2013 World Series
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| Dates | October 23–30 | |||||||||
| MVP | David Ortiz (Boston) | |||||||||
| Umpires | John Hirschbeck (crew chief), Mark Wegner, Dana DeMuth, Paul Emmel, Bill Miller, Jim Joyce | |||||||||
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| Television | Fox | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews | |||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser | |||||||||
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| Boston Red Sox over Detroit Tigers (4–2) | ||||||||||
| NLCS | St. Louis Cardinals over Los Angeles Dodgers (4–2) | |||||||||
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The 2013 World Series was the 109th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff pitted the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox had home field advantage for the series, based on the American League's win in the All-Star Game at Citi Field in Queens, New York, on July 16.[1] The Series started on Wednesday, October 23, ending on Game 6 which occurred the following Wednesday, October 30, 2013.
The Red Sox won the first game at Fenway Park on October 23, followed by the Cardinals winning the second game on October 24 to tie the series 1-1. The series then moved to Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals won the third game on October 26 to gain a 2-1 lead. The Red Sox won the fourth game on October 27 to tie the series at 2-2, then won the last of three games at Busch Stadium on October 28 for a 3-2 lead. The series then moved back to Fenway Park, where the Red Sox decisively won a final game on October 30, becoming the World Series champions for 2013.
This was the fourth meeting of the Cardinals and Red Sox in the World Series (previously meeting in 1946, 1967, and 2004).[2][3] Winning in six games, the Red Sox clinched their first World Series championship at their home field of Fenway Park since 1918.
Background
St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals finished the 2013 regular season at 97–65. (the best record in the National League) They set a new baseball record for hitting efficiency with runners in scoring position. They hit .330 (447–for–1,355), the best in baseball since the Boston Red Sox hit .312 in 1950,[4] also beating the 2007 Detroit Tigers, and 1996 Colorado Rockies with a .311 average.[5]
St. Louis opened the playoffs by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in five games in the Division Series. Then in their third consecutive National League Championship Series appearance, St. Louis defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers four games to two for their 19th National League pennant.
Boston Red Sox
After finishing as AL East's divisional-worst 69–93 season in 2012, the Red Sox fired Bobby Valentine and hired John Farrell as their new manager.[6] Under Farrell, the team finished the 2013 regular season at 97–65, the best record in the American League.
Boston opened the playoffs by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in four games in the Division Series. Then in the American League Championship Series, the Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers four games to two to win their 13th American League pennant.
Summary
Boston won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 23 | St. Louis Cardinals – 1, Boston Red Sox – 8 | Fenway Park | 3:17 | 38,345[7] |
| 2 | October 24 | St. Louis Cardinals – 4, Boston Red Sox – 2 | Fenway Park | 3:05 | 38,436[8] |
| 3 | October 26 | Boston Red Sox – 4, St. Louis Cardinals – 5 | Busch Stadium | 3:54 | 47,432[9] |
| 4 | October 27 | Boston Red Sox – 4, St. Louis Cardinals – 2 | Busch Stadium | 3:34 | 47,469[10] |
| 5 | October 28 | Boston Red Sox – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 1 | Busch Stadium | 2:52 | 47,436[11] |
| 6 | October 30 | St. Louis Cardinals – 1, Boston Red Sox – 6 | Fenway Park | 3:13 | 38,447[12] |
Matchups
Game 1
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | x | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jon Lester (1–0) LP: Adam Wainwright (0–1) Home runs: STL: Matt Holliday (1) BOS: David Ortiz (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After Boston starter Jon Lester pitched a scoreless top half of the first inning, Cardinal ace Adam Wainwright found trouble in the bottom of the inning. He walked leadoff batter Jacoby Ellsbury and after an out, Dustin Pedroia singled. Wainwright then got David Ortiz to ground to second base, but Matt Carpenter's flip was mishandled by shortstop Pete Kozma, ending the possibility of a double play. Initially, the Cardinals had been awarded a force-out at second base, but after conferring, the umpires ruled that Kozma never had contol of the ball, and Pedroia was reinstated at second base. With the bases loaded and one out, Mike Napoli doubled to left-center, scoring Ellsbury, Pedroia and Ortiz, the latter after Shane Robinson misplayed a carom off the wall. In the bottom of the second inning, Stephen Drew led off with a pop-up in front of the pitcher's mound. Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina both converged, but both let the ball drop for a leadoff single. David Ross then singled to center field, followed by a flyout by Ellsbury. Shane Victorino then hit a gound ball to deep short, but Kozma again mishandled it, his second error of the game, and once again the bases were loaded with one out. Pedroia then singled under the glove of a diving David Freese to make the score 4–0. Ortiz then hit a deep fly to right field, but was robbed of a grand slam by Carlos Beltrán. Ross did tag and score to give Boston a 5–0 lead. Beltrán would leave the game, with Robinson moving to right field, and Jon Jay taking over in center. Meanwhile, Lester was brilliant for the Red Sox, pitching Template:Sortfrac scoreless innings. The Red Sox added to their lead in the bottom of the seventh with Ortiz hitting a two-run home run off Kevin Siegrist to give them a 7–0 lead. After the Red Sox plated another run in the eighth inning, the Cardinals finally got on the board with Matt Holliday leading off the ninth with a home run off Ryan Dempster. Dempster recovered and closed out the 8–1 victory by striking out Matt Adams.[13][14][15] Lester was accused of using a foreign substance on his glove, but the Cardinals organization did not file a complaint.[16]
Game 2
Thursday, October 24, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Michael Wacha (1–0) LP: John Lackey (0–1) Sv: Trevor Rosenthal (1) Home runs: STL: None BOS: David Ortiz (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2 pitted the NLCS MVP Michael Wacha against the Red Sox' John Lackey. After three scoreless innings, Matt Holliday led off the fourth inning for the Cardinals with a triple to center field. After Matt Adams lined out, catcher Yadier Molina grounded out softly to Dustin Pedroia to score Holliday and give the Cardinals a 1–0 lead. The Red Sox threatened in the bottom half as the first two batters reached with Pedroia leading off with a double and David Ortiz drawing a walk. Mike Napoli then grounded into a double play to partially kill the threat and Wacha got Jonny Gomes to pop out to Matt Carpenter to end the inning. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Red Sox finally got on the scoreboard as Pedroia walked with one out and Ortiz hit a two-run home run to left center field on a 3–2 changeup to give the Red Sox a 2–1 lead. In the seventh inning, the Red Sox' defense let them down. With one out and the bases loaded (David Freese walked, Jon Jay singled, Daniel Descalso walked), Carpenter hit a fly ball to Gomes in left field for the second out. With Pete Kozma, who pinch-ran for Freese, scoring on the throw, the ball got away from catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Jay and Descalso attempted to advance on the misplay and pitcher Craig Breslow, who was backing up on the play, tried to get Jay at third but his throw was wild and went into the stands. Jay scored and Descalsco went to third as the Cardinals now led 3–2. Carlos Beltran then singled to right to score Descalso and give the Cardinals a 4–2 lead. Things got a little interesting in the bottom of the eighth. With Carlos Martinez on the mound for the Cardinals, the Red Sox had Jacoby Ellsbury reach on an error and after two strikeouts, Ortiz reached on a single. With two outs, Martinez jammed Napoli and he popped out to short to end the inning. In the bottom of the ninth with the 4–2 lead, Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal entered the game and made quick work of the Red Sox by striking out Gomes, Saltalamacchia and pinch-hitter Daniel Nava on 11 pitches. The Cardinals evened up the series at one game each as the series shifted to St. Louis for the next three games.
With the win, St. Louis snapped Boston's nine game winning streak in the World Series.
Game 3
Saturday, October 26, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Trevor Rosenthal (1–0) LP: Brandon Workman (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Cardinals got off to a good start in the bottom of the first inning, putting two on the board from RBI singles by Matt Holliday and Yadier Molina off of Boston starter Jake Peavy. It wasn't until the top of the fifth inning before the Red Sox got on the board themselves, when pinch hitter Mike Carp grounded into a fielder's choice off Cardinals starter Joe Kelly. In the next inning, Boston tied the game at 2–2 on a Daniel Nava single. But in the bottom of the seventh, Matt Holliday hit a line drive off of reliever Junichi Tazawa that just got past a diving Xander Bogaerts that drove in two, and Holliday advanced to third on the throw. Even though this happened with no outs, Holliday was stranded at third. Boston quickly responded in the top of the eighth by loading the bases off Carlos Martínez. Trevor Rosenthal came in to pitch, and the first batter he faced, Daniel Nava, grounded in to a fielder's choice, after a great diving stop by rookie second baseman Kolten Wong. The next batter, Xander Bogaerts, bounced a ball up the middle for an RBI single of his own, knotting the game at 4–4.[17]
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Brandon Workman stayed in, having pitched in the eighth inning and batted in the top of the ninth. He gave up a one out single to Molina. Boston closer Koji Uehara was brought in to face pinch hitter Allen Craig, who doubled on the first pitch. With one out, Jon Jay hit a grounder to second baseman Dustin Pedroia. He made a sensational diving stab and threw home to catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who tagged out the sliding Molina. But then Saltalamacchia threw to third trying to get Craig, who was running on the play and decided to slide towards Middlebrooks knocking him down.[18] However, the ball glanced off Will Middlebrooks' glove and Craig's body, caroming into foul territory down the line. When Craig started toward home, he ran over Middlebrooks, slowing him down as he tried to take off for home.[19] The third base umpire, Jim Joyce, called obstruction on the play; home plate umpire Dana DeMuth determined that Craig would have scored without the obstruction, giving the Cardinals the win and a 2–1 lead in the World Series.[20]
