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The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 123rd season of the franchise; the 118th in the National League. This was their fourth season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 72–89.

LeagueNational League
BallparkPNC Park
Record72–89 (.447)
OwnersKevin McClatchy
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2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkPNC Park
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
Record72–89 (.447)
Divisional place5th
OwnersKevin McClatchy
General managersDave Littlefield
ManagersLloyd McClendon
TelevisionFox Sports Net Pittsburgh
RadioKDKA-AM
(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk)
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Offseason

  • October 2, 2003: Jeff D'Amico was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
  • February 19, 2004: Randall Simon was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]
  • February 24, 2004: Raúl Mondesí signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[4]

Regular season

Season standings

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NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 10557 .648 — 53‍–‍28 52‍–‍29
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
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Game log

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2004 Game Log (72–89)
April (10–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 5Phillies2–1WellsMillwoodMesa35,7021–0
2April 7Phillies4–5CormierBoehringerWagner15,1261–1
3April 8Phillies6–2VogelsongPadillaMesa9,6892–1
4April 9@ Reds1–5HarangFogg—27,7132–2
5April 10@ Reds1–3LidleWellsGraves23,4492–3
6April 11@ Reds4–3PerezHaynesMesa16,9253–3
7April 12@ Cubs13–2BensonMadduxMeadows40,4834–3
8April 14@ Cubs3–8ClementVogelsong—38,9684–4
9April 15@ Cubs5–10ZambranoFogg—39,4504–5
10April 16@ Mets7–6WellsMorenoMesa18,5545–5
11April 17@ Mets2–1MeadowsTrachselMesa40,1726–5
12April 18@ Mets8–1BensonSeo—44,3457–5
13April 20Cubs1–9ZambranoVogelsong—11,7467–6
14April 21Cubs1–12MitreFogg—9,9337–7
15April 23Reds4–6WilsonWellsGraves17,3507–8
16April 24Reds7–9Van PoppelBensonGraves24,7327–9
17April 25Reds6–0PerezAcevedo—13,2648–9
18April 26Reds2–5HarangVogelsongGraves8,5798–10
19April 28Astros4–2TorresOswaltMesa9,8139–10
20April 29Astros0–2PettitteWellsDotel19,4859–11
21April 30@ Brewers4–2BensonSheetsMesa17,53310–11
May (13–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
22May 1@ Brewers8–7 (10)BoydVizcainoMesa25,13411–11
23May 2@ Brewers4–3 (11)MeadowsBennettMesa16,39212–11
24May 4@ Astros3–4PettitteFoggLidge31,08312–12
25May 5@ Astros2–6ClemensWells—35,88312–13
26May 6@ Astros2–5MillerBenson—36,05512–14
27May 7Dodgers0–4AlvarezPerez—20,94412–15
28May 8Dodgers3–4MotaTorresGagne26,61012–16
29May 9Dodgers7–9 (14)FalkenborgGrabow—16,55412–17
30May 11@ Rockies15–10 (12)TorresLopez—21,12313–17
31May 13@ Rockies5–7EstesBensonChacon—13–18
32May 13@ Rockies11–2PerezJennings—20,04114–18
33May 14@ Giants4–2BoehringerRodriguezMesa39,95515–18
34May 15@ Giants6–4FoggTomkoMesa41,04216–18
35May 16@ Giants8–1WellsWilliams—40,70517–18
36May 19Padres3–6LawrenceJohnstonHoffman—17–19
37May 19Padres3–7PeavyPerez—13,36617–20
38May 20Padres9–7GonzalezPufferMesa11,02918–20
