2007 World Series
Team (Wins) Managers Season Boston Red Sox (4) Terry Francona 96–66, .593, GA: 2 Colorado Rockies (0) Clint Hurdle 90–73, .552, GB:+1⁄2
Dates	October 24–28
Venue(s)	Fenway Park (Boston) Coors Field (Colorado)
MVP	Mike Lowell (Boston)
Umpires	Ed Montague (crew chief),Laz Díaz,Ted Barrett,Chuck Meriwether,Mike Everitt,Mike Reilly[1]
Hall of Famers	Red Sox: David Ortiz Rockies: Todd Helton
Broadcast
Television	Fox (United States) MLB International (International)
TV announcers	Joe Buck andTim McCarver (Fox) Dave O'Brien andRick Sutcliffe (MLB International)
Radio	ESPN WRKO (BOS) KOA (COL)
Radio announcers	Jon Miller andJoe Morgan Joe Castiglione andGlenn Geffner (WRKO) Jeff Kingery andJack Corrigan (KOA)
ALCS	Boston Red Sox overCleveland Indians (4–3)
NLCS	Colorado Rockies overArizona Diamondbacks (4–0)
World Series program
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The2007 World Series was thechampionship series ofMajor League Baseball's (MLB)2007 season. The 103rd edition of the World Series,^[2] it was abest-of-seven playoff between theNational League (NL) championColorado Rockies and theAmerican League (AL) championBoston Red Sox; the Red Sox swept the Rockies in four games.

It is the Rockies' first and only appearance in a World Series as of 2025. Boston’s victory was their second World Series championship in four seasons, their second consecutive World Series sweep and their seventh World Series victory overall; it also marked the third sweep in four years by the AL champions. The series began on Wednesday, October 24 and ended on Sunday, October 28.

Terry Francona became the second Red Sox manager to win two World Series titles, followingBill Carrigan, who won the1915 and1916 World Series. Including the last three games of theAL Championship Series, the Red Sox outscored their opposition 59–15 over their final seven games. Francona also became the first manager to win his first 8 World Series games. The Rockies, meanwhile, became the first NL team to get swept in a World Series after sweeping theLeague Championship Series, and just the second team ever to suffer such a fate, following theOakland Athletics in 1990. This fate would again be suffered by the 2012 Detroit Tigers, being swept by the San Francisco Giants in theWorld Series after sweeping the New York Yankees in the ALCS. 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.

This was the fourth time since the beginning ofinterleague 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, theRockies won 21 games and lost just once, including sweeps of thePhiladelphia Phillies in theNLDS and the division rivalArizona Diamondbacks in theNLCS. They also beat theSan Diego Padres in theNL 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.^[3] 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 theAmerican League East for most the season. In the postseason, the Red Sox swept theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim in theALDS and defeated theCleveland Indians in theALCS 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-breaking2004 Red Sox players still with the team. Neither participating team was in the previous year's postseason.

Per the 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement,^[4] the Red Sox hadhome-field advantage in the World Series following the American League's 5–4 win in the2007 All-Star Game. The first two games took place in Boston, with games 3 and 4 in Denver.

On October 17, 2007, a week before the first game of the World Series, the Colorado Rockies announced that tickets would be made available to the general public via online sales only, despite prior arrangements to sell the tickets at local retail outlets.^[5] Five days later, California-based ticket vendor Paciolan, Inc., the sole contractor authorized by the Colorado Rockies to distribute tickets, was forced to suspend sales after less than an hour due to an exorbitant number of purchase attempts.^[6]

The Rockies organization said that they were the victims of adenial-of-service attack.^[7] TheFBI started its own investigation into these claims.^[8] Ticket sales resumed the next day, with all three home games selling out within2+1⁄2 hours.

The Red Sox also relied primarily on online sales to sell the game tickets, although some Fenway Park tickets were sold on the phone and at the box office. The Sox held a random drawing for the right to buy post season tickets on October 15, and winners bought tickets at a private online sale. Street prices were lower in Boston this time than in 2004: the average price, according toStubHub, was about $1500 in 2007, down about $300 from three years previously.^[9] Some Sox fans found that it was cheaper to travel to Denver to see World Series games than to pay the street price for Boston game tickets.^[10]

Boston won the series, 4–0.

