2004 Major League Baseball season
This article is about the 2004 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see
2004 in baseball .
Sports season
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
Standings
Postseason
2004 was the last postseason until 2020 where both LCS went to 7 games.
Bracket
*Denotes walk-off
Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series.
Managers
±hosted the MLB All Star Game
Milestones
The following players reached major milestones in 2004:
Perfect game
Randy Johnson pitched the 17th perfect game in MLB history on May 18, 2004.
4000 strikeouts
Randy Johnson struck out Jeff Cirillo on June 29, 2004, for his 4000th strikeout.
500 Home Run Club
Ken Griffey Jr. – June 20
300 Wins Club
Greg Maddux – August 7, 2004
Single-Season hits record broken
Ichiro Suzuki – 262 hits (broke George Sisler 's 84-year-old record of 257)
Walk-off home runs
There were a total of 80 walk-off home runs, which was then the MLB single-season record until 2018 .[ 1]
Awards
Other awards
Player of the Month
Pitcher of the Month
Rookie of the Month
Home field attendance and payroll
Team name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per game
Est. payroll
%±
New York Yankees [ 2] 101
0.0%
3,775,292
8.9%
46,609
$184,193,950
20.6%
Los Angeles Dodgers [ 3] 93
9.4%
3,488,283
11.1%
43,065
$92,902,001
−12.3%
Anaheim Angels [ 4] 92
19.5%
3,375,677
10.3%
41,675
$100,534,667
27.2%
San Francisco Giants [ 5] 91
−9.0%
3,256,854
−0.2%
39,718
$82,019,166
−1.0%
Philadelphia Phillies [ 6] 86
0.0%
3,250,092
43.8%
40,125
$93,219,167
31.7%
Chicago Cubs [ 7] 89
1.1%
3,170,154
7.0%
38,660
$90,560,000
13.4%
Houston Astros [ 8] 92
5.7%
3,087,872
25.8%
38,122
$75,397,000
6.1%
St. Louis Cardinals [ 9] 105
23.5%
3,048,427
4.7%
37,635
$84,340,333
0.7%
San Diego Padres [ 10] 87
35.9%
3,016,752
48.6%
37,244
$55,384,833
22.5%
Seattle Mariners [ 11] 63
−32.3%
2,940,731
−10.0%
35,863
$81,515,834
−6.3%
Boston Red Sox [ 12] 98
3.2%
2,837,294
4.2%
35,028
$127,298,500
27.4%
Baltimore Orioles [ 13] 78
9.9%
2,744,018
11.8%
33,877
$51,623,333
−30.1%
Arizona Diamondbacks [ 14] 51
−39.3%
2,519,560
−10.2%
31,106
$69,780,750
−13.5%
Texas Rangers [ 15] 89
25.4%
2,513,685
20.0%
31,033
$55,050,417
−46.8%
Colorado Rockies [ 16] 68
−8.1%
2,338,069
0.2%
28,865
$65,445,167
−2.6%
Atlanta Braves [ 17] 96
−5.0%
2,327,565
−3.1%
28,735
$90,182,500
−15.1%
New York Mets [ 18] 71
7.6%
2,318,951
8.3%
28,629
$102,035,970
−12.9%
Cincinnati Reds [ 19] 76
10.1%
2,287,250
−2.9%
28,238
$46,915,250
−21.0%
Oakland Athletics [ 20] 91
−5.2%
2,201,516
−0.7%
27,179
$59,425,667
18.2%
Milwaukee Brewers [ 21] 67
−1.5%
2,062,382
21.3%
25,462
$27,528,500
−32.2%
Chicago White Sox [ 22] 83
−3.5%
1,930,537
−0.5%
23,834
$65,212,500
27.8%
Detroit Tigers [ 23] 72
67.4%
1,917,004
40.1%
23,667
$46,832,000
−4.8%
Minnesota Twins [ 24] 92
2.2%
1,911,490
−1.8%
23,599
$53,890,000
−2.9%
Toronto Blue Jays [ 25] 67
−22.1%
1,900,041
5.6%
23,457
$50,017,000
−2.4%
Cleveland Indians [ 26] 80
17.6%
1,814,401
4.9%
22,400
$34,319,300
−29.4%
Florida Marlins [ 27] 83
−8.8%
1,723,105
32.2%
21,539
$42,143,042
−14.8%
Kansas City Royals [ 28] 58
−30.1%
1,661,478
−6.7%
20,768
$47,609,000
17.5%
Pittsburgh Pirates [ 29] 72
−4.0%
1,580,031
−3.5%
19,750
$32,227,929
−41.2%
Tampa Bay Devil Rays [ 30] 70
11.1%
1,274,911
20.4%
15,936
$29,856,667
52.1%
Montreal Expos [ 31] 67
−19.3%
749,550
−26.9%
9,369
$41,197,500
−20.7%
Television coverage
This was the fourth season that national TV 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
^ "There's a new MLB walk-off home run record" . MLB.com ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Arizona Diamondbacks Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Colorado Rockies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Florida Marlins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Tampa Bay Rays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .^ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
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Pre-modern era
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Modern era
See also
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