2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season

2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
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Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
PNC Park (since 2001)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1907)
Results
Record	72–89 (.447)
Divisional place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Kevin McClatchy
General manager(s)	Dave Littlefield
Manager(s)	Lloyd McClendon
Local television	Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh
Local radio	KDKA-AM (Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk)
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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.

Offseason

• October 2, 2003: Jeff D'Amico was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• February 19, 2004: Randall Simon was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• February 24, 2004: Raúl Mondesí signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	105	57	0.648	—	53–28	52–29
Houston Astros	92	70	0.568	13	48–33	44–37
Chicago Cubs	89	73	0.549	16	45–37	44–36
Cincinnati Reds	76	86	0.469	29	40–41	36–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	89	0.447	32½	39–41	33–48
Milwaukee Brewers	67	94	0.416	37½	36–45	31–49

Record vs. opponents

2004 National League Records Source: [1]
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	2–4	4–2	3–3	6–13	3–4	2–4	3–16	3–3	0–6	3–4	1–5	2–4	7–12	5–14	1–5	6–12
Atlanta	4–2	—	3–3	2–4	4–2	14–5	3–3	4–3	4–2	15–4	12–7	10–9	4–2	3–3	4–3	2–4	8–10
Chicago	2–4	3–3	—	9–8	5–1	3–3	10–9	2–4	10–7	3–3	4–2	3–3	13–5	4–2	2–4	8–11	8–4
Cincinnati	3–3	4–2	8–9	—	3–3	4–2	6–11	4–2	10–8	4–2	3–3	3–3	9–10	2–4	3–3	5–14	5-7
Colorado	13–6	2–4	1–5	3–3	—	1–5	1–5	8–11	2–4	2–4	1–5	5–3	2–4	10–9	8–11	1–5	8–10
Florida	4–3	5–14	3–3	2–4	5–1	—	3–3	3–3	4–2	11–8	15–4	12–7	1–5	4–2	2–5	2–4	7–11
Houston	4–2	3–3	9–10	11–6	5–1	3-3	—	1–5	13–6	2–4	2–4	6–0	12–5	2–4	2–4	10–8	7–5
Los Angeles	16–3	3–4	4–2	2–4	11–8	3–3	5–1	—	3–3	4–3	3–3	1–5	6–0	10–9	10–9	2–4	10–8
Milwaukee	3–3	2–4	7–10	8–10	4–2	2–4	6–13	3–3	—	5–1	2–4	0–6	6–12	2–4	1–5	8–9	8–4
Montreal	6–0	4–15	3–3	2–4	4–2	8-11	4–2	3–4	1–5	—	9–10	7–12	4–2	1–6	1–5	3–3	7–11
New York	4–3	7–12	2–4	3–3	5–1	4–15	4–2	3–3	4–2	10–9	—	8–11	1–5	1–6	4–2	1–5	10–8
Philadelphia	5-1	9–10	3–3	3–3	3–5	7–12	0–6	5–1	6–0	12–7	11–8	—	3–3	5–1	2–4	3–3	9–9
Pittsburgh	4–2	2–4	5–13	10–9	4–2	5–1	5–12	0–6	12–6	2–4	5–1	3–3	—	3–3	5–1	5–12	2–10
San Diego	12–7	3–3	2–4	4–2	9–10	2–4	4–2	9–10	4–2	6–1	6–1	1–5	3–3	—	12–7	2–4	8–10
San Francisco	14–5	3–4	4–2	3–3	11–8	5–2	4–2	9–10	5–1	5–1	2–4	4–2	1–5	7–12	—	3–3	11–7
St. Louis	5–1	4–2	11–8	14–5	5–1	4-2	8–10	4–2	9–8	3–3	5–1	3–3	12–5	4–2	3–3	—	11–1

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Atlanta Braves	2	4	0.333	17	17
Florida Marlins	5	1	0.833	24	16
Montreal Expos	2	4	0.333	17	15
New York Mets	5	1	0.833	31	17
Philadelphia Phillies	3	3	0.500	25	25
Total	17	13	0.567	114	90
NL Central
Chicago Cubs	5	13	0.278	68	115
Cincinnati Reds	10	9	0.526	92	82
Houston Astros	5	12	0.294	65	78
Milwaukee Brewers	12	6	0.667	83	60
St. Louis Cardinals	5	12	0.294	63	96
Total	37	52	0.416	371	431
NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks	4	2	0.667	27	21
Colorado Rockies	4	2	0.667	43	29
Los Angeles Dodgers	0	6	0.000	16	30
San Diego Padres	3	3	0.500	23	36
San Francisco Giants	5	1	0.833	34	27
Total	16	14	0.533	143	143
American League
Anaheim Angels	2	1	0.667	12	9
Oakland Athletics	0	3	0.000	15	31
Seattle Mariners	0	3	0.000	9	15
Texas Rangers	0	3	0.000	16	25
Total	2	10	0.167	52	80
Season Total	72	89	0.447	680	744

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	21	10	11	0.476	85	94
May	26	13	13	0.500	139	141
June	28	9	19	0.321	110	141
July	27	17	10	0.630	120	74
August	29	12	17	0.414	112	144
September	27	9	18	0.333	108	144
October	3	2	1	0.667	6	6
Total	161	72	89	0.447	680	744

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	80	39	41	0.488	330	347
Away	81	33	48	0.407	350	397
Total	161	72	89	0.447	680	744

Roster

2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 34 Kris Benson 41 Brian Boehringer 50 Jason Boyd 57 Frank Brooks 61 Sean Burnett 44 Mark Corey 37 Nelson Figueroa 27 Josh Fogg 51 Mike Gonzalez 39 John Grabow 37 Mike Johnston 46 Brian Meadows 49 José Mesa 48 Óliver Pérez 43 Willis Roberts 53 Ian Snell 31 Salomón Torres 47 John Van Benschoten 22 Ryan Vogelsong 32 Kip Wells 58 Dave Williams		Catchers 11 Humberto Cota 30 J. R. House 18 Jason Kendall Infielders 14 José Castillo 17 Bobby Hill  7 Abraham Núñez 55 Carlos Rivera 12 Freddy Sanchez 35 Randall Simon  3 Chris Stynes 31 Daryle Ward 19 Ty Wigginton  2 Jack Wilson		Outfielders 56 Tony Álvarez 50 José Bautista 38 Jason Bay 26 J. J. Davis 59 Rob Mackowiak 24 Rubén Mateo 43 Raúl Mondesí  5 Tike Redman 36 Craig Wilson		Manager 23 Lloyd McClendon Coaches 66 Álvaro Espinoza (infield) 15 Rusty Kuntz (first base) 25 Pete Mackanin (bench) 28 Gerald Perry (hitting) 13 John Russell (third base) 52 Bruce Tanner (bullpen) 54 Spin Williams (pitching)

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Tike Redman	CF
Jason Kendall	C
Raúl Mondesí	LF
Randall Simon	1B
Craig Wilson	RF
Bobby Hill	2B
Chris Stynes	3B
Jack Wilson	SS
Kip Wells	SP

Awards and honors

• Jason Bay, NL Rookie of the Year

2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Jack Wilson, SS, Reserve

Statistics

Hitting

Regular Season

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
M. Gonzalez	44	1	1	1.000	0	2
S. Torres	82	2	1	0.500	0	0
J. Kendall	147	574	183	0.319	3	51
J. Wilson	157	652	201	0.308	11	59
R. Mondesí	26	99	28	0.283	2	14
J. Bay	120	411	116	0.282	26	82
T. Redman	155	546	153	0.280	8	51
B. Hill	126	233	62	0.266	2	27
C. Wilson	155	561	148	0.264	29	82
J. Castillo	129	383	98	0.256	8	39
D. Ward	79	293	73	0.249	15	57
R. Mackowiak	155	491	121	0.246	17	75
R. Mateo	19	33	8	0.242	3	7
A. Núñez	112	182	43	0.236	2	13
H. Cota	36	66	15	0.227	5	8
R. Vogelsong	32	31	7	0.226	0	3
T. Wigginton	58	182	40	0.220	5	24
C. Stynes	74	162	35	0.216	1	16
T. Álvarez	24	38	8	0.211	1	8
J. Bautista	23	40	8	0.200	0	0
C. Rivera	7	15	3	0.200	0	1
R. Simon	61	175	34	0.194	3	14
Ó. Pérez	30	58	11	0.190	0	0
K. Wells	23	43	8	0.186	0	0
K. Benson	19	39	7	0.179	0	3
F. Sanchez	9	19	3	0.158	0	2
J. Davis	25	35	5	0.143	0	3
N. Figueroa	10	7	1	0.143	0	1
J. Van Benschoten	6	8	1	0.125	1	2
J. House	5	9	1	0.111	0	0
D. Williams	10	9	1	0.111	0	0
J. Fogg	31	53	4	0.075	0	3
B. Boehringer	21	1	0	0.000	0	0
F. Brooks	11	1	0	0.000	0	0
S. Burnett	13	23	0	0.000	0	0
M. Corey	27	1	0	0.000	0	0
J. Grabow	64	1	0	0.000	0	0
B. Meadows	65	3	0	0.000	0	1
W. Roberts	9	1	0	0.000	0	0
I. Snell	3	2	0	0.000	0	0
J. Boyd	12	0	0	—	0	0
M. Johnston	20	0	0	—	0	0
J. Mesa	68	0	0	—	0	0

Pitching

Regular Season

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
J. Grabow	68	61​2⁄3	2	5	5.11	64
M. Johnston	24	22​2⁄3	0	3	4.37	18
N. Figueroa	10	28​1⁄3	0	3	5.72	10
S. Burnett	13	71​2⁄3	5	5	5.02	30
J. Van Benschoten	6	28​2⁄3	1	3	6.91	18
I. Snell	3	12	0	1	7.5	9
B. Boehringer	21	25​1⁄3	1	1	4.62	20
J. Mesa	70	69​1⁄3	5	2	3.25	37
R. Vogelsong	31	133	6	13	6.5	92
J. Fogg	32	178​1⁄3	11	10	4.64	82
W. Roberts	9	12	0	0	5.25	7
M. Corey	31	35​2⁄3	1	2	4.54	28
K. Benson	20	132​1⁄3	8	8	4.22	83
K. Wells	24	138​1⁄3	5	7	4.55	116
J. Boyd	12	13	1	0	5.54	12
B. Meadows	68	78	2	4	3.58	46
S. Torres	84	92	7	7	2.64	62
D. Williams	10	38​2⁄3	2	3	4.42	33
Ó. Pérez	30	196	12	10	2.98	239
F. Brooks	11	17​1⁄3	0	1	4.67	18
M. Gonzalez	47	43​1⁄3	3	1	1.25	55
A. Núñez	1	0​1⁄3	0	0	0	0

Transactions

• May 21, 2004: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• June 29, 2004: Scott Sheldon was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• 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).
• August 4, 2004: Chris Stynes was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• August 18, 2004: Randall Simon was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Draft picks

Main article: 2004 Major League Baseball draft

2004 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks

Rd	#	Player	Pos	DOB and Age	School
1	11	Neil Walker	C	(1985-09-10)September 10, 1985 (aged 18)	Pine-Richland High School (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania)
2	52	Brian Bixler	SS	(1982-10-22)October 22, 1982 (aged 21)	Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
3	82	Eddie Prasch	3B	(1986-01-25)January 25, 1986 (aged 18)	Milton High School (Milton, Georgia)
4	112	Joe Bauserman	RHP	(1985-10-04)October 4, 1985 (aged 18)	Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, Florida)
5	142	Kyle Bloom	LHP	(1983-02-21)February 21, 1983 (aged 21)	Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois)
6	172	A.J. Johnson	OF	(1983-09-26)September 26, 1983 (aged 20)	Tallahassee Community College (Tallahassee, Florida)
7	202	Jason Quarles	RHP	(1983-04-20)April 20, 1983 (aged 21)	Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
8	232	Eric Ridener	RHP	(1985-09-11)September 11, 1985 (aged 18)	J. P. Taravella High School (Coral Springs, Florida)
9	262	Chris Covington	OF	(1985-12-12)December 12, 1985 (aged 18)	Brookwood High School (Snellville, Georgia)
10	292	Derek Hankins	RHP	(1983-07-01)July 1, 1983 (aged 20)	University of Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee)

Note

• Age at time of draft.

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hickory

References

• 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac