2004 Arizona Diamondbacks season

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2004  Arizona Diamondbacks
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Bank One Ballpark
City Phoenix, Arizona
Record51–111 (.315)
Divisional place5th
Owners Ken Kendrick
Jerry Colangelo
General managers Joe Garagiola, Jr.
Managers Bob Brenly and Al Pedrique
Television FSN Arizona
KTVK (3TV)
(Thom Brennaman, Mark Grace, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola)
Radio KTAR (620 AM)
(Greg Schulte, Jeff Munn, Ken Phelps)
Stats ESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 7th season in Major League Baseball and their 7th season at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona, as members of the National League West.

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They looked to improve on their 84–78 record from 2003. The Diamondbacks hoped to contend for a postseason berth in what was a weaker National League West than in years past. However, just three years after winning a World Series title, the Diamondbacks instead finished the season with a record of 51–111, the worst record by any National League team since the 1965 Mets won one fewer game. This was the Diamondbacks' first losing season since 1998. The one highlight of a disastrous season was when Randy Johnson pitched a perfect game on May 18, 2004. The franchise record would not be threatened until 2021, when they finished 52–110. Despite the 110-loss season in 2021, the Diamondbacks didn't earn the first overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, as the Baltimore Orioles finished with a 52–110 record, but were worse due to records against American League opponents.

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

12 Steve Finley CF
2 Roberto Alomar 2B
20 Luis Gonzalez LF
44 Richie Sexson 1B
10 Alex Cintron SS
28 Shea Hillenbrand 3B
29 Danny Bautista RF
6 Brent Mayne C
51 Randy Johnson P

Season standings

National League West

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 9369.574—49‍–‍3244‍–‍37
San Francisco Giants 9171.562247‍–‍3544‍–‍36
San Diego Padres 8775.537642‍–‍3945‍–‍36
Colorado Rockies 6894.4202538‍–‍4330‍–‍51
Arizona Diamondbacks 51111.3154229‍–‍5222‍–‍59

Record vs. opponents

2004 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2004

TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMILMTLNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLAL
Arizona —2–44–23–36–133–42–43–163–30–63–41–52–47–125–141–56–12
Atlanta 4–2—3–32–44–214–53–34–34–215–412–710–94–23–34–32–48–10
Chicago 2–43–3—9–85–13–310–92–410–73–34–23–313–54–22–48–118–4
Cincinnati 3–34–28–9—3–34–26–114–210–84–23–33–39–102–43–35–145-7
Colorado 13–62–41–53–3—1–51–58–112–42–41–55–32–410–98–111–58–10
Florida 4–35–143–32–45–1—3–33–34–211–815–412–71–54–22–52–47–11
Houston 4–23–39–1011–65–13-3—1–513–62–42–46–012–52–42–410–87–5
Los Angeles 16–33–44–22–411–83–35–1—3–34–33–31–56–010–910–92–410–8
Milwaukee 3–32–47–108–104–22–46–133–3—5–12–40–66–122–41–58–98–4
Montreal 6–04–153–32–44–28-114–23–41–5—9–107–124–21–61–53–37–11
New York 4–37–122–43–35–14–154–23–34–210–9—8–111–51–64–21–510–8
Philadelphia 5-19–103–33–33–57–120–65–16–012–711–8—3–35–12–43–39–9
Pittsburgh 4–22–45–1310–94–25–15–120–612–62–45–13–3—3–35–15–122–10
San Diego 12–73–32–44–29–102–44–29–104–26–16–11–53–3—12–72–48–10
San Francisco 14–53–44–23–311–85–24–29–105–15–12–44–21–57–12—3–311–7
St. Louis 5–14–211–814–55–14-28–104–29–83–35–13–312–54–23–3—11–1

Notable transactions

Roster

2004 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Juan Brito 5417135.205312
1B Shea Hillenbrand 148562174.3101580
2B Scott Hairston 10133984.2481329
SS Alex Cintrón 154564148.262449
3B Chad Tracy 143481137.285853
LF Luis Gonzalez 10537998.2591748
CF Steve Finley 104404111.2752348
RF Danny Bautista 141539154.2861165

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Luis Terrero 6222956.245414
Robby Hammock 6219547.241418
Matt Kata 4216240.247213
Quinton McCracken 5515645.288213
Roberto Alomar 3811034.309316
Andy Green 4610922.20214
Doug DeVore 5010724.224313
Tim Olson 489718.18625
Chris Snyder 299623.240515
Brent Mayne 369424.255010
Richie Sexson 239021.233923
Jerry Gil 298615.17408
Carlos Baerga 798520.235211
Josh Kroeger 22549.16702
Koyie Hill 13369.25016
Alan Zinter 28347.20616
Greg Colbrunn 20273.11101
Donnie Sadler 18233.13000
Bobby Estalella 7142.14324

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGGSIPWLERASO
Randy Johnson 3535245.216142.60290
Brandon Webb 3535208.07163.59164
Casey Fossum 2727142.04156.65117
Casey Daigle 101049.0237.1617
Édgar González 101046.1099.3231
Shane Reynolds 112.0014.500

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Steve Sparks 29120.2376.0457
Elmer Dessens 3885.1164.7555
Lance Cormier 1745.1148.1424
Mike Gosling 625.1114.6214

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Greg Aquino 3402163.0626
Mike Koplove 764424.0555
Randy Choate 742404.6249
Stephen Randolph 452505.5162
Brian Bruney 303404.3134
José Valverde 291284.2538
Mike Fetters 230118.6814
Scott Service 211107.0817
Brandon Villafuerte 200304.0513
Shane Nance 191105.849
Andrew Good 171205.3126
Óscar Villarreal 170207.0017
Matt Mantei 1203411.8113
Chad Durbin 71108.6810
Jeff Fassero 10000.001

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Tucson Sidewinders Pacific Coast League Chip Hale
AA El Paso Diablos Texas League Scott Coolbaugh
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Wally Backman
A South Bend Silver Hawks Midwest League Tony Perezchica
A-Short Season Yakima Bears Northwest League Bill Plummer
Rookie Missoula Osprey Pioneer League Jim Presley

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References

  1. ↑ Curt Schilling at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Jesse Orosco at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Lyle Overbay at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Félix José at Baseball Reference
  5. 1 2 Quinton McCracken at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Brent Mayne at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Bobby Estalella at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ Scott Service at Baseball Reference
  9. ↑ Finley at Baseball Reference
  10. ↑ Elmer Dessens at Baseball Reference
  11. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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