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2004 New York Yankees season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2004 New York Yankees season was the 102nd season for the team. The Yankees opened the season by playing two games against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Japan on March 30, 2004. The team finished with a record of 101–61, finishing 3 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. The 2004 season was the Yankees third straight season of 100+ wins, the first such instance in franchise history. New York was managed by Joe Torre. In the playoffs, the Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins, 3 games to 1, in the ALDS, before losing to the wild card Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3, in the ALCS. The 2004 Yankees are notable as the only team in MLB history to lose a 7-game playoff series after taking a 3 games to none lead. This was the fourth straight year in which the Yankees lost to the eventual World Series champions in the postseason. Only the Los Angeles Dodgers (2016–19) have duplicated the same feat.
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| 2004 New York Yankees | ||||
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| American League East Champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York | |||
| Record | 101–61 (.623) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | George Steinbrenner | |||
| General managers | Brian Cashman | |||
| Managers | Joe Torre | |||
| Television | WCBS-TV YES Network (Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer, Paul O'Neill, Joe Girardi) | |||
| Radio | WCBS (AM) (John Sterling, Charley Steiner) WADO (Armando Tallavara) | |||
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- October 27, 2003: Luis Sojo was released by the New York Yankees.[1]
- December 16, 2003: Nick Johnson was traded by the New York Yankees with Randy Choate and Juan Rivera to the Montreal Expos for Javier Vázquez.[2]
- December 23, 2003: Buddy Carlyle was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[3]
- January 6, 2004: Kenny Lofton signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
- February 5, 2004: Mike Lamb was traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for Jose Garcia (minors).[4]
- February 16, 2004: The New York Yankees sent Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named later were sent to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Alex Rodriguez. The New York Yankees sent Joaquin Arias (April 23, 2004) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.[5]
- March 25, 2004: Mike Lamb was traded by the New York Yankees to the Houston Astros for Juan DeLeon (minors).[4]
Signed Gary Sheffield
Season Summary
July
Derek Jeter dives into stands chasing and catching a pop up in the 12th inning of a 3 to 3 game against the Boston Red Sox, the play was later named the dive.
August
On August 31 the Yankees had their worst loss in history by run differential, losing 22–0 to the Cleveland Indians.
September
On September 30 the Yankees clinched their division.[6]
Season standings
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| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 101 | 61 | 0.623 | — | 57–24 | 44–37 |
| Boston Red Sox | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 3 | 55–26 | 43–38 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 23 | 38–43 | 40–41 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 70 | 91 | 0.435 | 30½ | 41–39 | 29–52 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 94 | 0.416 | 33½ | 40–41 | 27–53 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 7–0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 13–7 | 6–1 | 9–10 | 4–5 | 7–11 |
| Baltimore | 3–6 | — | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–14 | 0–7 | 7–2 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 11–8 | 5–13 |
| Boston | 5–4 | 9–10 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 14–5 | 9–9 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 10–9 | 8–11 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 2–7 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 8–10 |
| Cleveland | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 9–10 | — | 9–10 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 5–2 | 10–8 |
| Detroit | 2–7 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 11–8 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 9–9 |
| Kansas City | 0–7 | 3–6 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 8–11 | 11–8 | — | 7–12 | 1–5 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 6–12 |
| Minnesota | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 12–7 | — | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
| New York | 4–5 | 14–5 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 7–2 | 6–3 | 15–4 | 5–4 | 12–7 | 10–8 |
| Oakland | 9–10 | 7–0 | 1–8 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 2–7 | — | 11–8 | 7–2 | 11–9 | 6–3 | 10–8 |
| Seattle | 7–13 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 8–11 | — | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–7 | 9–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 1–6 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 4–15 | 2–7 | 5–2 | — | 2–7 | 9–9 | 15–3 |
| Texas | 10–9 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 9–11 | 12–7 | 7–2 | — | 7–2 | 10–8 |
| Toronto | 5–4 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 9–9 | 2–7 | — | 8–10 |
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Notable transactions
- June 7, 2004: Phil Hughes was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.[7]
- July 22, 2004: Donzell McDonald was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[8]
- July 31, 2004: Esteban Loaiza was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for José Contreras and cash.[9]
- August 3, 2004: John Olerud was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[10]
- August 17, 2004: Shane Spencer signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[11]
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Game log
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March (1–1) Home: 0–0 Away: 1–1
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April (11–10) Home: 7–5 Away: 4–5
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June (19–7) Home: 14–3 Away: 5–4
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July (16–12) Home: 10–3 Away: 6–9
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August (16–12) Home: 6–6 Away: 10–6
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September (19–9) Home: 14–5 Away: 5–4
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- Blue Jays-Yankees was originally scheduled for September 23, but has been moved up to accommodate a makeup against Tampa Bay caused by Hurricane Frances.
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jorge Posada, C | 137 | 449 | 122 | .272 | 21 | 81 |
| Tony Clark, 1B | 106 | 253 | 56 | .221 | 16 | 49 |
| Miguel Cairo, 2B | 122 | 360 | 105 | .292 | 6 | 42 |
| Derek Jeter, SS | 154 | 643 | 188 | .292 | 23 | 78 |
| Alex Rodriguez, 3B | 155 | 601 | 172 | .286 | 36 | 106 |
| Hideki Matsui, LF | 162 | 584 | 174 | .298 | 31 | 108 |
| Bernie Williams, CF | 148 | 561 | 147 | .262 | 22 | 70 |
| Gary Sheffield, RF | 154 | 573 | 166 | .290 | 36 | 121 |
| Rubén Sierra, DH | 107 | 307 | 75 | .244 | 17 | 65 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Kenny Lofton | 83 | 276 | 76 | .275 | 3 | 18 |
| Jason Giambi | 80 | 264 | 55 | .208 | 12 | 40 |
| Enrique Wilson | 93 | 240 | 51 | .213 | 6 | 31 |
| John Olerud | 49 | 164 | 46 | .280 | 4 | 26 |
| John Flaherty | 47 | 127 | 32 | .252 | 6 | 16 |
| Bubba Crosby | 55 | 53 | 8 | .151 | 2 | 7 |
| Travis Lee | 7 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 2 |
| Félix Escalona | 5 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Phillips | 5 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 2 |
| Homer Bush | 9 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dioner Navarro | 5 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 1 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Javier Vázquez | 32 | 198.0 | 14 | 10 | 4.91 | 150 |
| Jon Lieber | 27 | 176.2 | 14 | 8 | 4.33 | 102 |
| Mike Mussina | 27 | 164.2 | 12 | 9 | 4.59 | 132 |
| Kevin Brown | 22 | 132.0 | 10 | 6 | 4.09 | 83 |
| José Contreras | 18 | 95.2 | 8 | 5 | 5.64 | 82 |
| Orlando Hernández | 15 | 84.2 | 8 | 2 | 3.30 | 84 |
| Brad Halsey | 8 | 32.0 | 1 | 3 | 6.47 | 25 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Esteban Loaiza | 10 | 42.1 | 1 | 2 | 8.50 | 34 |
| Donovan Osborne | 9 | 17.2 | 2 | 0 | 7.13 | 10 |
| Jorge De Paula | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 2 |
| Alex Graman | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 19.80 | 4 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Mariano Rivera | 74 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 1.94 | 66 |
| Paul Quantrill | 86 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4.72 | 37 |
| Tom Gordon | 80 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2.21 | 96 |
| Félix Heredia | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.28 | 25 |
| Tanyon Sturtze | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5.47 | 56 |
| Bret Prinz | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.08 | 22 |
| Scott Proctor | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 21 |
| Gabe White | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.27 | 8 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.62 | 10 |
| Steve Karsay | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 4 |
| Juan Padilla | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 5 |
| Sam Marsonek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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Game log
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- Derek Jeter, Shortstop, Gold Glove
- Gary Sheffield, Outfield, Silver Slugger
- Mariano Rivera, Yankees Single Season Record, Most Saves in a Season (53)
2004 MLB All-Star Game
- Jason Giambi, first baseman, starter
- Alex Rodriguez, third baseman, starter
- Derek Jeter, shortstop, starter
- Mariano Rivera, relief pitcher, reserve
- Javier Vasquez, pitcher, reserve
- Hideki Matsui, outfield, reserve
- Gary Sheffield, outfield, reserve
See also: Minor League Baseball
More information Level, Team ...
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Yankees; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Tampa[12][13]
- Alfonso Soriano Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- James B. (2004). The Bill James Handbook 2005.Chicago, Il: ACTA sports
- Philip Hughes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Esteban Loaiza Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- John Olerud Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Shane Spencer Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- Baseball America 2005 Annual Directory
- 2004 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
- 2004 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac