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2004 National League Championship Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 2004 National League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 13 to 21, 2004 to determine the champion of the National League, between the Central Division champion St. In a series in which all seven games were won by the home team, the Cardinals won 4-3 to advance to the World Series against the American League champion Boston Red Sox. In the series opener at St. Louis' Busch Stadium, the Cardinals break open a 4-4 game with six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and hold on for a 10-7 win over the Astros. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_National_League_Championship_Series   (927 words)

National League Championship Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Prior to 1969, the National League Champion (the "Pennant Winner") was determined by the best won-loss record at the end of the regular season. In Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series (NLCS) determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to baseball's championship, the World Series, facing the winner of the American League Championship Series. In 1994, the league was restructured into three divisions, with the three division winners and a wild-card team advancing to a best-of-five playoff round, the National League Division Series (NLDS). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_League_Championship_Series   (634 words)

Gary Darling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia He has umpired in the 2003 World Series and in the National League Championship Series in 1992 and 2004, as well as two All-Star Games (1993, 2003) and six Division Series (4 NL, 2 AL). After beginning his career in the National League from 1986 to 1999, he has worked throughout both major leagues since 2002. Gary Richard Darling (born October 9, 1957 in San Francisco, California) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gary_Darling   (125 words)

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Encyclopedia: Baseball The major professional sports leagues in North America (or in the United States specifically by some definitions) are those professional sports leagues with the largest fan bases and television audiences (and therefore, the largest revenues and player salaries). Rawlings SLLMP Liquidmetal Plasma Senior League Baseball Bat A baseball bat is a smooth rod, often but not always wooden, used in the game of baseball to hit the ball after the ball is thrown by the pitcher. A National Pastime is a sport or game that is consider to be a culturally intrinsic part of a country or nation. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Baseball/National-League-Championship-Series   (975 words)

League Championship Most Valuable Player Award on Baseball Almanac 1988 was the first season in which a pitcher dominated each league championship series and won both (American and National League) of the possible awards and 1990 was the first season where the award was split between two (2) players (N.L.). The winner of this series specific most valuable honor is selected by a committee of writers and executives in attendance and announced at the conclusion of the League Championship Series. The League Championship Most Valuable Player Award was first given by the National League following the 1977 League Championship. www.baseball-almanac.com /awards/aw_mvpl.shtml   (177 words)

National League Championship Series Cardinals led the league in team batting average, hits, runs scored, RBIs and slugging percentage. The question is whether they have enough depth in a seven-game series against a potent lineup. Because the series with the Braves went five games, the Astros will likely start Pete Munro (4-7, 5.15 ERA) and Brandon Backe (5-3, 4.30 ERA) in Busch Stadium. www.post-gazette.com /pg/04287/394949.stm   (575 words)

nbc13.com - MLB - National League Game Summary - St. Louis At Houston The contest was a rematch of the 2004 National League Championship Series, which the Cardinals took in seven grueling games before being swept by Boston in the World Series. National League Game Summary - St. Louis At Houston Edmonds, who delivered a tremendous offensive season in 2004 with 42 home runs and 111 RBI, wasted no time picking up where he left off. www.nbc13.com /mlb/4350856/detail.html   (650 words)

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CBC Sports: Edmonds, Cardinals send NLCS to Game 7 inals staved off elimination and forced a decisive Game 7 in their National League Championship Series with a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros Wednesday. Houston, on the other hand, is looking for its first-ever World Series appearance in 42 years (39 years as the Astros and three as the Colt.45s). Louis, the top-team in the regular season with a record of 105-57, is looking for its first trip to the World Series in 17 years. www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2004/10/20/Sports/astros_cards041020.html   (809 words)

CBC Sports: Season on the line for Cards This from a Cardinals outfit that led the NL in batting average (.278) and runs (855) during the season and averaged more than six runs per game in their first six contests of the 2004 playoffs. The trio of Edgar Renteria, Reggie Sanders and Mike Matheny, which was 8-for-10 with five RBIs in Game 2 of the NL division series against Los Angeles, has been a non-factor. In this year's division and championship series, he is 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA and has allowed four homers in 12 1/3 innings. www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2004/10/20/Sports/cardinals-astros041020.html   (570 words)

Major League Baseball : The Official Site Set up a private league or join a public one and compete for prizes. Beginning March 3, 16 nations compete for baseball supremacy in this inaugural international tournament. A look at action from the World Series, plus player galleries, the Photo Store and more. mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/index.jsp   (244 words)

World War 1 and 2 - Jason Marquis The left-hander was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 1996 free agent draft after having graduated from Tottenville High School. Marquis grew up in Staten Island, New York's Tottenville neighborhood, where he played Little League Baseball on a team that made it to the Little League World Series in 1991. He returned as a starter in 2004 and posted a career-best 15-9 record, with a 3.71 earned run average and a career-high 138 strikeouts, for the National League champions. www.worldwardiary.com /history/Jason_Marquis   (203 words)

Little League Championship Series (Majors): Athletics defeat Braves 7-2, 1-0 The American League Athletics defeated the National League Braves twice, 7-2 and 1-0, to sweep their best-of-3 Andover Little League Major Division (ages 10-12) Town Championship series played this week at the Deyermond Field complex. The Braves won their second straight National League title, battling from behind to beat the same Cubs team that edged them three days earlier, 5-3 in extra innings, to get into the pennant playoff. Righthander James Connors fired a two-hit shutout, fanning nine and walking two, as the second-half champion Athletics advanced to the Town Championship series with this whitewash of the first-half champion White Sox at the Deyermond Field complex. www.andovertownsman.com /news/20040701/SP_001.html   (691 words)

2004 National League Championship Series Ponson's line for the series is 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA. The Braves won 7-3 and took a 2-1 lead in the series. It stayed that way till the 5th when the Braves took off with 2 in the 5th and 4 in the 7th highlighted by Jose Vidro's Grand Slam. ablbaseball.net /04/2004_national_league_championshi.htm   (544 words)

Big Red to Close Out Regular Season at Le Moyne :: Team will get final tuneup before Ivy League Championship Series On the season, Miller is fourth in the Ivy League with a.376 average (47-for-125) with eight doubles, three triples, three home runs, 19 RBI and 26 runs scored. Venable ripped a pitch to the gap in right center, but two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week Brian Kaufman made a long run to get to the ball in time and squeeze it for the final out. The 12 doubles are tied for fifth among Ivy Leaguers, and his 19 walks are best on the team, helping him to a.429 on-base percentage. www.fansonly.com /schools/corn/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/050305aad.html   (1696 words)

USATODAY.com - Houston pounds Braves 12-3 in Game 5 The Astros advanced to the National League Championship Series with a 12-3 Game 5 Division Series victory Monday night against the Atlanta Braves. John Smoltz hopes the series loss won't diminish the perception of a team that was picked to finish no better than third in the NL East. For the Braves, whose unexpected 96-victory season led to a record 13th consecutive division championship, the year ended with a third consecutive Game 5 defeat in a division series. www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/playoffs/2004-10-11-astros-braves-game5_x.htm   (1033 words)

Baseball Almanac - Year In Review : 2004 National League America's "National Pastime" returned to the capital for the first time in thirty-three years after Major League Baseball approved the relocation of the Montreal Expos to Washington DC. The last National League pitcher to join the Despite the resulting suspensions and stripped titles, many experts believed the 2004 Games would be remembered for the improvement in drug testing which allowed honest athletes to prevail. baseball-almanac.com /yearly/yr2004n.shtml   (1414 words)

baynews9.com - Sports : For the second night in a row, David Ortiz kept Boston alive in the American League Championship Series. HOUSTON (AP) Jeff Kent homered in the bottom of the ninth to give Houston a 3-to-0 win over St. Louis and a three-games-to-two lead in the National League Championship Series. For the second night in a row, David Ortiz kept Boston alive in the American League Championship Series. BOSTON (AP) For the second night in a row, David Ortiz kept Boston alive in the American League Championship Series. baynews9.com /content/40/2004/10/19/58929.html   (328 words)

USATODAY.com - Taking a closer look at the Cardinals-Astros The Cardinals are in the NLCS for the second time in three years, the third time in five years and the fourth time (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004) under manager Tony La Russa, but each trip has ended with a defeat. In the Division Series, Biggio hit.400 (8-for-20) with a homer and four RBI, going 6-for-9 in the final two games, and Bagwell was 7-for-22 (.318) with two homers and five RBI, his two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning igniting Monday night's 12-3 Game 5 blowout of the Braves. Lance Berkman hit.409 with a homer and three RBI in the Division Series and is as important as anyone in the Astros lineup. www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/playoffs/2004-10-13-nlcs-breakdown_x.htm   (2121 words)

