October 23, 2004
- Baseball: 2004 World Series, Game 1: Hosting the St. Louis Cardinals on a cold night at Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox won the highest scoring Game One of Series history, 11–9. The Red Sox took a 7–2 lead in the third inning, but the Cardinals tied it by the 7th. Mark Bellhorn's two-run home run in the bottom of the 8th provided the winning margin. (ESPN)
- Cross-country skiing: World Cup 2005 season opening in Düsseldorf, Germany: The 0.8 km Ladies' Sprint race is won by Marit Bjørgen (NOR), with Anna Dahlberg (SWE) and Gabriella Paruzzi coming in second and third. (FIS-Ski results) The 1.5 km Men's Sprint race is won by Peter Larsson (SWE), with Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) and Cristian Zorzi (ITA) coming in second and third. (FIS-Ski results)
- Rugby league Tri-Nations: Australia defeat New Zealand 32–12 at Loftus Road, London.
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“The autumnal change of our woods has not yet made a deep impression on our own literature yet. October has hardly tinged our poetry.”
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