39May 22Brewers3–1FoggSheetsMesa25,73619–20
40May 23Brewers1–2VizcainoMeadowsKolb19,32619–21
41May 26@ Cardinals11–8BensonMarquis—29,52620–21
42May 27@ Cardinals3–6SuppanVogelsongIsringhausen31,10720–22
43May 28Cubs9–5TorresBorowski——21–22
44May 28Cubs5–4 (10)GonzalezBeltran—24,65722–22
45May 29Cubs10–7FoggMitre—37,80623–22
46May 30Cubs1–12ZambranoGrabow—30,39223–23
47May 31Cardinals3–8MarquisBenson—12,58223–24
June (9–19)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
48June 1Cardinals1–8SuppanVogelsong—11,54023–25
49June 2Cardinals3–5CarpenterJohnstonIsringhausen12,10023–26
50June 3Cardinals2–4WilliamsPerezIsringhausen15,38623–27
51June 4@ Cubs2–1TorresBorowskiMesa40,02424–27
52June 5@ Cubs1–6ZambranoBenson—39,38724–28
53June 6@ Cubs1–4MadduxVogelsongHawkins39,01624–29
54June 7@ Rangers5–6 (10)CorderoJohnston—25,28624–30
55June 10@ Rangers7–9FranciscoMeadowsCordero—24–31
56June 10@ Rangers4–10RogersFogg—27,21924–32
57June 11@ Athletics1–6HudsonBenson—23,43524–33
58June 12@ Athletics11–12RhodesCorey—24,60624–34
59June 13@ Athletics3–13MulderWells—34,32824–35
60June 15Angels2–4ShieldsTorresRodriguez19,03524–36
61June 16Angels5–3FoggLackeyMesa22,40425–36
62June 17Angels5–2BensonColonMesa15,39526–36
63June 18Mariners4–5MoyerVogelsongGuardado29,60126–37
64June 19Mariners1–5PiñeiroBurnett—24,34126–38
65June 20Mariners4–5GarciaPerezGuardado30,21726–39
66June 21@ Astros5–7BullingerFoggDotel33,44326–40
67June 22@ Astros4–5OswaltBensonLidge31,81926–41
68June 23@ Astros7–2VogelsongMunro—34,24227–41
69June 24@ Astros2–3ClemensBurnettLidge39,85127–42
70June 25@ Reds4–6AcevedoTorresGraves41,95927–43
71June 26@ Reds1–0CoreyJonesMesa41,37628–43
72June 27@ Reds14–4FoggWilson—35,26229–43
73June 28Cardinals2–1MesaTavarez—15,54430–43
74June 29Cardinals3–0BurnettCarpenterMesa18,15231–43
75June 30Cardinals6–5MesaTavarez—22,36832–43
July (17–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
76July 2Brewers8–1PerezDavis——33–43
77July 2Brewers13–2FoggWise—30,04734–43
78July 3Brewers5–3BensonObermuellerMesa28,44335–43
79July 4Brewers6–2BurnettCapuanoMesa19,02936–43
80July 5@ Marlins3–1WellsBeckettMesa13,22437–43
81July 6@ Marlins3–6BumpCoreyBenitez12,33037–44
82July 7@ Marlins4–3PerezPavanoMesa15,13538–44
83July 8@ Expos1–2AyalaGrabowCordero7,74638–45
84July 9@ Expos11–0BurnettHill—7,43639–45
85July 10@ Expos0–4BiddleWells—8,78039–46
86July 11@ Expos1–2DownsFoggCordero8,10139–47
87July 16Marlins6–2BensonBurnettMesa28,56340–47
88July 17Marlins4–2TorresBenitezMesa26,72941–47
89July 18Marlins4–2TorresKochMesa18,04842–47
90July 19Expos2–6HorganGrabow—14,78742–48
91July 20Expos2–1BurnettHernandezMesa18,07543–48
92July 21@ Braves4–3BensonByrdMesa30,13144–48
93July 22@ Braves1–2 (10)ReitsmaTorres—32,96344–49
94July 23Reds6–3PerezAcevedoMesa37,70345–49
95July 24Reds14–4GrabowHarang—37,75246–49
96July 25Reds6–5BurnettVan PoppelMesa24,96247–49
97July 26Braves2–4WrightBensonSmoltz19,16447–50
98July 27Braves8–4GonzalezGryboski—15,94648–50
99July 28Braves0–1OrtizPerezSmoltz22,97748–51
100July 29Braves2–3CruzMesaSmoltz25,98848–52
101July 30@ Brewers0–5DavisBurnett—34,70248–53
102July 31@ Brewers4–1VogelsongSantosMesa35,15249–53
August (12–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
103August 1@ Brewers7–8VizcainoMeadows—25,04749–54
104August 3@ Dodgers2–3PennyPerezGagne34,58149–55
