2004 Arizona Diamondbacks season

2004 Arizona Diamondbacks
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1998)
Western Division (since 1998)
Location
BankOne Ballpark (since 1998)
Phoenix, Arizona (since 1998)
Other information
Owner(s)	Ken Kendrick Jerry Colangelo
General manager(s)	Joe Garagiola, Jr.
Manager(s)	Bob Brenly and Al Pedrique
Local television	FSN Arizona KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Mark Grace, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola)
Local radio	KTAR (620 AM) (Greg Schulte, Jeff Munn, Ken Phelps)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to improve on their 84–78 record from 2003. The Diamondsbacks hoped to contend for a postseason berth in what was a weaker National League West than in years past, but finished the season with a record of 51–111, in last place in the division and the worst record by any National League team since the 1965 Mets won one fewer game. The one highlight of a disastrous season was when Randy Johnson pitched a perfect game on May 18, 2004.

Offseason

• November 28, 2003: Curt Schilling was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Boston Red Sox for Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon, Jorge de la Rosa, and Michael Goss (minors).^[1]
• November 29, 2003: Jesse Orosco was signed as a free agent with the Diamondbacks.^[2]
• December 1, 2003: Lyle Overbay, Chris Capuano, Craig Counsell, Chad Moeller, Jorge de la Rosa, and Junior Spivey were traded by the Diamondbacks to the Milwaukee Brewers for Richie Sexson, Shane Nance and a player to be named later. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Noochie Varner (minors) to the Diamondbacks on December 15.^[3]
• December 4, 2003: Félix José was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[4]
• December 15, 2003: Quinton McCracken was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Seattle Mariners for Greg Colbrunn and cash.^[5]
• December 18, 2003: Brent Mayne was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[6]
• February 25, 2004: Bobby Estalella was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[7]
• February 25, 2004: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[8]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Roberto Alomar
• Danny Bautista
• Alex Cintrón
• Steve Finley
• Luis Gonzalez
• Shea Hillenbrand
• Randy Johnson
• Brent Mayne
• Richie Sexson^[9]

Season standings

National League West

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

2004 National League Records Source:
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	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

• June 11, 2004: Quinton McCracken was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[5]
• August 19, 2004: Elmer Dessens was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jereme Milons (minors).^[10]

Roster

2004 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
Pitchers 41 Greg Aquino 39 Brian Bruney 33 Randy Choate 32 Lance Cormier 54 Casey Daigle 45 Elmer Dessens 45 Chad Durbin 13 Jeff Fassero 39 Mike Fetters 16 Casey Fossum 49 Édgar González 52 Andrew Good 44 Mike Gosling 51 Randy Johnson 22 Mike Koplove 31 Matt Mantei 40 Shane Nance 34 Stephen Randolph 37 Shane Reynolds 36 Scott Service 23 Steve Sparks 47 José Valverde 43 Brandon Villafuerte 56 Óscar Villarreal 55 Brandon Webb		Catchers 48 Juan Brito 17 Bobby Estalella  7 Robby Hammock 15 Koyie Hill  6 Brent Mayne 19 Chris Snyder Infielders 2,12 Roberto Alomar  3 Carlos Baerga 10 Alex Cintrón  2 Jerry Gil  1 Andy Green  5 Scott Hairston 28 Shea Hillenbrand  8 Matt Kata 14 Tim Olson 11 Richie Sexson 18 Chad Tracy 25 Alan Zinter		Outfielders 29 Danny Bautista 26 Doug DeVore 12 Steve Finley 20 Luis Gonzalez 43 Josh Kroeger  4 Quinton McCracken  4 Donnie Sadler 27 Luis Terrero Other batters 35 Greg Colbrunn	Manager 15 Bob Brenly 21 Al Pedrique Coaches 24 Lorenzo Bundy (bench) 13 Mark Davis (bullpen) 50 Chuck Kniffin (pitching) 21 Al Pedrique (third base)  9 Rick Schu (hitting) 53 Glenn Sherlock (first base) 19 Robin Yount (bench)

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson	35	35	245.2	16	14	2.60	290
Webb, BrandonBrandon Webb	35	35	208.0	7	16	3.59	164
Fossum, CaseyCasey Fossum	27	27	142.0	4	15	6.65	117

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Elmer Dessens	38	85.1	1	6	4.75	55

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

^[11]

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. Quinton McCracken at Baseball Reference
6. Brent Mayne at Baseball Reference
7. Bobby Estalella at Baseball Reference
8. Scott Service at Baseball Reference
9. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2004&t=ARI
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

External links

• Arizona Diamondbacks official web site
• 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com