2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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.

2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record72–89 (.447)
Divisional place5th
Other information
Owner(s)Kevin McClatchy
General manager(s)Dave Littlefield
Manager(s)Lloyd McClendon
Local televisionFox Sports Net Pittsburgh
Local 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
NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 10557 0.648 — 53–28 52–29
Houston Astros 9270 0.568 13 48–33 44–37
Chicago Cubs 8973 0.549 16 45–37 44–36
Cincinnati Reds 7686 0.469 29 40–41 36–45
Pittsburgh Pirates 7289 0.447 32½ 39–41 33–48
Milwaukee Brewers 6794 0.416 37½ 36–45 31–49

Game log
2004 Game Log (72–89)
April (10–11)
May (13–13)
June (9–19)
July (17–10)
August (12–17)
September (9–18)
October (2–1)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents
2004 National League Records

Source:
Team ARI 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

Detailed records

Roster
2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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

Awards and honors

2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Statistics
Hitting
Pitching

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
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)
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
  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/d'amije01.shtml
  3. Randall Simon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. Raúl Mondesí Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  5. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  6. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sheldsc01.shtml
  8. Kris Benson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. "2004 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.
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