2007 World Series Championship

Lore & Background

This was the fourth time since the beginning of interleague play in 1997 that a World Series matchup would be a rematch from the regular season. The Rockies beat the Red Sox 2-1 in a three game series at Fenway Park from June 12–14. Over the course of 29 days in September through the middle of October, the Rockies won 21 games and lost just once, including sweeps of the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS and the division rival Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS. They also beat the San Diego Padres in the NL Wild Card tie-breaker. The Rockies run in 2007 proved to be one of the most unlikely postseason runs in MLB history, having just 33/1 odds at the start of 2007 to win the National League. The Rockies' eight-day layoff was the longest in MLB postseason history, caused by their sweep in the NLCS, the ALCS going seven games, and scheduling by MLB. The Red Sox were more a conventionally dominant team, leading the American League East for most the season. In the postseason, the Red Sox swept the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the ALDS and defeated the Cleveland Indians in the ALCS after trailing three games to one, taking the final three contests by a combined score of 30–5. There were a number of the famed curse-breaking 2004 Red Sox players still with the team. Neither participating team was in the previous year's postseason. Per the 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Red Sox had home-field advantage in the World Series following the American League's 5–4 win in the 2007 All-Star Game. The first two games took place in Boston, with games 3 and 4 in Denver.

In Their Own Story

The air inside Coors Field was thin, but the roar of the visiting Red Sox section in Denver felt heavier than any atmosphere in the stadium. As Mike Lowell lined up another pitch, the memory of 1918 seemed a distant, fading ghost. The bat cracked with a sound that echoed through the Rockies' dugout, sending a ball soaring into the night sky. It wasn't just a hit; it was an exclamation point on a perfect season. When the final out was recorded, the celebration didn't feel like a relief anymore—it felt like destiny fulfilled.

Reader's Guide

Boston won the series, 4–0. Game 1: Red Sox 13, Rockies 1. Game 2: Red Sox 2, Rockies 1. Game 3: Red Sox 10, Rockies 5. Game 4: Red Sox 4, Rockies 3.

Did You Know?

• Terry Francona became the second Red Sox manager to win two World Series titles, following Bill Carrigan, who won the 1915 and 1916 World Series.
• Francona became the first manager to win his first 8 World Series games.
• The Rockies became the first NL team to get swept in a World Series after sweeping the League Championship Series, and just the second team ever to suffer such a fate, following the Oakland Athletics in 1990.
• As of the conclusion of the 2024 season, 2007 remains the most recent season an American League team has swept a National League team in the World Series.