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
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Standings
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American League
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National League
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Postseason
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2004 was the last postseason until
2020
where both LCS went to 7 games.
Bracket
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Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series.
Managers
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±hosted the
MLB All Star Game
Milestones
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The following players reached major milestones in 2004:
Perfect game
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Randy Johnson
pitched the 17th perfect game in MLB history on May 18, 2004.
4000 strikeouts
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Randy Johnson
struck out
Jeff Cirillo
on June 29, 2004, for his 4000th strikeout.
500 Home Run Club
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Ken Griffey Jr.
? June 20
300 Wins Club
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Greg Maddux
? August 7, 2004
Single-Season hits record broken
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Ichiro Suzuki
? 262 hits (broke
George Sisler
's 84-year-old record of 257)
Walk-off home runs
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There were a total of 80 walk-off home runs, which was then the MLB single-season record until
2018
.
[1]
Awards
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Other awards
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Player of the Month
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Pitcher of the Month
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Rookie of the Month
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Home field attendance and payroll
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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]
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58
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-30.1%
|
1,661,478
|
-6.7%
|
20,768
|
$47,609,000
|
17.5%
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
[29]
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72
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-4.0%
|
1,580,031
|
-3.5%
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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%
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Montreal Expos
[31]
|
67
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-19.3%
|
749,550
|
-26.9%
|
9,369
|
$41,197,500
|
-20.7%
|
Television coverage
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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
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References
[
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]
- ^
"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
.
External links
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