2004 Chicago Cubs season
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| 2004 Chicago Cubs |
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| Owner(s) | Tribune Company | |
| General manager(s) | Jim Hendry | |
| Manager(s) | Dusty Baker | |
| Local television | WCIU-TV Superstation WGN FSN Chicago (Chip Caray, Steve Stone) |
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| Local radio | WGN (Ron Santo, Pat Hughes) |
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| Stats | ESPN.com | |
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Offseason [edit]
- November 25, 2003: Derrek Lee was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Chicago Cubs for Hee-seop Choi and Mike Nannini (minors).[1]
- December 2, 2003: Scott McClain was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[2]
- December 18, 2003: Todd Hollandsworth was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[3]
- March 23, 2004: Greg Maddux was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[4]
Regular season [edit]
In 2004, despite the return of Greg Maddux and a midseason deal for Nomar Garciaparra, misfortune struck the Cubs again. They led the Wild Card by 1.5 games over San Francisco and Houston on September 25, and both of those teams lost that day, giving the Northsiders a chance at increasing the lead to a commanding 2.5 games with only eight games remaining in the season, but reliever LaTroy Hawkins blew a save to the Mets, allowing a three-run game-tying home run with two outs in the ninth. The Cubs lost the game in extra innings, a defeat that seemingly deflated the team, as they proceeded to drop 6 of their last 8 games as the Astros won the Wild Card. Despite the fact that the Cubs had won 89 games, this fallout was decidedly unlovable, as the Cubs traded superstar Sammy Sosa after he had left the season's final game early.
Season standings [edit]
| Central Division | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 57 | -- | .644 |
| Houston Astros | 92 | 70 | 13 | .564 |
| Chicago Cubs | 89 | 73 | 16 | .536 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | 29 | .466 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 89 | 32½ | .419 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | 37½ | .411 |
Transactions [edit]
- April 1, 2004: Scott McClain was released by the Chicago Cubs.[2]
- April 3, 2004: Trenidad Hubbard was released by the Chicago Cubs.[5]
- April 12, 2004: Trenidad Hubbard was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[5]
- June 7, 2004: Sam Fuld was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 10th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2004.[6]
- July 30, 2004: Denny Hocking was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[7]
- July 31, 2004: Alex Gonzalez was traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Chicago Cubs with Francis Beltrán and Brendan Harris to the Montreal Expos. The Boston Red Sox sent Nomar Garciaparra and Matt Murton to the Chicago Cubs. The Minnesota Twins sent Doug Mientkiewicz to the Boston Red Sox. The Montreal Expos sent Orlando Cabrera to the Boston Red Sox. The Chicago Cubs sent Justin Jones (minors) to the Minnesota Twins.[8]
Roster [edit]
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Outfielders
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
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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Other batters [edit]
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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| Alex Gonzalez | 37 | 129 | 28 | .217 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
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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Other pitchers [edit]
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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Relief pitchers [edit]
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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Farm system [edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Boise; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Daytona[9]
Notes [edit]
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leede02.shtml
- ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcclasc01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollato01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maddugr01.shtml
- ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hubbatr01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fuldsa01.shtml
- ^ Dennis Hocking Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gonzaal01.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References [edit]
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