October 2004 in Sports - October 26, 2004

October 26, 2004

• Baseball – 2004 World Series, Game 3: Manny Ramírez homers and Pedro Martínez pitches seven shutout innings as the Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4–1 to take a 3–0 series lead. The only team to come back from a 3–0 deficit to win a best-of-7 series in Major League Baseball history was these very same Red Sox, last week in the ALCS. (CNNSI)
• Football (soccer): FA Premier League club West Bromwich Albion announce they have severed ties with manager Gary Megson after Megson informs the club he will not extend his contract with them beyond the 2004–05 season. (Reuters)