Curt and his wife Shonda have four children: Gehrig (5/27/95), Gabriella (5/22/97), Grant (10/3/99), and Garrison (6/27/02)...attended Yavapai Junior College in Prescott, AZ, where he helped team advance to the 1985 Junior College World Series...graduated from Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix in 1985...born in Anchorage, is one of nine Alaskan-born players in Major League history...is an avid history buff, who is particularly interested in the World War II era...Curt's father Cliff served over 20 years in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") prior to his passing in 1988...now makes his year-round home in the Boston area...In September 2006 launched 38 Studios, LLC, a company dedicated to producing innovative massively multiplayer online games (MNOs)...based in Maynard, MA, 38 Studios' (www.38studios.com) 1st title will feature the artistic vision of Todd McFarlane (creator of Spawn) and celebrated author R.A. Salvatore (creator of Drizzt, one of modern fantasy's most memorable characters)...together with a growing team of experienced industry professionals, 38 Studios is now in preproduction on its premier title...Has been extensively involved in community and charitable endeavors throughout his career...Curt and his wife Shonda have worked tirelessly on behalf of numerous charitable causes with a particular focus on raising funds for research as well as elevating awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and melanoma...the Schillings have been responsible for generating over $8 million for the ALS Association over the last 14 years, beginning in 1992, when they adopted the Philadelphia chapter of that organization to benefit from their fundraising and public awareness efforts...that year they created "Curt's Pitch" (www.curtspitchforals.org), a pledge drive for Phillies fans to donate to the ALS Association based on Curt's annual strikeouts and wins totals...that program continued when he went to Arizona and is now operated in conjunction with the ALS Association of Massachusetts...has held the Curt Schilling ALS Golf Outing in the Philadelphia area for the last 13 years and has hosted the Curt Schilling FORE ALS Golf Tournament in Arizona...In September 2002, Curt and Shonda, a survivor of melanoma, directed their energy at prevention and awareness of melanoma by launching SHADE, The Curt and Shonda Schilling Melanoma Foundation of America (www.ShadeFoundation.org), which has raised over $2 million through their fund-raising efforts...in October 2003, the SHADE Foundation received the "Excellence in Cancer Awareness Award," presented by Congressional Families for Cancer Awareness...since 2004, over 25,000 youngsters in New England have participated in the SunWise with SHADE Poster Contest which generates awareness for the need to practice responsible sun behaviors...SHADE has also provided over 100 playground shade covers across the United States. Curt donated $500,000.00 to the Jimmy Fund on the day he was traded to the Red Sox...also contributed $1 million to 3 organizations: United Way ($500.000) and the ALS Chapter of Philadelphia and Phoenix ($250,000 each) when he signed a contract extension with Arizona in 2001. Has received numerous honors for his initiatives...was named as the winner of The Sporting News #1 Good Guy of the Year Award in 2004...was included in Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People of 2004 program on ABC-TV...was the recipient of the 2001 Roberto Clemente Award, presented by Major League Baseball to the player who best combines excellence on the field with devotion to community service...that same year, received the Branch Rickey Award from the Rotary Club of Denver, the Hutch Award from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, and the Jim "Catfish" Hunter Humanitarian Award from the North Carolina ALS Association...won the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association Humanitarian Award in 2000 and was selected as the 2002 Philanthropist of the Year by Worth Magazine...in 1996 received the Phi Delta Theta's Lou Gehrig Award, which is presented annually to the major leaguer who best exemplifies the character of the Hall of Famer and fraternity member, and was named as Baseball's Most Caring Athlete by USA Today Weekend.

SUMMARY: In his first season with the Red Sox, led the majors with 21 wins and posted an A.L.-best .778 winning percentage (21-6) en route to his 6th career All-Star selection...was named Red Sox Pitcher of the Year by the Boston Baseball Writers after turning in a heroic post-season performance in helping the Red Sox to their first World Championship since 1918...finished 2nd to Minnesota's Johan Santana in A.L. Cy Young Award voting...ended the regular season with a 3.26 ERA and limited opponents to a .239 average in 33 starts...ranked among the league's top 10 in wins, winning percentage, ERA, strikeouts, innings pitched, opponents average, walks per 9 innings and strikeouts per 9 innings...the Red Sox were 25-7 in his 32 starts (with wins in his last 9 in a row and 10 of his last 11)...22 of Schilling's 32 starts were quality starts...received an average of 6.9 runs of support (221 runs in 32 starts)...ended the year on an 8-game winning streak...was 8-0 with a 2.42 ERA (18 ER/67.0 IP) over his final 9 starts...his last loss came August 9 vs. Tampa Bay.

A CHECK OF THE LEADER BOARD: Ranked among A.L. leaders in victories (first with 21), winning percentage (first at .778), ERA (2nd at 3.26), strikeouts (3rd with 203), innings pitched (3rd with 226.2), opponents average (4th at .239), strikeouts per 9 innings (tied for 5th at 8.1), complete games (tied for 5th with 3) and starts (tied for 8th with 33)...led the majors with an average of 7.54 runs worth of support per 9 innings pitched...averaged 5.8 K's for every walk allowed, the best ratio in the A.L. and 3rd-best in the majors behind Milwaukee's Ben Sheets and Arizona's Randy Johnson...was 2nd in the A.L. to Johan Santana and 4th in the majors, allowing just 9.77 base runners per 9 innings.

SEEING STARS: Was named to his 6th career All-Star Game, his first in the A.L...traveled to Houston, but did not appear in the Mid-Summer Classic to rest his ailing ankle.

BIG WINNER: With an 11-4 win September 16 vs. Tampa Bay, Schilling became the first 20-game winner in baseball in 2004, reaching 20 wins for the 3rd time in his career, the 3rd time in the last 4 years...he won 22 games in 2001 and 23 games in 2002 for Arizona...with the 46th 20-win season in club annals, Schilling became just the 8th pitcher in Red Sox history to win 20 in his first season in Boston...in the last 37 years, 6 other pitchers have won 20 for the Sox: Jim Lonborg (1967), Luis Tiant (1973-74, 1976), Dennis Eckersley (1978), Roger Clemens (1986-87, 1990), Pedro Martinez (1999, 2002) and Derek Lowe (2002).

BESTING THE BEST: Finished the year 12-0 with a 2.94 ERA (32 ER/98.0 IP) in 14 starts against clubs that ended the year with a better-than-.500 record...was a combined 6-0 with a 2.86 ERA (16 ER/50.1 IP) in 7 starts against playoff teams New York (2-0, 4.82), Minnesota (1-0, 1.29), Anaheim (2-0, 2.30) and Atlanta (1-0, 1.00).

ABOVE AVERAGE: Opponents hit just .239 (206-for-861), 4th-best in the league...lefties batted .238 (110-for-462) with 6 homers...righthanders hit .241 (96-for-399) with 17 long balls...held the opposition to a .217 average (81-for-373) after the All-Star break...limited foes to a .271 on-base percentage (2nd in the A.L. to only Minnesota's Johan Santana at .249) and a .387 slugging percentage (5th in the A.L.).

STOPPER: Went 10-3 with a 2.86 ERA (34 ER/107.0 IP) in 15 starts after a Boston loss...in his last 8 starts after a Sox setback, went 7-0 with a 2.05 ERA (14 ER/61.1 IP).

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: Led the American League and tied Houston's Roger Clemens for the major league lead with 12 home wins...finished 12-1 with a 3.45 ERA (49 ER/127.2 IP) in 18 starts at Fenway Park and 9-5 with a 3.00 ERA (33 ER/99.0 IP) in 14 starts on the road...finished 4th in the A.L. in road ERA...opponents hit .238 (116-for-488) with 15 homers at Fenway and .241 (90-for-373) with 8 long balls on the road.

