Kevin Millar - 2004 World Champions

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2004 WORLD CHAMPION BOSTON RED SOX

Kevin Charles Millar

Born: September 24, 1971; Los Angeles, CA Height: 6'0" Weight: 210
Bats: Right Throws: Right Position: First base, outfield #15

All the tools they talk about, like I always say, I don't have a toolbox, but I do love this game more than anybody. Manny can hit the ball anywhere he wants. My tool? I love my teammates. I love my clubhouse. I love just hanging out, and soaking all of this in, because it's such a short career.
This is a dream. You have to be thankful and appreciate this. And I don't think enough guys do. Any chance you get, you've got to have fun, and I think that's what I do. How can you have a bad day in the major leagues?

-- Kevin Millar

2004 Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG

Season 150 508 74 151 36 0 18 74 57 91 1 .297 .383 .474

ALDS 3 10 2 3 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 .300 .364 .600

ALCS 7 24 4 6 3 0 0 2 5 4 0 .250 .379 .375

WS 4 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 .125 .364 .250

2004 Season Highlights

• Kevin had four hits against Cleveland on May 6, matching his career high.

• After starting off the season slowly, Millar turned it on in late July. He homered in three staight games from July 21 to 23, with three solo homers against the Yankees on the 23rd. He was named co-Player of the Week for batting .583 with 6 homers, 11 RBI, a .615 on-base percentage, and a 1.333 slugging percentage from July 21 to 26.

• He continued his hot streak in August, with another four-hit game on August 11, as part of a 10-game hitting streak from August 9 to 18.

• Kevin hit his 100th career home run against the Devil Rays on September 16.

• Millar provided the game-winning hit in Tampa Bay on September 28. His eleventh-inning homer led the Sox to a 10-8 win.

2004 Postseason Highlights

• Kevin's two-run homer in Game 1 of the Division Series gave the Sox a 3-0 lead and helped spark a seven-run fourth inning as they cruised to a 9-3 win.

• He had a two-run double off Mike Mussina, igniting a five-run seventh inning in ALCS Game 1.

• Millar's ALCS stats are a little deceiving, since his two most important plate appearances resulted in walks. Down 0-3 in the series and 4-3 in the game going into the bottom of the ninth, he started the Game 4 rally by walking to lead off the inning. That made Dave Roberts' steal and Bill Mueller's game-tying single possible, and the Sox went on to win in the twelfth.

• In Game 5 of the ALCS, after David Ortiz's homer pulled the Sox to within 4-3 in the eighth, Millar walked again. He was again replaced by Roberts, who again went on to score the game-tying run, and the Sox won in fourteen.

• Kevin hit a double in the first inning of World Series Game 1, contributing to a four-run inning that got the team off and running.

Millar rides with Doug Mientkiewicz and Manny Ramirez in a Duck Boat for the Rolling Rally.

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