National League Championship Series National League Championship Series - Marlins, 4-2 Date Winner Home Field Oct. 7 Marlins, 5-3 at Atlanta Oct. 8 Braves, 7-1 at Atlanta... National League Championship Series - Braves, 4-2 Date Winner Home Field Oct. 12 Braves, 4-2 at Atlanta Oct. 13 Braves, 4-3 at Atlanta... National League Championship Series - Giants, 4-1 Date Winner Home Field Oct. 9 Giants, 9-6 at St. Louis Oct. 10 Giants, 4-1 at St. Louis... www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0877316.html   (354 words)

Desipio Media Ventures -- Andy Dolan: National League Championship Series Preview - Houston Astros v. Satan's Minions October 13, 2004 -- Andy Dolan: National League Championship Series Preview - Houston Astros v. National League Championship Series Preview - Houston Astros v. October 6, 2004 -- Andy Dolan: Game Cast: National League Division Series, Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves, 3 p.m. www.desipio.com /archives/00000749.htm   (3035 words)

CassieNet News :: The National Coin Flipping League Championship Series There are four such series a year: the American and National League finals, one "world" series (for which only North American teams are eligible, strangely enough), and one Stanley cup. Suppose once a year, the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball decide all their various championships without going to all the trouble and expense of playing the game. Baseball is a game which attracts statisticians, and many have noted that this is the first time in major league baseball history that a team has won a best of seven series after being down three games to none. news.cassienet.com /item-10876.htm   (374 words)

2004 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP The National League Championship series opened up on friday night at Albert's Field. Tom Byrne would pitch the final two innings to get the win for the Firebirds who won their first championship in only their second year in the league. Jon Abers was voted the MVP of the series by the Firebirds after going 10 for 13 at the plate and catching 3 straight games. www.rebl.org /2004_NL_Championship_Recap.htm   (257 words)

CBC Sports: Fans place lucky loonies in Cards' dugout Walker of Maple Ridge, B.C., and his Cardinals teammates trail the Houston Astros 3-2 in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. Two loonies also were placed underneath the cameras in both nets when Canada won gold at the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland, and earlier this year for Canada's gold-medal victory over Sweden at the world hockey championship in Prague. A Canadian dollar coin was embedded at centre ice when both teams defeated the United States to win a gold medal. www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2004/10/20/Sports/loonie041020.html   (229 words)

Football in Brazil - National League 2004 The champion and vice-champion of Serie B will move up to Serie A in 2005; six teams will move down to Serie C. As consequence, there will be two teams less in Serie A in 2005, and four teams less in Serie B. Check out latest results and classification table The most important Brazilian teams were divided in two groups: Serie A and Serie B, with 24 teams in each Serie. Similarly to Serie A, all teams play in round robin system; however, Serie B will have a play-off with the top eight teams. www.v-brazil.com /culture/sports/Football-2004.html   (268 words)

Major League Baseball : Postseason : League Championship Series Major League Baseball : Postseason : League Championship Series The Cardinals set up a World Series showdown with the Red Sox as Scott Rolen snapped a tie with a two-run homer in the sixth and St. Louis held off the Astros to capture the NLCS. Larry Walker came within a homer of hitting for the cycle and the Cardinals erupted with a six-run sixth inning and withstood a late Astros rally to take Game 1 of the NLCS on Wednesday night. mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/ps/y2004/home.jsp?view=hou_stl   (708 words)

baynews9.com - Sports : Rain and 60 degrees is the game-time forecast for Game Three of the American League Championship Series tonight in UNDATED (AP) Rain and 60 degrees is the game-time forecast for Game Three of the American League Championship Series tonight in Boston. Rain and 60 degrees is the game-time forecast for Game Three of the American League Championship Series tonight in HOUSTON (AP) Heading to Houston are what the National League playoff teams are doing today. www.baynews9.com /content/40/2004/10/15/58509.html   (230 words)

A Cyber Bookie - National League Championship Series Preview - Houston vs. St. Louis The Cardinals were on the verge of getting to the World Series in 1996, but had one of the worst collapses in major league history in that NLCS against Atlanta. The Cardinals are coming off a Division Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in four games, while Houston was pushed to the limit before disposing of the Atlanta Braves, 12-3, Monday night for its first playoff series triumph in the 43-year history of the franchise. The last time the Cardinals were in the World Series, they dropped the final two contests, losing to the Minnesota Twins in seven games. www.acyberbookie.com /news/69201.html   (571 words)

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