Editing David McCarty (section)

===2004 highlights===
On May 11, 2004, in the bottom of the eighth inning, original pinch-hitter [[Brian Daubach]] was called back to the bench after the [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] made a pitching change and decided to go to lefty [[Scott Stewart (baseball)|Scott Stewart]]. McCarty, due to hitting well against lefties, was sent up to hit by manager [[Terry Francona]]. On an 0-1 pitch, McCarty lined a two-run triple to right field that gave the Red Sox a 5-3 lead. They went on to win by that score.
 
On May 30, 2004, McCarty, who had entered the game in the eighth inning, hit a walk-off two-run home run against Mariners pitcher [[J. J. Putz]] in the bottom of the twelfth inning to give the Red Sox a 9-7 victory.

McCarty also made three pitching appearances in 2004. The first one was in the home opener on April 9 vs the Blue Jays, the second one was on June 12 vs the Dodgers, in which he struck out [[Jayson Werth]] and the final one was in the final game of the regular season against the Orioles, in which he struck out [[Rafael Palmeiro]], [[Larry Bigbie]] and [[David Newhan]].