MLB Power Rankings: 2004 Yankees and the 50 Most Crushing Losses of All Time
April 10, 2011 · Doug Mead · Jump to comments
Article Source: Bleacher Report - New York Yankees
In October of 2004, the New York Yankees were on the verge of defeating the Red Sox in the American League Championship Series for the second year in a row, and this time more emphatically than the previous season, when Aaron Boone homered in the bottom of the eleventh inning off Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield in Game 7, propelling the Yankees to the World Series.
This time around, the Yankees had spanked the Red Sox through the first three games of the series, and held a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the ninth, three outs away from a sweep.
What happened next was literally the stuff of legend, as the Red Sox not only rebounded to win Game 4, but went on to win the series, becoming the only team in major league history to win a series after being down 3-0.
In the grand scheme of things, was it actually the most crushing defeat in baseball history? The game has certainly seen its share of heartbreaking losses throughout its over 100-year history, from colossal collapses by teams in the pennant stretch, to teams heavily favored in past World Series matchups, to single games with amazing outcomes.
We will take a stroll back in time and look at some of the most heart-breaking defeats suffered by teams throughout the history of Major League Baseball, and take a look at exactly where the Yankees collapse in 2004 fits in.
This list is comprised of not just individual games, but also series of games and a course of events that led to a major collapse as well.
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