In game 1 of the ALDS in 2004, Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling tore his tendon sheath in his right ankle.  Despite the painful injury, Schilling continued to pitch in the playoffs and helped take his team to the ALCS against the Yankees. With the Yankees up 3-2 and looking to clinch the AL pennant, Schilling put one of the most gutsy performances seen in MLB playoff history.

On this day, October 19th, in 2004, Curt Schilling pitched for the Red Sox against the Yankees with an injured ankle in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. Schilling’s ankle injury resulted in a tendon stabilizing procedure that put his right ankle in painful sutures.  While pitching, the injury turned Schilling’s sock red with blood.  The Red Sox’s won the game with the help of seven innings of strong pitching from Schilling.  From that point on, Schilling’s sock was referred to in the sports world as “the bloody sock.”

The Red Sox finished their comeback and beat the Yankees in Game 7 of the ALCS. The 2004 season ended with the Red Sox winning their first World Series championship since 1918.  Schiling’s bloody sock is now in the Baseball Hall of Fame.