2000 to January 2004. Its slogan was "Every day is a fight. For respect. For dignity. For sanity."

paragraph_text: The 2007 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2007 season. The 103rd edition of the World Series, it was a best - of - seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Colorado Rockies and the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox; the Red Sox swept the Rockies in four games. It was the Rockies' first appearance in a World Series. The Red Sox's victory was their second World Series championship in four seasons and their seventh overall; it also marked the third sweep in four years by the AL champions. The series began on Wednesday, October 24 and ended on Sunday, October 28.

paragraph_text: During the 1959 World Series, Essegian set a Series record with two pinch-hit home runs against the Chicago White Sox. The mark would be matched by Bernie Carbo of the Boston Red Sox, who pinch-hit homers against the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 Series.

paragraph_text: In 2003, the Yankees again had the best league record (101 -- 61), highlighted by Roger Clemens' 300th win and 4000th strikeout. In the ALCS, they defeated the Boston Red Sox in a dramatic seven game series, which featured a bench - clearing incident in Game 3 and a series - ending walk - off home run by Aaron Boone in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 7. In the World Series the Yankees lost in 6 games to the Florida Marlins, losing a World Series at home for the first time since 1981.

paragraph_text: Principal franchise owners showing eras of ownership Name Tenure Ref (s) von der Ahe, Chris Chris von der Ahe 1881 -- 1898 Becker, Edward C. Edward C. Becker 1899 -- 1917 Robison, Frank Frank Robison 1899 -- 1908 Robison, Stanley Stanley Robison 1899 - 1910 Britton, Helene Hathaway Helene Hathaway Britton 1911 -- 1916 Breadon, Sam Sam Breadon 1917 -- 1947 β Saigh, Fred Fred Saigh 1948 -- 1952 Hannegan, Robert Robert Hannegan 1948 Busch, Gussie Gussie Busch 1953 -- 1989 Anheuser - Busch 1989 -- 1995 DeWitt, Jr., William William DeWitt, Jr. 1996 -- present

paragraph_text: 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 to 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.

paragraph_text: In their 1962 inaugural season, the Mets posted a record of 40 -- 120, the worst regular season record since MLB went to a 162 - game schedule (two games were canceled). The team never finished better than second to last until the 1969 ``Miracle Mets ''beat the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series in what is considered one of the biggest upsets in World Series history. Since then, they have played in four additional World Series, including a dramatic run in 1973 that ended in a seven - game loss to the Oakland Athletics, a second championship in 1986 over the Boston Red Sox, a Subway Series loss against their cross-town rivals the New York Yankees in 2000, and a five - game loss to the Kansas City Royals in 2015.

paragraph_text: Boston is an intellectual, technological, and political center but has lost some important regional institutions, including the acquisition of The Boston Globe by The New York Times, and the loss to mergers and acquisitions of local financial institutions such as FleetBoston Financial, which was acquired by Charlotte-based Bank of America in 2004. Boston-based department stores Jordan Marsh and Filene's have both been merged into the Cincinnati–based Macy's. Boston has experienced gentrification in the latter half of the 20th century, with housing prices increasing sharply since the 1990s. Living expenses have risen, and Boston has one of the highest costs of living in the United States, and was ranked the 129th most expensive major city in the world in a 2011 survey of 214 cities. Despite cost of living issues, Boston ranks high on livability ratings, ranking 36th worldwide in quality of living in 2011 in a survey of 221 major cities.

paragraph_text: ANC was founded in 1997 by Jerry Cifarelli, current CEO, and Alan N. Cohen, former co-owner of the Boston Celtics.

paragraph_text: Boston Red Sox 2018 Boston Red Sox season Established in 1901 Based in Boston since 1901 Team logo Cap insignia Major league affiliations American League (1901 -- present) East Division (1969 -- present) Current uniform Retired numbers 6 8 9 14 26 27 34 45 42 Colors Red, midnight navy blue, white Name Boston Red Sox (1908 -- present) Boston Americans (1901 -- 1907) Other nicknames The Sox The BoSox The Olde Towne Team Ballpark Fenway Park (1912 -- present) Huntington Avenue Grounds (1901 -- 1911) Major league titles World Series titles (8) 1903 1912 1915 1916 1918 2007 2013 AL Pennants (13) 1903 1904 1912 1915 1916 1918 1946 1967 1986 2007 2013 East Division titles (9) 1986 1988 1990 1995 2007 2013 2016 2017 Wild card berths (7) 1998 1999 2003 2005 2008 2009 Front office Owner (s) Fenway Sports Group (John Henry (Principal Owner), Tom Werner (Chairman), Sam Kennedy (President and CEO)) Manager Alex Cora General Manager Dave Dombrowski (acting) President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski

paragraph_text: Black Books is a British sitcom created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan, and written by Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Linehan and Arthur Mathews. It was broadcast on Channel 4, running for three series from 2000 to 2004. Starring Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig, the series is set in the eponymous London bookshop and follows the lives of its owner Bernard Black (Moran), his assistant Manny Bianco (Bailey) and their friend Fran Katzenjammer (Greig). The series was produced by Big Talk Productions, in association with Channel 4.

paragraph_text: Exactly two weeks later on October 23, 2005, the same Houston Astros team lost to the Chicago White Sox in the longest World Series game by time, Game 3 of the 2005 Series, played at Minute Maid Park, which lasted 5 hours 41 minutes, breaking the previous record of 4 hours 51 minutes in Game 1 of the 2000 World Series. It also shared the record for the longest World Series game by innings at 14, tied with Game 2 of the 1916 World Series, played on October 9, 1916 between the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Red Sox at Braves Field, and Game 1 of the 2015 World Series, played on October 27, 2015 between the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

paragraph_text: The Celebrity Series of Boston is a non-profit performing arts presenter established in Boston, Massachusetts by Boston impresario Aaron Richmond in 1938 as Aaron Richmond's Celebrity Series. Since its founding the Celebrity Series has evolved into one of New England's major presenting organizations with over 100 performance and outreach activities annually.

Question: Who is the owner of the team that Boston beat in the 2004 World Series?
Answer: William DeWitt, Jr.