2004 Major League Baseball season
This article is about the 2004 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2004 in baseball.
| 2004 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 4, 2004 – October 27, 2004 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP |
AL: Vladimir Guerrero (ANA) NL: Barry Bonds (SF) |
| League Postseason | |
| AL champions | Boston Red Sox |
| AL runners-up | New York Yankees |
| NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| NL runners-up | Houston Astros |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Boston Red Sox |
| Runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Finals MVP | Manny Ramirez (BOS) |
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.
Statistical leaders
| American League | National League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Stat | Name | Stat |
| AVG | Ichiro Suzuki SEA | .372 | Barry Bonds SF | .362 |
| HR | Manny Ramírez BOS | 43 | Adrián Beltré LA | 48 |
| RBI | Miguel Tejada BAL | 150 | Vinny Castilla COL | 131 |
| Wins | Curt Schilling BOS | 21 | Roy Oswalt HOU | 20 |
| ERA | Johan Santana MIN | 2.61 | Jake Peavy SD | 2.27 |
| SO | Johan Santana MIN | 265 | Randy Johnson ARI | 290 |
| SV | Mariano Rivera NYY | 53 | Armando Benítez FLA Jason Isringhausen STL | 47 |
| SB | Carl Crawford TB | 59 | Scott Podsednik MIL | 70 |
Major league baseball final standings
American League
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National League
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Managers
American League
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
Postseason
- World Series Champions – Boston Red Sox
- Playoffs – October 4 to 27, 2004.
| Division Series (ESPN/Fox) |
League Championship Series (Fox) |
World Series (Fox) | |||||||||||
| 1 | New York Yankees | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | New York Yankees | 3 | |||||||||||
| American League | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Anaheim | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Boston | 3 | |||||||||||
| AL | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||
| NL | 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 | |||||||||||
- Playoff MVPs
- Manny Ramírez (WS)
- David Ortiz (ALCS)
- Albert Pujols (NLCS)
- All-Star Game, July 13 at Minute Maid Park: American League, 9–4; Alfonso Soriano, MVP
Milestones
The following players reached major milestones in 2004:
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)
Awards
Other awards
- Hank Aaron Award: Manny Ramirez (BOS, American); Barry Bonds (SF, National).
- Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Edgar Martínez (SEA).
- Rolaids Relief Man Award: Mariano Rivera (NYY, American); Éric Gagné (LA, National).
Player of the Month
| Month | American League | National League |
|---|---|---|
| April | Carlos Beltrán | Barry Bonds |
| May | Melvin Mora | Lance Berkman |
| June | Iván Rodríguez | Jim Thome |
| July | Mark Teixeira | Jim Edmonds |
| August | Ichiro Suzuki | Barry Bonds |
| September | Vladimir Guerrero | Adrián Beltré |
Pitcher of the Month
| Month | American League | National League |
|---|---|---|
| April | Kevin Brown | Roger Clemens |
| May | Mark Buehrle | Jason Schmidt |
| June | Mark Mulder | Carl Pavano |
| July | Johan Santana | Russ Ortiz |
| August | Johan Santana | Jake Peavy |
| September | Johan Santana | Carlos Zambrano |
Rookie of the Month
| Month | American League | National League |
|---|---|---|
| April | Gerald Laird | Khalil Greene |
| May | Kevin Youkilis | Terrmel Sledge |
| June | Bobby Crosby | Jason Bay |
| July | Robb Quinlan | Jason Bay |
| August | Frank Francisco | Khalil Greene |
| September | Ross Gload | Jason Bay |
References
- Baseball-Reference.com, 2004 American League season
- Baseball-Reference.com, 2004 National League season
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