The Red Sox cruised to a blowout win in Game 1 behindALCS MVPJosh Beckett, who struck out nine batters, including the first four he faced, over seven innings en route to his fourth win of the 2007 postseason.Mike Timlin andÉric Gagné pitched a perfect eighth and ninth, respectively.

BostonHall of FamerCarl Yastrzemski threw theceremonial first pitch,^[15] as he had done before Game 1 in2004. RookieDustin Pedroia led off the Sox' first inning with ahome run over theGreen Monster in Fenway Park off ofJeff Francis. Pedroia's homer was only the second lead-off home run to start a World Series (the only other one was hit byBaltimore'sDon Buford in1969).Kevin Youkilis then doubled to right, moved to third onDavid Ortiz's groundout, and scored onManny Ramirez's single. AfterMike Lowell flew out,Jason Varitek singled beforeJ. D. Drew doubled to score Ramirez and make it 3-0 Red Sox.

The Rockies got on the board in the second whenGarrett Atkins doubled with one out off Beckett and scored onTroy Tulowitzki's double one out later, but the Red Sox got that run back off of Francis when Youkilis walked with two outs and scored on Ortiz's double. In the fourth, the Red Sox loaded the bases with two outs on a single, double, and intentional walk when Varitek's two-run double put them up 6–1.

They put the game out of reach with seven runs in the fifth.Julio Lugo hit a leadoff single off of relieverFranklin Morales beforeJacoby Ellsbury bunted into a forceout at second. After Pedroia popped out, a balk moved Ellsbury to second before he scored on Youkilis's double. Ortiz's double and Ramirez's single scored a run each. The Red Sox loaded the bases on a double and walk before Drew's single scored another run.Ryan Speier relieved Morales and walked all three batters he faced to force in three more Boston runs.Matt Herges relieved Speier and got Youkilis to fly out to right to end the inning.

Though Herges and two relievers held Boston scoreless for the rest of the game, the Red Sox finished with 13 runs, the most ever in a World Series Game 1, and tied another record with nineextra base hits. The last 11 of the Red Sox runs came with two outs.

Theceremonial first pitch was thrown by Andrew Madden, a 13-year-oldheart transplant recipient, accompanied byBoston Red Sox Hall of Fame memberDwight Evans.^[16] After the debacle of Game 1, Colorado appeared to return to form, scoring quickly on a groundout byTodd Helton with runners on second and third in the first. However, this would be the only time the Rockies ever led in the series as postseason veteranCurt Schilling (5+1⁄3 IP, one run, four hits) and Boston's bullpen (Okajima,2+1⁄3 IP;Papelbon,1+1⁄3 IP) allowed no other runs in the contest. The Red Sox tied the game in the fourth off of Ubaldo Jimenez onJason Varitek's sacrifice fly with runners on second and third, then took the lead next inning onMike Lowell's RBI double with runners on first and second.Matt Holliday had four of Colorado's five hits in Game 2, including a base hit off Papelbon with two outs in the eighth. Before throwing another pitch, Papelbon caught Holliday leaning too far off first base and picked him off—Papelbon's first careerpickoff.

This was the first World Series game ever played in Colorado. At 4 hours 19 minutes, it became the longest nine-inning game in World Series history. Game 3 was also the 600th World Series game ever played. Starting pitcherDaisuke Matsuzaka pitched five innings of scoreless ball and left in the sixth with no runs allowed. The Red Sox struck first with a six-run third inning. RookieJacoby Ellsbury hit a leadoff double, moved to third onDustin Pedroia's single, and scored onDavid Ortiz's double. AfterManny Ramirez was intentionally walked,Mike Lowell's single scored two more runs.J. D. Drew popped out before Ramirez was thrown out at home onJason Varitek's single with Lowell advancing to third. AfterJulio Lugo walked to load the bases, Matsuzaka hit a two-run single for his first base hit and RBI in theMajor Leagues. Ellsbury capped the scoring with his second double of the inning to knock Colorado starterJosh Fogg out of the game. The Rockies' bats came to life in the sixth and seventh innings against a normally-solid but now-shaky Boston bullpen. After Matsuzaka walked two straight in the sixth with one out, relieverJavier López allowed back-to-back RBI singles toBrad Hawpe andYorvit Torrealba.Mike Timlin allowed two straight leadoff singles in the seventh beforeNLCS MVPMatt Holliday brought the Rockies to within one run with a three-run home run offHideki Okajima.Brian Fuentes gave back those runs in the eighth by walking Lugo with one out and allowing a subsequent single toCoco Crisp before Ellsbury andDustin Pedroia, who had four and three hits, respectively, on the night (the first time in World Series history two rookies had at least three hits in a game) hit back-to-back RBI doubles, raising Boston's lead to 9–5. Jonathan Papelbon came on for a four-out save, getting Holliday to fly out on one pitch, leaving runners on first and second. Jason Varitek would tack on Boston's tenth run in the top of the ninth off ofLaTroy Hawkins with a sacrifice fly, scoring Mike Lowell who, not generally considered a stolen base threat, had just stolen third base—the first time a Red Sox baserunner stole third base in the World Series since 1975—after hitting a leadoff single and moving to second on a sacrifice bunt. Papelbon came back out in the bottom of the ninth to complete the save, getting the first two outs before surrendering a two-out triple toBrad Hawpe, then finishing the game with a groundout fromYorvit Torrealba. The Red Sox took Game 3 by a final score of 10–5.

The Red Sox continued to set World Series records during Game 3:

• Ellsbury (four hits) and Pedroia (three) combined to score three runs and drive in four, while being the first rookies to bat 1–2 in a World Series lineup.
• Ellsbury became the third rookie in Series history with four hits in a game, joiningFreddie Lindstrom of theNew York Giants (Game 5, 1924) andJoe Garagiola of the Cardinals (Game 4, 1946).
• Matsuzaka became the first Japanese pitcher to start and win a World Series game. The only pitchers in Red Sox history, other than Matsuzaka, to have two RBI and be the winning pitcher wereBabe Ruth in1918 andCy Young in1903.
• The Red Sox' 16 doubles tied a World Series record, set by the1982 Champion Cardinals. The Red Sox would break the record in Game 4, finishing with 18.

The Red Sox struck early. RookieJacoby Ellsbury began the firstinning with a double and was advanced byDustin Pedroia with a groundout, followed by an RBI single fromDavid Ortiz.Series MVPMike Lowell hit a leadoff double in the fifth and scored onJason Varitek's single, making the score 2–0 Boston. In the seventh inning, Lowell hit a home run to give Boston a 3–0 lead and knock starterAaron Cook out of the game. The Colorado offense answered when left fielderBrad Hawpe hit a home run off of aManny Delcarmen fastball, bringing the Rockies within two. Relief pitcherBrian Fuentes gave back that run abruptly, allowing Boston pinch-hitterBobby Kielty to hit a ball into the left field stands on the first pitch of the inning, extending the Red Sox lead to 4–1. In the bottom of the inning Boston pitcherHideki Okajima allowed a one-out single toTodd Helton followed by aGarrett Atkins two-runhome run, bringing the Rockies within one.Jonathan Papelbon relieved Okajima and earned his third save of the series. At 12:06 a.m.EDT on Monday, October 29, Papelbon struck out Coloradopinch hitterSeth Smith for the final out of the 2007 season. Boston had won its second World Series title in four years and seventh all-time.

There was controversy in the top of the eighth when Fox's broadcast announced thatAlex Rodriguez would be opting out of his contract with the Yankees to become a free agent.^[17] CommissionerBud Selig made it clear during the World Series that an embargo had been placed on all Major League Baseball stories until the sport's top event had come to an end. Rodriguez and his agentScott Boras would later apologize for the incident.^[18]

The Rockies became the third team in Series history (the1937 Yankees and1966 Orioles were the others) not to commit an error in a World Series of any length. They were the first team to do so while losing the World Series.

2007 World Series(4–0):Boston Red Sox (A.L.) beatColorado Rockies (N.L.).

Note: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage

Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average

Note: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage

Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average

While the celebratory crowd atKenmore Square was not as unruly as in2004, cars were overturned and 37 arrests were made.^[71] The Red Sox victory parade, yet again induck boats and called a "Rolling Rally" as in 2004, was on October 30, 2007 with closerJonathan Papelbon doing his infamous "Irish Jig" while local punk band theDropkick Murphys played their hit "I'm Shipping Up to Boston".^[72]

The Red Sox World Series win in 2007 continued the success of Boston-area teams in recent years.^[73] TheCeltics won their 17th championship, theirfirst championship since1986, the last time the Red Sox lost in theWorld Series,7+1⁄2 months later. They would win their 18th championship in 2024. Furthermore, theNew England Patriots had victories in2001,2003,2004,2014,2016 and2018, theBoston Bruins in2011, and the Red Sox three years earlier in2004 and six years later in2013 and five years after that in2018.

The World Series was televised byFox in the United States, withJoe Buck andTim McCarver as booth announcers. The starting time for each television broadcast was 8:00 pm EDT (6:00 pm MDT). The series broke with the recent tradition of starting the World Series on a Saturday, as Major League Baseball had become convinced that weekend games drew lower television ratings. Prior to this season, every World Series since1985 had opened on a Saturday, with the exception of the1990 World Series. This was the first World Series to start on a Wednesday since1968.

Rogers Sportsnet (RSN) in Canada used the MLB International feed withDave O'Brien andRick Sutcliffe as booth announcers.NASN showed the games live to most of Europe, while in the UK, all games were shownterrestrially onFive.NHK aired the Series in Japan.

On radio, the Series was broadcast nationally byESPN Radio, withJon Miller andJoe Morgan announcing. Locally,Joe Castiglione andGlenn Geffner called the Series for the Red Sox onWRKO in Boston, whileJack Corrigan and Jeff Kingery called it for the Rockies onKOA in Denver. Per contractual obligation, the non-flagship stations on the teams' radio networks carried the ESPN Radio broadcasts.

The Red Sox won two more World Series titles in 2013 and 2018; both of those titles were managed by two members of the 2007 club. Pitching coachJohn Farrell served as the skipper of the2013 Red Sox, featuring 2007 holdoversClay Buchholz (DNP),Jacoby Ellsbury,Jon Lester,David Ortiz, andDustin Pedroia. The2018 Red Sox was managed byAlex Cora, an infielder on the 2007 team.

The Red Sox finished as a wild-card team in the2008 season, winning 95 games. They were defeated in theALCS by theTampa Bay Rays in seven games. The Red Sox again qualified as a 95-win wild-card team in2009, but lost 3–0 to theLos Angeles Angels in theALDS. In both2010 and2011, the Red Sox missed the postseason despite winning 89 and 90 games, respectively. The 2011 season saw the Red Sox hold a nine-game lead in the wild card heading to September, only to lose 13 of their final 20 games to miss the playoffs. This led to the dismissal of skipperTerry Francona, and the end of an era for Red Sox baseball. By their next championship in 2013, they had both a new general manager and manager.

The Rockies World Series run was nicknamed “Rocktober” — a portmanteau of the Rockies team name and October.^[74][75][76]

After making the World Series in 2007, the Rockies proceeded to appear in the playoffs only three times in the next 15 seasons with the 2007 season being the Rockies sole World Series berth. In2009, the Rockies won a wild-card berth after winning 92 games, butin a rematch of the 2007 NLDS, the Rockies lost in four games to thePhiladelphia Phillies. During that season, the Rockies fired Clint Hurdle and replaced him withJim Tracy. The Rockies never finished higher than third place in the NL West between2010 and2017, though in the latter season, they returned to postseason play as a second wild-card team. There, the Rockies lost in theWild Card Game to theArizona Diamondbacks.The following season, the Rockies made consecutive postseason appearances for the first time in team history, winning theWild Card Game against theChicago Cubs, but losing in theNLDS to theMilwaukee Brewers 3–0.

After managing the Rockies, Hurdle was hired by thePittsburgh Pirates in2011, and in2013, ended a major North American professional sports record 20-year drought without a winning season. The Pirates proceeded to make the postseason three consecutive years under Hurdle, winning the2013 National League Wild Card Game during that span.

Three members of the 2007 Rockies went on to win a World Series ring with other teams. OutfielderMatt Holliday won in2011 with theSt. Louis Cardinals, pitcherJeremy Affeldt won in2010,2012 and2014 with theSan Francisco Giants, and pitcherFranklin Morales won in 2013 with the Red Sox, and in2015 with theKansas City Royals.

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