2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season

2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1887) Central Division (since 1994)
Location
PNC Park (since 2001) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1887)
2004 information
Owner(s)	Kevin McClatchy
General manager(s)	Dave Littlefield
Manager(s)	Lloyd McClendon
Local television	Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh Steve Blass Lanny Frattare Greg Brown Bob Walk
Local radio	KDKA Steve Blass Lanny Frattare Greg Brown Bob Walk
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Offseason

• October 2, 2003: Jeff D'Amico was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• February 19, 2004: Randall Simon was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• February 24, 2004: Raúl Mondesí signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Bobby Hill
• Jason Kendall
• Raúl Mondesí
• Tike Redman
• Randall Simon
• Chris Stynes
• Kip Wells
• Craig Wilson
• Jack Wilson

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	GB	Pct.
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

Notable transactions

• May 21, 2004: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• June 29, 2004: Scott Sheldon was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• July 30, 2004: Kris Benson was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jeff Keppinger to the New York Mets for José Bautista, Ty Wigginton, and Matt Peterson (minors).
• August 4, 2004: Chris Stynes was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• August 18, 2004: Randall Simon was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Roster

2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 34 Kris Benson 41 Brian Boehringer 50 Jason Boyd 57 Frank Brooks 61 Sean Burnett 44 Mark Corey 37 Nelson Figueroa 27 Josh Fogg 51 Mike Gonzalez 39 John Grabow 37 Mike Johnston 46 Brian Meadows 49 José Mesa 48 Óliver Pérez 43 Willis Roberts 53 Ian Snell 31 Salomón Torres 47 John Van Benschoten 22 Ryan Vogelsong 32 Kip Wells 58 Dave Williams		Catchers 11 Humberto Cota 30 J. R. House 18 Jason Kendall Infielders 14 José Castillo 17 Bobby Hill  7 Abraham Núñez 55 Carlos Rivera 12 Freddy Sanchez 35 Randall Simon  3 Chris Stynes 31 Daryle Ward 19 Ty Wigginton  2 Jack Wilson		Outfielders 56 Tony Álvarez 50 José Bautista 38 Jason Bay 26 J. J. Davis 59 Rob Mackowiak 24 Rubén Mateo 43 Raúl Mondesí  5 Tike Redman 36 Craig Wilson		Manager 23 Lloyd McClendon Coaches 66 Álvaro Espinoza (infield) 15 Rusty Kuntz (first base) 25 Pete Mackanin (bench) 28 Gerald Perry (hitting) 13 John Russell (third base) 52 Bruce Tanner (bullpen) 54 Spin Williams (pitching)

Batting

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and honors

• Jason Bay, NL Rookie of the Year

2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Jack Wilson, SS, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pacific Coast League	Trent Jewett
AA	Altoona Curve	Eastern League	Tony Beasley
A	Lynchburg Hillcats	Carolina League	Jay Loviglio and Tom Prince
A	Hickory Crawdads	South Atlantic League	Dave Clark
Short-Season A	Williamsport Crosscutters	New York–Penn League	Jeff Branson
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hickory

References

• 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.