HE COULD GO ALL THE WAY: Led the staff and tied for 5th in the A.L. with 3 complete games...allowed a run on 5 hits, walked none and fanned 8 May 8 vs. Kansas City...gave up just a run on 6 hits, walked one and registered 10 K's July 3 at Atlanta...went the distance August 3 at Tampa Bay, surrendering 2 runs on 6 hits with a walk and 7 punch outs...worked at least 7.0 innings in 23 of his 32 starts, at least 8.0 in 8.

ANY TIME, ANY PLACE: Was remarkably consistent with a 3.45 ERA at home and a 3.00 mark (4th-best in the A.L.) on the road...was 7-0 with a 2.71 ERA during the day (the 2nd-best ERA in the league) and 14-6 with a 3.48 ERA at night (tied for 5th in the A.L.)...was 11-4 with a 3.16 ERA before the All-Star break and 10-2 with a 3.38 ERA after the break.

DOWN BY WAY OF THE K: Struck out 203 in 226.2 innings, an average of 8.1 K's per 9 innings...with Pedro Martinez (227 K's), gave the Red Sox their first pair of 200-strikeout pitchers ever...fanned 10 or more 4 times...fanned a team season-high 14 September 21 vs. Baltimore...the last Red Sox to fan as many as 14 was Pedro, who punched out 14 Blue Jays July 1, 2002 at Fenway.

EVERYTHING'S UNDER CONTROL: Issued only 35 walks in 226.2 innings, an average of 1.4 per 9 innings, the 3rd-best ratio in the league...did not issue a walk in 13 of his 32 starts and walked one or none in 22...walked more than 2 only 3 times, never surrendering more than 4 bases on balls in a start...did not walk a batter over 5 consecutive starts (36.1 IP) August 20-September 10.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Finished 8-4 with a 3.84 ERA (51 ER/119.2 IP) in 17 starts when pitching on regular 4-day rest and 13-2 with a 2.61 ERA (31 ER/107.0 IP) in 15 starts when pitching on 5 or more days rest...finished 1-2 with a 5.00 ERA (15 ER/27.9 IP) in 4 starts against Toronto and 20-4 with a 3.02 ERA (67 ER/199.2) against all other foes...the Jays hit .306 (34-for-111)...everyone else hit .229 (172-for-750)...beat 14 teams at least once and 5 times 2 or more times...earned 4 wins in 5 starts against Tampa Bay...opponents were 6-for-7 in stolen base attempts...threw a total of 3,412 pitches, an average of 15.1 per inning...his average of 106.6 pitchers per game was 2nd to only Oakland's Barry Zito in the A.L...induced 12 ground-ball double plays.

MORE 2004 HIGHLIGHTS: In addition to his season-ending 8-game winning streak, longest by a Red Sox pitcher in 2004, won 4 in a row twice: May 19-June 10 and June 22-July 18...fanned a team season-high 14 in a no-decision September 21 vs. Baltimore...worked 8.0 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and one walk...left with a 1-0 lead after 8, but Baltimore scored twice in the 9th...the Sox won it in the bottom of the inning on a 2-run single by Mark Bellhorn.

IN THE POSTSEASON: Pitching with a detached tendon in his right ankle--that would require off-season surgery--went 3-1 with a 3.57 ERA (9 ER/22.2 IP) in 4 post-season starts to help the Sox to the World Series championship...was a 9-3 winner in Game 1 of the ALDS at Anaheim, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 9 hits in 6.0 innings...walked 2, fanned 7 and allowed solo homers by Troy Glaus and Darin Erstad...bothered by the ankle, dropped a 10-7 decision in Game 1 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium...was roughed up for 6 runs on 6 hits in 3.0 innings, walking 2 and striking out 1...after having the tendon sutured to the ankle bone, returned to dominate the Yankees in Game 6, a 4-2 win...surrendered only one run on 4 hits in 7.0 innings...walked none and fanned 4...gave the Sox a 2-0 lead in the World Series with a 6-2 win over the Cardinals in Game 2 at Fenway...allowed one unearned run on 4 hits in 6.0 innings, walking one and striking out 4...again, had the tendon sutured to his ankle the day before pitching...had the ankle surgically repaired November 8 in a procedure performed by Dr. George Theodore.