2004 Major League Baseball season

2004 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 30 – October 27, 2004
Games162
Teams30
TV partner(s)Fox
ESPN
Draft
Top draft pickMatt Bush
Picked bySan Diego Padres
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Vladimir Guerrero (ANA)
NL: Barry Bonds (SF)
Postseason
AL championsBoston Red Sox
  AL runners-upNew York Yankees
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upHouston Astros
World Series
Venue
ChampionsBoston Red Sox
  Runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series MVPManny Ramirez (BOS)
Locations of AL teams for the 2000–2004 MLB seasons
West   Central   East

The 2004 Major League Baseball season ended when the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in a four-game World Series sweep. The Red Sox championship ended an 86-year-long drought known as the Curse of the Bambino. The Red Sox were also the first team in MLB history and the third team from a major North American professional sports league ever to come back from a 3–0 postseason series deficit and win. This happened in the ALCS against the New York Yankees.

The Montreal Expos would play their last season in Montreal, before relocating to Washington DC, becoming the Washington Nationals in 2005.

Statistical leaders

Statistic American League National League
AVGIchiro Suzuki SEA.372Barry Bonds SF.362
HRManny Ramírez BOS43Adrián Beltré LAD48
RBIMiguel Tejada BAL150Vinny Castilla COL131
WinsCurt Schilling BOS21Roy Oswalt HOU20
ERAJohan Santana MIN2.61Jake Peavy SD2.27
SOJohan Santana MIN265Randy Johnson AZ290
SVMariano Rivera NYY53Armando Benítez FLA
Jason Isringhausen STL		47
SBCarl Crawford TB59Scott Podsednik MIL70

Standings

American League

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
(1) New York Yankees 10161 .623 — 57‍–‍24 44‍–‍37
(4) Boston Red Sox 9864 .605 3 55‍–‍26 43‍–‍38
Baltimore Orioles 7884 .481 23 38‍–‍43 40‍–‍41
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7091 .435 30½ 41‍–‍39 29‍–‍52
Toronto Blue Jays 6794 .416 33½ 40‍–‍41 27‍–‍53
AL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
(3) Minnesota Twins 9270 .568 — 49‍–‍32 43‍–‍38
Chicago White Sox 8379 .512 9 46‍–‍35 37‍–‍44
Cleveland Indians 8082 .494 12 44‍–‍37 36‍–‍45
Detroit Tigers 7290 .444 20 38‍–‍43 34‍–‍47
Kansas City Royals 58104 .358 34 33‍–‍47 25‍–‍57
AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
(2) Anaheim Angels 9270 .568 — 45‍–‍36 47‍–‍34
Oakland Athletics 9171 .562 1 52‍–‍29 39‍–‍42
Texas Rangers 8973 .549 3 51‍–‍30 38‍–‍43
Seattle Mariners 6399 .389 29 38‍–‍44 25‍–‍55

National League

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
(2) Atlanta Braves 9666 .593 — 49‍–‍32 47‍–‍34
Philadelphia Phillies 8676 .531 10 42‍–‍39 44‍–‍37
Florida Marlins 8379 .512 13 42‍–‍38 41‍–‍41
New York Mets 7191 .438 25 38‍–‍43 33‍–‍48
Montreal Expos 6795 .414 29 35‍–‍45 32‍–‍50
NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
(1) St. Louis Cardinals 10557 .648 — 53‍–‍28 52‍–‍29
(4) Houston Astros 9270 .568 13 48‍–‍33 44‍–‍37
Chicago Cubs 8973 .549 16 45‍–‍37 44‍–‍36
Cincinnati Reds 7686 .469 29 40‍–‍41 36‍–‍45
Pittsburgh Pirates 7289 .447 32½ 39‍–‍41 33‍–‍48
Milwaukee Brewers 6794 .416 37½ 36‍–‍45 31‍–‍49
NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
(3) Los Angeles Dodgers 9369 .574 — 49‍–‍32 44‍–‍37
San Francisco Giants 9171 .562 2 47‍–‍35 44‍–‍36
San Diego Padres 8775 .537 6 42‍–‍39 45‍–‍36
Colorado Rockies 6894 .420 25 38‍–‍43 30‍–‍51
Arizona Diamondbacks 51111 .315 42 29‍–‍52 22‍–‍59

Postseason

2004 was the last postseason until 2020 where both LCS went to 7 games.

Bracket

Division Series
(ALDS, NLDS) 		League Championship Series
(NLCS, ALCS) 		World Series
         
1 NY Yankees 3
3 Minnesota 1
1 NY Yankees 3
American League
4 Boston 4
2 Anaheim 0
4 Boston 3
AL4 Boston 4
NL1 St. Louis 0
1 St. Louis 3
3 Los Angeles 1
1 St. Louis 4
National League
4 Houston 3
2 Atlanta 2
4 Houston 3

Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series.

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Anaheim Angels Mike Scioscia
Baltimore Orioles Lee Mazzilli
Boston Red Sox Terry Francona Won the World Series
Chicago White Sox Ozzie Guillén
Cleveland Indians Eric Wedge
Detroit Tigers Alan Trammell
Kansas City Royals Tony Peña
Minnesota Twins Ron Gardenhire
New York Yankees Joe Torre
Oakland Athletics Ken Macha
Seattle Mariners Bob Melvin
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lou Piniella
Texas Rangers Buck Showalter
Toronto Blue Jays John Gibbons

National League

Team Manager Comments
Arizona Diamondbacks Bob Brenly Replaced during the season by Al Pedrique
Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox
Chicago Cubs Dusty Baker
Cincinnati Reds Dave Miley
Colorado Rockies Clint Hurdle
Florida Marlins Jack McKeon
Houston Astros± Jimy Williams Replaced during the season by Phil Garner
Los Angeles Dodgers Jim Tracy
Milwaukee Brewers Ned Yost
Montreal Expos Frank Robinson
New York Mets Art Howe
Philadelphia Phillies Larry Bowa
Pittsburgh Pirates Lloyd McClendon
St. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa Won the National League pennant
San Diego Padres Bruce Bochy
San Francisco Giants Felipe Alou

±hosted the MLB All Star Game

Milestones

Batters

Pitchers

Perfect games

Other pitching accomplishments

Miscellaneous

  • There were a total of 80 walk-off home runs, which was then the MLB single-season record until 2018.[9]

Awards

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA AwardNational LeagueAmerican League
Rookie of the YearJason Bay (PIT)Bobby Crosby (OAK)
Cy Young AwardRoger Clemens (HOU)Johan Santana (MIN)
Manager of the YearBobby Cox (ATL)Buck Showalter (TEX)
Most Valuable PlayerBarry Bonds (SF)Vladimir Guerrero (ANA)
Gold Glove Awards
PositionNational LeagueAmerican League
PitcherGreg Maddux (CHC)Kenny Rogers (TEX)
CatcherMike Matheny (STL)Iván Rodríguez (DET)
1st BaseTodd Helton (COL)Darin Erstad (ANA)
2nd BaseLuis Castillo (FLA)Bret Boone (SEA)
3rd BaseScott Rolen (STL)Eric Chavez (OAK)
ShortstopCesar Izturis (LAD)Derek Jeter (NYY)
OutfieldAndruw Jones (ATL)
Jim Edmonds (STL)
Steve Finley (AZ/LAD)		Torii Hunter (MIN)
Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
Vernon Wells (TOR)
Silver Slugger Awards
PositionNational LeagueAmerican League
Pitcher/Designated HitterLiván Hernández (MON)David Ortiz (BOS)
CatcherJohnny Estrada (ATL)Víctor Martínez (CLE)
Iván Rodríguez (DET)
1st BaseAlbert Pujols (STL)Mark Teixeira (TEX)
2nd BaseMark Loretta (SD)Alfonso Soriano (TEX)
3rd BaseAdrián Beltré (LAD)Melvin Mora (BAL)
ShortstopJack Wilson (PIT)Miguel Tejada (BAL)
OutfieldBobby Abreu (PHI)
Barry Bonds (SF)
Jim Edmonds (STL)		Vladimir Guerrero (ANA)
Manny Ramirez (BOS)
Gary Sheffield (NYY)

Other awards

Player of the Month

MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April Carlos BeltránBarry Bonds
May Melvin MoraLance Berkman
June Iván RodríguezJim Thome
July Mark TeixeiraJim Edmonds
August Ichiro SuzukiBarry Bonds
September Vladimir GuerreroAdrián Beltré

Pitcher of the Month

MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April Kevin BrownRoger Clemens
May Mark BuehrleJason Schmidt
June Mark MulderCarl Pavano
July Johan SantanaRuss Ortiz
August Johan SantanaJake Peavy
September Johan SantanaCarlos Zambrano

