2004 San Francisco Giants season

2004 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
SBC Park (since 2000)
San Francisco (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Peter Magowan
General manager(s)	Brian Sabean
Manager(s)	Felipe Alou
Local television	KTVU (Jon Miller, Greg Papa, Mike Krukow) Fox Sports Net Bay Area (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper)
Local radio	KNBR (Greg Papa, Dave Flemming, Jon Miller) KZSF (Erwin Higueros, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez)
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The 2004 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 122nd year in Major League Baseball, their 47th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their fifth at SBC Park. The team finished in second place in the National League West with a 91-71 record, 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Barry Bonds became the oldest player in the history of the National League to win the MVP Award. It would be the last winning season San Francisco would have until 2009.^[1]

Offseason

• November 14, 2003: A. J. Pierzynski was traded by the Minnesota Twins with cash to the San Francisco Giants for Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, and Boof Bonser.^[2]

Regular season

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

• July 30, 2004: Ricky Ledée was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Alfredo Simón (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for Felix Rodriguez.^[3]

Roster

2004 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 33,47 David Aardsma 38 Jim Brower 43 Dave Burba 40 Jason Christiansen 37 Brian Cooper 53 Kevin Correia 53 Leo Estrella 49 Scott Eyre 34 Jesse Foppert 28 Wayne Franklin 41 Brad Hennessey 48 Matt Herges 32 Dustin Hermanson 51 Noah Lowry 47 Félix Rodríguez 46 Kirk Rueter 29 Jason Schmidt 50 Brett Tomko 37 Merkin Valdez 54 Kevin Walker 45 Tyler Walker 57 Jerome Williams		Catchers 52 Justin Knoedler 36 A. J. Pierzynski  8 Yorvit Torrealba Infielders 13 Edgardo Alfonzo 35 Deivi Cruz 60,14 Brian Dallimore  5 Ray Durham  7 Pedro Feliz  1 Damon Minor 10 Neifi Pérez  2 Cody Ransom  6 J. T. Snow		Outfielders 25 Barry Bonds 56 Jason Ellison  9 Marquis Grissom 12 Jeffrey Hammonds 33 Ricky Ledée 39 Todd Linden 22 Dustan Mohr 20 Michael Tucker Other batters 21 Tony Torcato		Manager 23 Felipe Alou Coaches 26 Mark Gardner (bullpen) 15 Gene Glynn (third base) 18 Joe Lefebvre (hitting) 55 Luis Pujols (first base) 19 Dave Righetti (pitching) 16 Ron Wotus (bench)

Player stats

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

• Barry Bonds, Seventh National League MVP Award (Bonds became the first player to win seven MVP awards)^[4]
• Barry Bonds, Major League record, Highest On-Base Percentage in one season, (.609) ^[5]
• J. T. Snow 1B, Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Fresno Grizzlies	Pacific Coast League	Fred Stanley
AA	Norwich Navigators	Eastern League	Shane Turner
A	San Jose Giants	California League	Lenn Sakata
A	Hagerstown Suns	South Atlantic League	Mike Ramsey
A-Short Season	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	Northwest League	Joe Strain
Rookie	AZL Giants	Arizona League	Bert Hunter

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL Giants^[6][7]

References

1. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
2. A. J. Pierzynski Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
3. Ricky Ledée Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
4. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
5. Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.36, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
7. Baseball America 2005 Annual Directory

External links

• 2004 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
• 2004 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac