2004 Anaheim Angels season

2004 Anaheim Angels
American League West Champions
The logo of the Anaheim Angels during their 2004 campaign
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkAngel Stadium of Anaheim
CityAnaheim, California
Record92–70 (.568)
Divisional place1st
OwnersArte Moreno
General managersBill Stoneman
ManagersMike Scioscia
TelevisionFox Sports Net West
KCAL-9
KDOC
KPXN (PAX TV)
•Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc
KWHY (Spanish)
•José Mota, Adrián García
RadioKSPN (AM 710)
•Terry Smith, Rory Markas
KTNQ (AM 1020—Spanish)
•José Mota, Ivan Lara
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2004 Anaheim Angels season was the franchise's 44th since its inception. The regular season ended with a record of 92–70, resulting in the Angels winning their fourth American League West title, their first since 1986. Their playoff run was short, as they were quickly swept by the Boston Red Sox in the American League Division Series.

The season was notable for being the last season the Angels played under the "Anaheim Angels" moniker; owner Arte Moreno changed the team name to the controversial "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" moniker the following season. It was also notable as the season in which newly signed outfielder Vladimir Guerrero won the AL Most Valuable Player award, the first time an Angels player had been so honored since Don Baylor in 1979.

Offseason

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  • October 27, 2003: Adam Riggs was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.[1]
  • November 24, 2003: Kelvim Escobar was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.[2]
  • January 14, 2004: Vladimir Guerrero was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.[3]

Regular season

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Season standings

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AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Anaheim Angels 92 70 .568 — 45‍–‍36 47‍–‍34
Oakland Athletics 91 71 .562 1 52‍–‍29 39‍–‍42
Texas Rangers 89 73 .549 3 51‍–‍30 38‍–‍43
Seattle Mariners 63 99 .389 29 38‍–‍44 25‍–‍55


Record vs. opponents

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2004 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim — 6–3 4–5 5–4 4–5 7–2 7–0 5–4 5–4 10–9 13–7 6–1 9–10 4–5 7–11
Baltimore 3–6 — 10–9 2–4 3–3 6–0 6–3 4–5 5–14 0–7 7–2 11–8 5–2 11–8 5–13
Boston 5–4 9–10 — 4–2 3–4 6–1 4–2 2–4 11–8 8–1 5–4 14–5 4–5 14–5 9–9
Chicago 4–5 4–2 2–4 — 10–9 8–11 13–6 9–10 3–4 2–7 7–2 4–2 6–3 3–4 8–10
Cleveland 5–4 3–3 4–3 9–10 — 9–10 11–8 7–12 2–4 6–3 5–4 3–3 1–8 5–2 10–8
Detroit 2–7 0–6 1–6 11–8 10–9 — 8–11 7–12 4–3 4–5 5–4 3–3 4–5 4–2 9–9
Kansas City 0–7 3–6 2–4 6–13 8–11 11–8 — 7–12 1–5 2–7 2–5 3–6 4–5 3–3 6–12
Minnesota 4–5 5–4 4–2 10–9 12–7 12–7 12–7 — 2–4 2–5 5–4 4–5 5–2 4–2 11–7
New York 4–5 14–5 8–11 4–3 4–2 3–4 5–1 4–2 — 7–2 6–3 15–4 5–4 12–7 10–8
Oakland 9–10 7–0 1–8 7–2 3–6 5–4 7–2 5–2 2–7 — 11–8 7–2 11–9 6–3 10–8
Seattle 7–13 2–7 4–5 2–7 4–5 4–5 5–2 4–5 3–6 8–11 — 2–5 7–12 2–7 9–9
Tampa Bay 1–6 8–11 5–14 2–4 3–3 3–3 6–3 5–4 4–15 2–7 5–2 — 2–7 9–9 15–3
Texas 10–9 2–5 5–4 3–6 8–1 5–4 5–4 2–5 4–5 9–11 12–7 7–2 — 7–2 10–8
Toronto 5–4 8–11 5–14 4–3 2–5 2–4 3–3 2–4 7–12 3–6 7–2 9–9 2–7 — 8–10


Notable transactions

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Draft picks

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  • June 7, 2004: Pat White was drafted in the 4th round, 113th overall in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. White opted to play quarterback at the University of West Virginia.[5]
  • June 7, 2004: Freddy Sandoval was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 8th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2004.[6]

Roster

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2004 Anaheim Angels
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB
C Bengie Molina 97 337 36 93 10 54 .276 0
1B Darin Erstad 125 495 79 146 7 69 .295 16
2B Adam Kennedy 144 468 70 130 10 48 .278 15
SS David Eckstein 142 566 92 156 2 35 .276 16
3B Chone Figgins 148 577 83 171 5 60 .296 34
LF José Guillén 148 565 88 166 27 104 .294 5
CF Garret Anderson 112 442 57 133 14 75 .301 2
RF Vladimir Guerrero 156 612 124 206 39 126 .337 15
DH Troy Glaus 58 207 47 52 18 42 .251 2

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Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Jeff DaVanon 108 285 79 .277 7 34
José Molina 73 203 53 .261 3 25
Tim Salmon 60 186 47 .253 2 23
Robb Quinlan 56 160 55 .344 5 23
Casey Kotchman 38 116 26 .224 0 15
Shane Halter 46 114 23 .202 4 13
Alfredo Amézaga 73 93 15 .161 2 11
Josh Paul 46 70 17 .243 2 10
Dallas McPherson 16 40 9 .225 3 6
Curtis Pride 35 40 10 .250 0 3
Adam Riggs 16 36 7 .194 0 3
Raúl Mondesí 8 34 4 .118 1 1
Andrés Galarraga 7 10 3 .300 1 2

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bartolo Colón 34 208.1 18 12 5.01 158
Kelvim Escobar 33 208.1 11 12 3.93 191
John Lackey 33 198.1 14 13 4.67 144
Jarrod Washburn 25 149.1 11 8 4.64 86
Aaron Sele 28 132.0 9 4 5.05 51

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ramón Ortiz 34 128.0 5 7 4.43 82
Relief pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses: SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Troy Percival 52 2 3 33 2.90 33
Francisco Rodríguez 69 4 1 12 1.82 123
Scot Shields 60 8 2 4 3.33 109
Kevin Gregg 55 5 2 1 4.21 84
Brendan Donnelly 40 5 2 0 3.00 56
Ben Weber 18 0 2 0 8.06 11
Matt Hensley 16 0 2 0 4.88 30
Derrick Turnbow 4 0 0 0 0.00 3
Scott Dunn 3 0 0 0 9.00 2
Dusty Bergman 1 0 0 0 13.50 1

ALDS

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Boston wins the series, 3-0

Game Score Date
1 Boston 9, Anaheim 3 October 5
2 Boston 8, Anaheim 3 October 6
3 Boston 8, Anaheim 6 (10 innings) October 8

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Salt Lake Stingers Pacific Coast League Mike Brumley
AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Tyrone Boykin
A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes California League Bobby Meacham
A Cedar Rapids Kernels Midwest League Bobby Magallanes
Rookie AZL Angels Arizona League Brian Harper
Rookie Provo Angels Pioneer League Tom Kotchman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Provo[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Adam Riggs Stats".
  2. ^ "Kelvim Escobar Stats".
  3. ^ Vladimir Guerrero Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ a b Raul Mondesi Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ "2004 Anaheim Angels Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft".
  6. ^ "Freddy Sandoval Stats".
  7. ^ "2004 Anaheim Angels Statistics".
  8. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  9. ^ Baseball America 2005 Annual Directory
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