105August 4@ Dodgers1–2LimaFoggGagne34,79249–56
106August 5@ Dodgers3–8WeaverBurnett—38,85249–57
107August 6@ Padres1–13PeavyVogelsong—40,02649–58
108August 7@ Padres3–1WellsWellsMesa40,68150–58
109August 8@ Padres4–2PerezLawrenceMesa39,74251–58
110August 10Giants8–7MesaHerges—24,93052–58
111August 11Giants8–6 (11)GrabowHermanson—25,81453–58
112August 12Giants0–7SchmidtVogelsong—24,44653–59
113August 13Rockies3–9FasseroWells—27,52253–60
114August 14Rockies6–1PerezWright—37,31254–60
115August 15Rockies3–0FoggKennedyMesa24,86255–60
116August 16@ Diamondbacks8–7 (10)MesaAquinoGonzalez28,76856–60
117August 17@ Diamondbacks7–1VogelsongRandolph—30,03057–60
118August 18@ Diamondbacks3–6FossumVan BenschotenAquino28,06657–61
119August 19@ Cardinals3–2 (10)MesaKlineGrabow33,85458–61
120August 20@ Cardinals4–5HarenFoggIsringhausen32,06258–62
121August 20@ Cardinals3–5CarpenterGonzalezIsringhausen38,64058–63
122August 21@ Cardinals6–10SuppanBurnett—46,01758–64
123August 22@ Cardinals4–11MorrisVogelsongKline35,34558–65
124August 23Diamondbacks4–5NanceGrabowAquino25,15458–66
125August 24Diamondbacks3–1PerezGonzalezMesa16,33259–66
126August 25Diamondbacks2–1FoggJohnsonMesa24,85360–66
127August 27Cardinals5–8SuppanVogelsongIsringhausen27,47560–67
128August 28Cardinals4–6MorrisFigueroaIsringhausen19,16760–68
129August 29Cardinals0–4MarquisPerezTavarez25,00560–69
130August 30@ Brewers5–1FoggHendrickson—23,51261–69
131August 31@ Brewers2–4WiseVan BenschotenKolb13,70461–70
September (9–18)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
132September 1@ Brewers5–2 (10)TorresBennettMesa15,62562–70
133September 2@ Brewers1–7SheetsWilliams—11,76362–71
134September 3@ Astros6–8ClemensPerezLidge40,99262–72
135September 4@ Astros5–6QuallsFigueroaLidge38,60562–73
136September 5@ Astros5–10MunroVan Benschoten—40,56962–74
137September 6Brewers5–9GloverVogelsongKolb12,77162–75
138September 7Brewers2–0WilliamsSheetsMesa20,56363–75
–September 8BrewersCancelled (rain)
139September 9Astros3–1PerezHernandezMesa—64–75
140September 9Astros2–9GalloFogg—10,49564–76
141September 10Astros6–1Van BenschotenMunro—26,09765–76
142September 11Astros5–2VogelsongBackeMesa14,87766–76
143September 12Astros4–5 (10)LidgeMesaQualls11,52166–77
144September 13@ Cubs2–7MadduxBrooks—38,32666–78
145September 14@ Cubs2–3 (12)WellemeyerMeadows—38,67666–79
146September 15@ Cubs5–13WuertzPerezDempster38,39566–80
147September 18Mets7–8 (10)YatesTorresLooper19,23666–81
148September 19Mets1–0VogelsongHeilmanMesa—67–81
149September 19Mets6–1WilliamsBenson—18,21968–81
150September 21Cubs4–5 (10)HawkinsTorresDempster12,70168–82
151September 22Cubs0–1ZambranoPerezRemlinger22,25768–83
152September 23Cubs3–6MadduxFigueroaHawkins13,29868–84
153September 24Reds8–14HarangVogelsong—29,06668–85
154September 25Reds4–7WilsonWilliamsValentine26,50068–86
155September 26Reds4–2FoggAcevedoMesa23,84169–86
156September 27@ Phillies6–1PerezMilton—30,26870–86
157September 29@ Phillies4–8PadillaSnell——70–87
158September 29@ Phillies3–8MyersTorres—33,12770–88
October (2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
159October 1@ Reds1–5WilsonWilliams—26,84170–89
160October 2@ Reds3–1FoggVan PoppelMesa26,12871–89
161October 3@ Reds2–0PerezClaussenMesa30,85472–89
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Record vs. opponents

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2004 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2004

Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona—2–44–23–36–133–42–43–163–30–63–41–52–47–125–141–56–12
Atlanta4–2—3–32–44–214–53–34–34–215–412–710–94–23–34–32–48–10
Chicago2–43–3—9–85–13–310–92–410–73–34–23–313–54–22–48–118–4
Cincinnati3–34–28–9—3–34–26–114–210–84–23–33–39–102–43–35–145-7
Colorado 13–62–41–53–3—1–51–58–112–42–41–55–32–410–98–111–58–10
Florida4–35–143–32–45–1—3–33–34–211–815–412–71–54–22–52–47–11
Houston4–23–39–1011–65–13-3—1–513–62–42–46–012–52–42–410–87–5
Los Angeles 16–33–44–22–411–83–35–1—3–34–33–31–56–010–910–92–410–8
Milwaukee3–32–47–108–104–22–46–133–3—5–12–40–66–122–41–58–98–4
Montreal6–04–153–32–44–28-114–23–41–5—9–107–124–21–61–53–37–11
New York4–37–122–43–35–14–154–23–34–210–9—8–111–51–64–21–510–8
Philadelphia5-19–103–33–33–57–120–65–16–012–711–8—3–35–12–43–39–9
Pittsburgh4–22–45–1310–94–25–15–120–612–62–45–13–3—3–35–15–122–10
San Diego12–73–32–44–29–102–44–29–104–26–16–11–53–3—12–72–48–10
San Francisco14–53–44–23–311–85–24–29–105–15–12–44–21–57–12—3–311–7
St. Louis5–14–211–814–55–14-28–104–29–83–35–13–312–54–23–3—11–1
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Detailed records

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Roster

2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Opening Day lineup

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Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Tike RedmanCF
Jason KendallC
Raúl MondesíLF
Randall Simon1B
Craig WilsonRF
Bobby Hill2B
Chris Stynes3B
Jack WilsonSS
Kip WellsSP
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Awards and honors

2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Statistics

Hitting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Transactions

  • May 21, 2004: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[4]
  • June 29, 2004: Scott Sheldon was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[7]
  • July 30, 2004: Kris Benson was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jeff Keppinger to the New York Mets for José Bautista, Ty Wigginton, and Matt Peterson (minors).[8]
  • August 4, 2004: Chris Stynes was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • August 18, 2004: Randall Simon was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]

Draft picks

Main article: 2004 Major League Baseball draft
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2004 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks[9]
Rd # Player Pos DOB and Age School
111Neil WalkerC (1985-09-10)September 10, 1985 (aged 18)Pine-Richland High School (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania)
252Brian BixlerSS (1982-10-22)October 22, 1982 (aged 21)Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
382Eddie Prasch3B (1986-01-25)January 25, 1986 (aged 18)Milton High School (Milton, Georgia)
4112Joe BausermanRHP (1985-10-04)October 4, 1985 (aged 18)Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, Florida)
5142Kyle BloomLHP (1983-02-21)February 21, 1983 (aged 21)Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois)
6172A.J. JohnsonOF (1983-09-26)September 26, 1983 (aged 20)Tallahassee Community College (Tallahassee, Florida)
7202Jason QuarlesRHP (1983-04-20)April 20, 1983 (aged 21)Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
8232Eric RidenerRHP (1985-09-11)September 11, 1985 (aged 18)J. P. Taravella High School (Coral Springs, Florida)
9262Chris CovingtonOF (1985-12-12)December 12, 1985 (aged 18)Brookwood High School (Snellville, Georgia)
10292Derek HankinsRHP (1983-07-01)July 1, 1983 (aged 20)University of Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee)
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Note
  • Age at time of draft.

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
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Level Team League Manager
AAA Nashville Sounds Pacific Coast League Trent Jewett
AA Altoona Curve Eastern League Tony Beasley
A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Jay Loviglio and Tom Prince
A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League Dave Clark
A-Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters New York–Penn League Jeff Branson
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke
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