Rookie of the Month

MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April Gerald LairdKhalil Greene
May Kevin YoukilisTerrmel Sledge
June Bobby CrosbyJason Bay
July Robb QuinlanJason Bay
August Frank FranciscoKhalil Greene
September Ross GloadJason Bay

Home field attendance and payroll

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game Est. payroll %±
New York Yankees[10] 101 0.0% 3,775,292 8.9% 46,609 $184,193,950 20.6%
Los Angeles Dodgers[11] 93 9.4% 3,488,283 11.1% 43,065 $92,902,001 −12.3%
Anaheim Angels[12] 92 19.5% 3,375,677 10.3% 41,675 $100,534,667 27.2%
San Francisco Giants[13] 91 −9.0% 3,256,854 −0.2% 39,718 $82,019,166 −1.0%
Philadelphia Phillies[14] 86 0.0% 3,250,092 43.8% 40,125 $93,219,167 31.7%
Chicago Cubs[15] 89 1.1% 3,170,154 7.0% 38,660 $90,560,000 13.4%
Houston Astros[16] 92 5.7% 3,087,872 25.8% 38,122 $75,397,000 6.1%
St. Louis Cardinals[17] 105 23.5% 3,048,427 4.7% 37,635 $84,340,333 0.7%
San Diego Padres[18] 87 35.9% 3,016,752 48.6% 37,244 $55,384,833 22.5%
Seattle Mariners[19] 63 −32.3% 2,940,731 −10.0% 35,863 $81,515,834 −6.3%
Boston Red Sox[20] 98 3.2% 2,837,294 4.2% 35,028 $127,298,500 27.4%
Baltimore Orioles[21] 78 9.9% 2,744,018 11.8% 33,877 $51,623,333 −30.1%
Arizona Diamondbacks[22] 51 −39.3% 2,519,560 −10.2% 31,106 $69,780,750 −13.5%
Texas Rangers[23] 89 25.4% 2,513,685 20.0% 31,033 $55,050,417 −46.8%
Colorado Rockies[24] 68 −8.1% 2,338,069 0.2% 28,865 $65,445,167 −2.6%
Atlanta Braves[25] 96 −5.0% 2,327,565 −3.1% 28,735 $90,182,500 −15.1%
New York Mets[26] 71 7.6% 2,318,951 8.3% 28,629 $102,035,970 −12.9%
Cincinnati Reds[27] 76 10.1% 2,287,250 −2.9% 28,238 $46,915,250 −21.0%
Oakland Athletics[28] 91 −5.2% 2,201,516 −0.7% 27,179 $59,425,667 18.2%
Milwaukee Brewers[29] 67 −1.5% 2,062,382 21.3% 25,462 $27,528,500 −32.2%
Chicago White Sox[30] 83 −3.5% 1,930,537 −0.5% 23,834 $65,212,500 27.8%
Detroit Tigers[31] 72 67.4% 1,917,004 40.1% 23,667 $46,832,000 −4.8%
Minnesota Twins[32] 92 2.2% 1,911,490 −1.8% 23,599 $53,890,000 −2.9%
Toronto Blue Jays[33] 67 −22.1% 1,900,041 5.6% 23,457 $50,017,000 −2.4%
Cleveland Indians[34] 80 17.6% 1,814,401 4.9% 22,400 $34,319,300 −29.4%
Florida Marlins[35] 83 −8.8% 1,723,105 32.2% 21,539 $42,143,042 −14.8%
Kansas City Royals[36] 58 −30.1% 1,661,478 −6.7% 20,768 $47,609,000 17.5%
Pittsburgh Pirates[37] 72 −4.0% 1,580,031 −3.5% 19,750 $32,227,929 −41.2%
Tampa Bay Devil Rays[38] 70 11.1% 1,274,911 20.4% 15,936 $29,856,667 52.1%
Montreal Expos[39] 67 −19.3% 749,550 −26.9% 9,369 $41,197,500 −20.7%

Television coverage

This was the fourth season that national television coverage was split between ESPN and Fox Sports. ESPN and ESPN2 aired selected weeknight and Sunday night games, and selected Division Series playoff games. Fox televised Saturday baseball, the All-Star Game, selected Division Series games, both League Championship Series, and the World Series.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Barry Bonds Career Home Runs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
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