2004 Major League Baseball 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. This season was particularly notable since the Red Sox championship broke the 86-year-long popular myth 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 to ever come back from a 3–0 postseason series deficit, in the ALCS against the New York Yankees.

This article is about the 2004 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2004 in baseball.
2004 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 4 – October 27, 2004
Number of games162
Number of teams30
Draft
Top draft pickMatt Bush
Picked bySan Diego Padres
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Vladimir Guerrero (ANA)
NL: Barry Bonds (SF)
League Postseason
AL championsBoston Red Sox
  AL runners-upNew York Yankees
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upHouston Astros
World Series
ChampionsBoston Red Sox
  Runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series MVPManny Ramirez (BOS)

The Montreal Expos would play their last season in Montreal, before re-locating 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 LA48
RBIMiguel Tejada BAL150Vinny Castilla COL131
WinsCurt Schilling BOS21Roy Oswalt HOU20
ERAJohan Santana MIN2.61Jake Peavy SD2.27
SOJohan Santana MIN265Randy Johnson ARI290
SVMariano Rivera NYY53Armando Benítez FLA
Jason Isringhausen STL		47
SBCarl Crawford TB59Scott Podsednik MIL70

Standings

Postseason

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

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
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 (LA)Derek Jeter (NYY)
OutfieldAndruw Jones (ATL)
Jim Edmonds (STL)
Steve Finley (ARI/LA)		Torii Hunter (MIN)
Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
Vernon Wells (TOR)
Silver Slugger Awards
PositionNational LeagueAmerican League
Pitcher/Designated HitterLiván Hernández (MTL)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 (LA)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 & 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%

See also

References
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