The largest paid crowd in the history of Busch Stadium (47,432) saw the game. It was the first time in a World Series game that a winning play was on an obstruction call.[21]
Game 4
Sunday, October 27, 2013 – 8:15 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Félix Doubront (1–0) LP: Lance Lynn (0–1) Sv: Koji Uehara (1) Home runs: BOS: Jonny Gomes (1) STL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The largest paid crowd in the history of Busch Stadium (47,469) saw the game, surpassing the previous night's record attendance. After Boston starter Clay Buchholz, pitching through a shoulder injury, was removed for a pinch-hitter after four innings, five Red Sox relievers combined to hold St. Louis to one run on three hits the rest of the way. In the sixth inning, the bases were empty with two outs before Dustin Pedroia singled and David Ortiz walked. Then, outfielder Jonny Gomes came to bat and the Cardinals brought in Seth Maness to face him. Gomes worked the count to 2–2 before he broke the tie with a three-run homer that would become the difference in the game. The game ended when Boston closer Koji Uehara picked off pinch runner Kolten Wong with Carlos Beltran at the plate, making it the first postseason game in baseball history to end on a pickoff.[22]
Felix Doubront pitched Template:Sortfrac innings out of the bullpen to earn his first career postseason win. John Lackey, who pitched a scoreless eighth, made his first relief appearance since 2004 and first in the postseason since 2002.[23]
Game 5
Monday, October 28, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Boston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jon Lester (2–0) LP: Adam Wainwright (0–2) Sv: Koji Uehara (2) Home runs: BOS: None STL: Matt Holliday (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In a rematch of the staff who faced off in Game 1, Jon Lester again outdueled Adam Wainwright to give the Red Sox a 3–2 series lead.[24] Boston scored first for the first time since Game 1 when Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz hit back-to-back doubles with one out in the first.[25] Matt Holliday tied the score with a home run to center in the fourth inning, but it would be the only run Lester would allow over strong Template:Sortfrac innings of work. Wainwright matched Lester until the seventh inning, when a ground-rule RBI double by David Ross and RBI single by Jacoby Ellsbury scored Xander Bogaerts and Stephen Drew to give Boston a 3–1 lead.[26] Koji Uehara relieved Lester with two outs in the eighth and retired all four Cardinals he faced to earn his second save of the series.[27][28][29]
Uehara tied John Wetteland, Robb Nen, Troy Percival, and Brad Lidge for most saves in one postseason year, with seven. In addition, Lester joined Babe Ruth as the only Red Sox lefthanders to win three World Series games.[30]
With this win, Boston hoped to win the championship at Fenway Park for the first time since 1918.[31][32][33] The average list price on the resale market for a ticket to game 6 was $1,860, according to TiqIQ, a ticket tracking company.[34]
Game 6
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: John Lackey (1–1) LP: Michael Wacha (1–1) Home runs: STL: None BOS: Stephen Drew (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composite line score
2013 World Series (4–2): Boston Red Sox (A.L.) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 41 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total attendance: 257,565 Average attendance: 42,928 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Broadcasting
Television
Fox televised the series in the United States and Canada, with Joe Buck calling play-by-play and Tim McCarver handling color commentary. This was McCarver's 24th and final World Series broadcast, as he had announced that he would retire after the season.[35] Working with Buck and McCarver are field reporters Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews.
Pregame coverage was handled by host Matt Vasgersian, joined by regular analyst Harold Reynolds. They were joined by special guest analysts A. J. Pierzynski of the Texas Rangers (his third consecutive World Series as a guest analyst), and Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies.
A partnership with Fox Sports featured Pearl Jam as the November artist of month for all entities within the Fox Sports domain and licensed 48 songs from their catalogue to play during the 2013 World Series. Their music was included in anything from "opening teases and commercial bumpers to montages, as well as additional promotional inventory across Fox prime-time and cable."[36]
Major League Baseball International syndicated the television coverage outside Canada and the U.S., with English-language commentary provided by Baltimore Orioles play-by-play announcer Gary Thorne and ESPN analyst Rick Sutcliffe.
Radio
ESPN Radio broadcasted the series in the U.S., with commentators Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser. Locally, the two teams' flagship radio stations broadcasted the series with their respective announcing crews. Mike Shannon and John Rooney called the games for the Cardinals on KMOX in St. Louis, while Joe Castiglione, Dave O'Brien, and Lou Merloni announced for the Red Sox on WEEI in Boston.
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External Links
- 2013 World Series at MLB.com
- 2013 World Series at Baseball Reference
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