2004_San_Francisco_Giants_season
2004 San Francisco Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2004 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 122nd year in Major League Baseball, their 47th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their fifth at SBC Park. The team finished in second place in the National League West with a 91–71 record, 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Barry Bonds became the oldest player in the history of the National League to win the MVP Award. It would be the last winning season San Francisco would have until 2009.[1] The Giants hit 314 doubles, the most in franchise history.[2]
| 2004 San Francisco Giants | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | SBC Park | |||
| City | San Francisco | |||
| Record | 91–71 (.562) | |||
| Divisional place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | Peter Magowan | |||
| General managers | Brian Sabean | |||
| Managers | Felipe Alou | |||
| Television | KTVU (Jon Miller, Greg Papa, Mike Krukow) Fox Sports Net Bay Area (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper) | |||
| Radio | KNBR (Greg Papa, Dave Flemming, Jon Miller) KZSF (Erwin Higueros, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez) | |||
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On November 14, 2003, A. J. Pierzynski was traded by the Minnesota Twins with cash to the San Francisco Giants for Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, and Boof Bonser.[3]
The Giants finished spring training with a record of 11–19, the worst in the Cactus League.[4] This includes split-squad games but excludes any ties or games against non-Major League opponents.
Season standings
National League West
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
Notable transactions
- July 30, 2004: Ricky Ledée was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Alfredo Simón (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for Felix Rodriguez.[5]
Roster
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Batting
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 |
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| C | A. J. Pierzynski | 131 | 471 | 128 | .272 | 11 | 77 |
| 1B | J. T. Snow | 107 | 346 | 113 | .327 | 12 | 60 |
| 2B | Ray Durham | 120 | 471 | 133 | .282 | 17 | 65 |
| SS | Deivi Cruz | 127 | 397 | 116 | .292 | 7 | 55 |
| 3B | Edgardo Alfonzo | 139 | 519 | 150 | .289 | 11 | 77 |
| LF | Barry Bonds | 147 | 373 | 135 | .362 | 45 | 101 |
| CF | Marquis Grissom | 145 | 562 | 157 | .279 | 22 | 90 |
| RF | Michael Tucker | 140 | 464 | 119 | .256 | 13 | 62 |
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 |
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| Pedro Feliz | 144 | 503 | 139 | .276 | 22 | 84 |
| Neifi Pérez | 103 | 319 | 74 | .232 | 2 | 33 |
| Dustan Mohr | 117 | 263 | 72 | .274 | 7 | 28 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 64 | 172 | 39 | .227 | 6 | 23 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 40 | 95 | 20 | .211 | 3 | 6 |
| Cody Ransom | 78 | 68 | 17 | .250 | 1 | 11 |
| Damon Minor | 24 | 58 | 14 | .241 | 0 | 6 |
| Ricky Ledée | 31 | 53 | 6 | .113 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Dallimore | 20 | 43 | 12 | .279 | 1 | 7 |
| Todd Linden | 16 | 32 | 5 | .156 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Torcato | 13 | 9 | 5 | .556 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Ellison | 13 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 3 |
| Justin Knoedler | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Jason Schmidt | 32 | 225.0 | 18 | 7 | 3.20 | 251 |
| Brett Tomko | 32 | 194.0 | 11 | 7 | 4.04 | 108 |
| Kirk Rueter | 33 | 190.1 | 9 | 12 | 4.73 | 56 |
| Jerome Williams | 22 | 129.1 | 10 | 7 | 4.24 | 80 |
| Noah Lowry | 16 | 92.0 | 6 | 0 | 3.82 | 72 |
| Brad Hennessey | 7 | 34.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.98 | 25 |
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 |
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| Dustin Hermanson | 47 | 131.0 | 6 | 9 | 4.53 | 102 |
| Brian Cooper | 5 | 13.1 | 0 | 2 | 8.78 | 7 |
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 |
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| Matt Herges | 70 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 5.23 | 39 |
| Jim Brower | 89 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3.29 | 63 |
| Scott Eyre | 83 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.10 | 49 |
| Jason Christiansen | 60 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4.50 | 22 |
| Félix Rodríguez | 53 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.43 | 31 |
| Tyler Walker | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4.24 | 48 |
| Wayne Franklin | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.39 | 40 |
| Kevin Correia | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.05 | 14 |
| David Aardsma | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 |
| Dave Burba | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 3 |
| Kevin Walker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 1 |
| Merkin Valdez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 |
| Leo Estrella | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
| Jesse Foppert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
- Barry Bonds, Seventh National League MVP Award (Bonds became the first player to win seven MVP awards)[6]
- Barry Bonds, Major League record, Highest On-Base Percentage in one season, (.609) [7]
- J. T. Snow 1B, Willie Mac Award
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1871 to 2020, Playing for SFG, 2B>=300, Standard statistics, Sorted by greatest Doubles". Stathead. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- A. J. Pierzynski Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- "MLB Spring Training Standings – 2004". ESPN. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- Ricky Ledée Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.36, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- 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 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 2004 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac