2004 Florida Marlins season
| 2004 Florida Marlins | ||
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| File:Floridamarlins.gif | ||
| Division | Eastern Division | |
| Ballpark | Pro Player Stadium | |
| City | Miami Gardens, Florida | |
| Owners | Jeffrey Loria | |
| Managers | Jack McKeon | |
| Television | FSN Florida WPXM (Len Kasper, Tommy Hutton) | |
| Radio | WQAM (Dave Van Horne, Jon Sciambi) WQBA (Spanish) (Felo Ramírez, Luis Quintana) | |
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The Florida Marlins' 2004 season started off with the team trying to improve on their season from 2003. Their manager was Jack McKeon. They played most of their home games at Pro Player Stadium.They played two against the Montreal Expos at Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field due to Hurricane Ivan. They finished with a record of 83-79, 3rd in the NL East.
Offseason
- 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 4, 2003: Matt Treanor was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 49–32 | 47–34 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 10 | 42–39 | 44–37 |
| Florida Marlins | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 13 | 42–38 | 41–41 |
| New York Mets | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 25 | 38–43 | 33–48 |
| Montreal Expos | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 29 | 35–45 | 32–50 |
Opening Day starters
- Josh Beckett
- Miguel Cabrera
- Luis Castillo
- Ramon Castro
- Hee-Seop Choi
- Jeff Conine
- Álex González
- Mike Lowell
- Juan Pierre[3]
Transactions
- May 6, 2004: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.[4]
- June 17, 2004: Billy Koch was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Florida Marlins for Wilson Valdez and cash.[5]
- July 30, 2004: Paul Lo Duca was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Juan Encarnación and Guillermo Mota to the Florida Marlins for Hee-seop Choi, Brad Penny, and Bill Murphy.[6]
- September 8, 2004: Dave Weathers was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.[7]
Roster
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Redmond | ||||||||
| Hee-seop Choi | ||||||||
| Luis Castillo | ||||||||
| Mike Lowell | ||||||||
| Álex González | ||||||||
| Jeff Conine | 140 | 521 | 55 | 146 | 14 | 83 | .280 | 5 |
| Juan Pierre | 162 | 678 | 100 | 221 | 3 | 49 | .326 | 45 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 160 | 603 | 101 | 177 | 33 | 112 | .294 | 5 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Treanor | 29 | 55 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .236 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Farm system
References
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leede02.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/treanma01.shtml
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2004&t=FLO
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/manzajo01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kochbi01.shtml
- ^ Paul Lo Duca Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weathda01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/2004.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007