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2004 San Diego Padres season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2004 San Diego Padres season was the 36th season in franchise history. It saw the club finish with a record of 87–75, the fifth most wins in franchise history. With 87 wins, the Padres improved their win–loss record by 23 games over the 2003 season (64–98), the single largest improvement from one full season to the next in team history. The Padres also moved into their new home Petco Park, which drew a total of 3,016,752 fans to 81 home games, shattering all previous attendance marks.
| 2004 San Diego Padres | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Petco Park | |||
| City | San Diego, California | |||
| Record | 87–75 (.537) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | John Moores | |||
| General managers | Kevin Towers | |||
| Managers | Bruce Bochy | |||
| Television | 4SD (Mark Grant, Matt Vasgersian, Rick Sutcliffe, Tim Flannery) | |||
| Radio | XEPRS-AM (Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner) XEMO (Juan Angel Avila, Eduardo Ortega) | |||
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- November 26, 2003: Mark Kotsay was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics for Terrence Long and Ramón Hernández.[1]
Petco Park
Petco Park is an open-air stadium in downtown San Diego, California. It opened in 2004, replacing Qualcomm Stadium as the home park of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres. Before then, the Padres shared Qualcomm Stadium with the NFL's San Diego Chargers. The stadium is named after the animal and pet supplies retailer PETCO, which is based in San Diego and paid for the naming rights.
Opening Day starters
| Player | Pos |
|---|---|
| Sean Burroughs | 3B |
| Mark Loretta | 2B |
| Brian Giles | RF |
| Phil Nevin | 1B |
| Ryan Klesko | LF |
| Jay Payton | CF |
| Ramón Hernández | C |
| Khalil Greene | SS |
| David Wells | LHP |
Season standings
National League West
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 49–32 | 44–37 |
| San Francisco Giants | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 2 | 47–35 | 44–36 |
| San Diego Padres | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 6 | 42–39 | 45–36 |
| Colorado Rockies | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 25 | 38–43 | 30–51 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 51 | 111 | 0.315 | 42 | 29–52 | 22–59 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | 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 |
Roster
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Ramón Hernández | 111 | 384 | 106 | .276 | 18 | 63 |
| 1B | Phil Nevin | 147 | 547 | 158 | .289 | 26 | 105 |
| 2B | Mark Loretta | 154 | 620 | 208 | .335 | 16 | 76 |
| SS | Khalil Greene | 139 | 484 | 132 | .273 | 15 | 65 |
| 3B | Sean Burroughs | 130 | 523 | 156 | .298 | 2 | 43 |
| LF | Ryan Klesko | 127 | 402 | 117 | .291 | 9 | 66 |
| CF | Jay Payton | 143 | 458 | 119 | .260 | 8 | 55 |
| RF | Brian Giles | 159 | 609 | 173 | .284 | 23 | 94 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Long | 136 | 288 | 85 | .295 | 3 | 28 |
| Miguel Ojeda | 62 | 156 | 40 | .256 | 8 | 26 |
| Rich Aurilia | 51 | 138 | 35 | .254 | 2 | 16 |
| Ramón Vázquez | 52 | 115 | 27 | .235 | 1 | 13 |
| Kerry Robinson | 80 | 92 | 27 | .293 | 0 | 5 |
| Xavier Nady | 34 | 77 | 19 | .247 | 3 | 9 |
| Freddy Guzmán | 20 | 76 | 16 | .211 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 33 | 75 | 16 | .213 | 1 | 7 |
| Humberto Quintero | 23 | 72 | 18 | .250 | 2 | 10 |
| Brian Buchanan | 38 | 60 | 12 | .200 | 2 | 6 |
| Dave Hansen | 29 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Gonzalez | 11 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 3 |
| Jon Knott | 9 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Fick | 13 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Bragg | 9 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Brian Lawrence | 34 | 203.0 | 15 | 14 | 4.12 | 121 |
| Adam Eaton | 33 | 199.1 | 11 | 14 | 4.61 | 153 |
| David Wells | 31 | 195.2 | 12 | 8 | 3.73 | 101 |
| Jake Peavy | 27 | 166.1 | 15 | 6 | 2.27 | 173 |
| Ismael Valdéz | 23 | 114.0 | 9 | 6 | 5.53 | 37 |
| Sterling Hitchcock | 4 | 21.1 | 0 | 3 | 6.33 | 14 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Tankersley | 9 | 35.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.14 | 29 |
| Justin Germano | 7 | 21.1 | 1 | 2 | 8.86 | 16 |
| Brian Sweeney | 7 | 14.1 | 1 | 0 | 5.65 | 10 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Hoffman | 55 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 2.30 | 53 |
| Scott Linebrink | 73 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.14 | 83 |
| Akinori Otsuka | 73 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1.75 | 87 |
| Jay Witasick | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.21 | 57 |
| Blaine Neal | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.07 | 36 |
| Antonio Osuna | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.48 | 36 |
| Ricky Stone | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.89 | 22 |
| Rod Beck | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.38 | 15 |
| Eddie Oropesa | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.00 | 6 |
| Brandon Puffer | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.50 | 12 |
| Steve Watkins | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.28 | 7 |
| Jason Szuminski | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 5 |
| Marty McLeary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.73 | 4 |
| Andy Ashby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Mike Bynum | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
- Trevor Hoffman, Hutch Award[2]
- Jake Peavy, ERA Champion (2.27)
2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Mark Loretta, second base, reserve
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Mobile[3]
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 2004 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
- 2004 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac