2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season

2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	PNC Park
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Record	72–89 (.447)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	Kevin McClatchy
General managers	Dave Littlefield
Managers	Lloyd McClendon
Television	Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh
Radio	KDKA-AM; (Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk)

The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 123rd season of the franchise; the 118th in the National League. This was their fourth season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 72–89.

Offseason

October 2, 2003: Jeff D'Amico was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[2]
February 19, 2004: Randall Simon was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[3]
February 24, 2004: Raúl Mondesí signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

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NL Central
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	105	57	.648	—	53‍–‍28	52‍–‍29
Houston Astros	92	70	.568	13	48‍–‍33	44‍–‍37
Chicago Cubs	89	73	.549	16	45‍–‍37	44‍–‍36
Cincinnati Reds	76	86	.469	29	40‍–‍41	36‍–‍45
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	89	.447	32½	39‍–‍41	33‍–‍48
Milwaukee Brewers	67	94	.416	37½	36‍–‍45	31‍–‍49

Game log

2004 Game Log (72–89)

April (10–11)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
1	April 5	Phillies	2–1	Wells	Millwood	Mesa	35,702	1–0
2	April 7	Phillies	4–5	Cormier	Boehringer	Wagner	15,126	1–1
3	April 8	Phillies	6–2	Vogelsong	Padilla	Mesa	9,689	2–1
4	April 9	@ Reds	1–5	Harang	Fogg	—	27,713	2–2
5	April 10	@ Reds	1–3	Lidle	Wells	Graves	23,449	2–3
6	April 11	@ Reds	4–3	Perez	Haynes	Mesa	16,925	3–3
7	April 12	@ Cubs	13–2	Benson	Maddux	Meadows	40,483	4–3
8	April 14	@ Cubs	3–8	Clement	Vogelsong	—	38,968	4–4
9	April 15	@ Cubs	5–10	Zambrano	Fogg	—	39,450	4–5
10	April 16	@ Mets	7–6	Wells	Moreno	Mesa	18,554	5–5
11	April 17	@ Mets	2–1	Meadows	Trachsel	Mesa	40,172	6–5
12	April 18	@ Mets	8–1	Benson	Seo	—	44,345	7–5
13	April 20	Cubs	1–9	Zambrano	Vogelsong	—	11,746	7–6
14	April 21	Cubs	1–12	Mitre	Fogg	—	9,933	7–7
15	April 23	Reds	4–6	Wilson	Wells	Graves	17,350	7–8
16	April 24	Reds	7–9	Van Poppel	Benson	Graves	24,732	7–9
17	April 25	Reds	6–0	Perez	Acevedo	—	13,264	8–9
18	April 26	Reds	2–5	Harang	Vogelsong	Graves	8,579	8–10
19	April 28	Astros	4–2	Torres	Oswalt	Mesa	9,813	9–10
20	April 29	Astros	0–2	Pettitte	Wells	Dotel	19,485	9–11
21	April 30	@ Brewers	4–2	Benson	Sheets	Mesa	17,533	10–11

May (13–13)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
22	May 1	@ Brewers	8–7 (10)	Boyd	Vizcaino	Mesa	25,134	11–11
23	May 2	@ Brewers	4–3 (11)	Meadows	Bennett	Mesa	16,392	12–11
24	May 4	@ Astros	3–4	Pettitte	Fogg	Lidge	31,083	12–12
25	May 5	@ Astros	2–6	Clemens	Wells	—	35,883	12–13
26	May 6	@ Astros	2–5	Miller	Benson	—	36,055	12–14
27	May 7	Dodgers	0–4	Alvarez	Perez	—	20,944	12–15
28	May 8	Dodgers	3–4	Mota	Torres	Gagne	26,610	12–16
29	May 9	Dodgers	7–9 (14)	Falkenborg	Grabow	—	16,554	12–17
30	May 11	@ Rockies	15–10 (12)	Torres	Lopez	—	21,123	13–17
31	May 13	@ Rockies	5–7	Estes	Benson	Chacon	—	13–18
32	May 13	@ Rockies	11–2	Perez	Jennings	—	20,041	14–18
33	May 14	@ Giants	4–2	Boehringer	Rodriguez	Mesa	39,955	15–18
34	May 15	@ Giants	6–4	Fogg	Tomko	Mesa	41,042	16–18
35	May 16	@ Giants	8–1	Wells	Williams	—	40,705	17–18
36	May 19	Padres	3–6	Lawrence	Johnston	Hoffman	—	17–19
37	May 19	Padres	3–7	Peavy	Perez	—	13,366	17–20
38	May 20	Padres	9–7	Gonzalez	Puffer	Mesa	11,029	18–20
39	May 22	Brewers	3–1	Fogg	Sheets	Mesa	25,736	19–20
40	May 23	Brewers	1–2	Vizcaino	Meadows	Kolb	19,326	19–21
41	May 26	@ Cardinals	11–8	Benson	Marquis	—	29,526	20–21
42	May 27	@ Cardinals	3–6	Suppan	Vogelsong	Isringhausen	31,107	20–22
43	May 28	Cubs	9–5	Torres	Borowski	—	—	21–22
44	May 28	Cubs	5–4 (10)	Gonzalez	Beltran	—	24,657	22–22
45	May 29	Cubs	10–7	Fogg	Mitre	—	37,806	23–22
46	May 30	Cubs	1–12	Zambrano	Grabow	—	30,392	23–23
47	May 31	Cardinals	3–8	Marquis	Benson	—	12,582	23–24

June (9–19)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
48	June 1	Cardinals	1–8	Suppan	Vogelsong	—	11,540	23–25
49	June 2	Cardinals	3–5	Carpenter	Johnston	Isringhausen	12,100	23–26
50	June 3	Cardinals	2–4	Williams	Perez	Isringhausen	15,386	23–27
51	June 4	@ Cubs	2–1	Torres	Borowski	Mesa	40,024	24–27
52	June 5	@ Cubs	1–6	Zambrano	Benson	—	39,387	24–28
53	June 6	@ Cubs	1–4	Maddux	Vogelsong	Hawkins	39,016	24–29
54	June 7	@ Rangers	5–6 (10)	Cordero	Johnston	—	25,286	24–30
55	June 10	@ Rangers	7–9	Francisco	Meadows	Cordero	—	24–31
56	June 10	@ Rangers	4–10	Rogers	Fogg	—	27,219	24–32
57	June 11	@ Athletics	1–6	Hudson	Benson	—	23,435	24–33
58	June 12	@ Athletics	11–12	Rhodes	Corey	—	24,606	24–34
59	June 13	@ Athletics	3–13	Mulder	Wells	—	34,328	24–35
60	June 15	Angels	2–4	Shields	Torres	Rodriguez	19,035	24–36
61	June 16	Angels	5–3	Fogg	Lackey	Mesa	22,404	25–36
62	June 17	Angels	5–2	Benson	Colon	Mesa	15,395	26–36
63	June 18	Mariners	4–5	Moyer	Vogelsong	Guardado	29,601	26–37
64	June 19	Mariners	1–5	Piñeiro	Burnett	—	24,341	26–38
65	June 20	Mariners	4–5	Garcia	Perez	Guardado	30,217	26–39
66	June 21	@ Astros	5–7	Bullinger	Fogg	Dotel	33,443	26–40
67	June 22	@ Astros	4–5	Oswalt	Benson	Lidge	31,819	26–41
68	June 23	@ Astros	7–2	Vogelsong	Munro	—	34,242	27–41
69	June 24	@ Astros	2–3	Clemens	Burnett	Lidge	39,851	27–42
70	June 25	@ Reds	4–6	Acevedo	Torres	Graves	41,959	27–43
71	June 26	@ Reds	1–0	Corey	Jones	Mesa	41,376	28–43
72	June 27	@ Reds	14–4	Fogg	Wilson	—	35,262	29–43
73	June 28	Cardinals	2–1	Mesa	Tavarez	—	15,544	30–43
74	June 29	Cardinals	3–0	Burnett	Carpenter	Mesa	18,152	31–43
75	June 30	Cardinals	6–5	Mesa	Tavarez	—	22,368	32–43

July (17–10)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
76	July 2	Brewers	8–1	Perez	Davis	—	—	33–43
77	July 2	Brewers	13–2	Fogg	Wise	—	30,047	34–43
78	July 3	Brewers	5–3	Benson	Obermueller	Mesa	28,443	35–43
79	July 4	Brewers	6–2	Burnett	Capuano	Mesa	19,029	36–43
80	July 5	@ Marlins	3–1	Wells	Beckett	Mesa	13,224	37–43
81	July 6	@ Marlins	3–6	Bump	Corey	Benitez	12,330	37–44
82	July 7	@ Marlins	4–3	Perez	Pavano	Mesa	15,135	38–44
83	July 8	@ Expos	1–2	Ayala	Grabow	Cordero	7,746	38–45
84	July 9	@ Expos	11–0	Burnett	Hill	—	7,436	39–45
85	July 10	@ Expos	0–4	Biddle	Wells	—	8,780	39–46
86	July 11	@ Expos	1–2	Downs	Fogg	Cordero	8,101	39–47
87	July 16	Marlins	6–2	Benson	Burnett	Mesa	28,563	40–47
88	July 17	Marlins	4–2	Torres	Benitez	Mesa	26,729	41–47
89	July 18	Marlins	4–2	Torres	Koch	Mesa	18,048	42–47
90	July 19	Expos	2–6	Horgan	Grabow	—	14,787	42–48
91	July 20	Expos	2–1	Burnett	Hernandez	Mesa	18,075	43–48
92	July 21	@ Braves	4–3	Benson	Byrd	Mesa	30,131	44–48
93	July 22	@ Braves	1–2 (10)	Reitsma	Torres	—	32,963	44–49
94	July 23	Reds	6–3	Perez	Acevedo	Mesa	37,703	45–49
95	July 24	Reds	14–4	Grabow	Harang	—	37,752	46–49
96	July 25	Reds	6–5	Burnett	Van Poppel	Mesa	24,962	47–49
97	July 26	Braves	2–4	Wright	Benson	Smoltz	19,164	47–50
98	July 27	Braves	8–4	Gonzalez	Gryboski	—	15,946	48–50
99	July 28	Braves	0–1	Ortiz	Perez	Smoltz	22,977	48–51
100	July 29	Braves	2–3	Cruz	Mesa	Smoltz	25,988	48–52
101	July 30	@ Brewers	0–5	Davis	Burnett	—	34,702	48–53
102	July 31	@ Brewers	4–1	Vogelsong	Santos	Mesa	35,152	49–53

August (12–17)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
103	August 1	@ Brewers	7–8	Vizcaino	Meadows	—	25,047	49–54
104	August 3	@ Dodgers	2–3	Penny	Perez	Gagne	34,581	49–55
105	August 4	@ Dodgers	1–2	Lima	Fogg	Gagne	34,792	49–56
106	August 5	@ Dodgers	3–8	Weaver	Burnett	—	38,852	49–57
107	August 6	@ Padres	1–13	Peavy	Vogelsong	—	40,026	49–58
108	August 7	@ Padres	3–1	Wells	Wells	Mesa	40,681	50–58
109	August 8	@ Padres	4–2	Perez	Lawrence	Mesa	39,742	51–58
110	August 10	Giants	8–7	Mesa	Herges	—	24,930	52–58
111	August 11	Giants	8–6 (11)	Grabow	Hermanson	—	25,814	53–58
112	August 12	Giants	0–7	Schmidt	Vogelsong	—	24,446	53–59
113	August 13	Rockies	3–9	Fassero	Wells	—	27,522	53–60
114	August 14	Rockies	6–1	Perez	Wright	—	37,312	54–60
115	August 15	Rockies	3–0	Fogg	Kennedy	Mesa	24,862	55–60
116	August 16	@ Diamondbacks	8–7 (10)	Mesa	Aquino	Gonzalez	28,768	56–60
117	August 17	@ Diamondbacks	7–1	Vogelsong	Randolph	—	30,030	57–60
118	August 18	@ Diamondbacks	3–6	Fossum	Van Benschoten	Aquino	28,066	57–61
119	August 19	@ Cardinals	3–2 (10)	Mesa	Kline	Grabow	33,854	58–61
120	August 20	@ Cardinals	4–5	Haren	Fogg	Isringhausen	32,062	58–62
121	August 20	@ Cardinals	3–5	Carpenter	Gonzalez	Isringhausen	38,640	58–63
122	August 21	@ Cardinals	6–10	Suppan	Burnett	—	46,017	58–64
123	August 22	@ Cardinals	4–11	Morris	Vogelsong	Kline	35,345	58–65
124	August 23	Diamondbacks	4–5	Nance	Grabow	Aquino	25,154	58–66
125	August 24	Diamondbacks	3–1	Perez	Gonzalez	Mesa	16,332	59–66
126	August 25	Diamondbacks	2–1	Fogg	Johnson	Mesa	24,853	60–66
127	August 27	Cardinals	5–8	Suppan	Vogelsong	Isringhausen	27,475	60–67
128	August 28	Cardinals	4–6	Morris	Figueroa	Isringhausen	19,167	60–68
129	August 29	Cardinals	0–4	Marquis	Perez	Tavarez	25,005	60–69
130	August 30	@ Brewers	5–1	Fogg	Hendrickson	—	23,512	61–69
131	August 31	@ Brewers	2–4	Wise	Van Benschoten	Kolb	13,704	61–70

September (9–18)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
132	September 1	@ Brewers	5–2 (10)	Torres	Bennett	Mesa	15,625	62–70
133	September 2	@ Brewers	1–7	Sheets	Williams	—	11,763	62–71
134	September 3	@ Astros	6–8	Clemens	Perez	Lidge	40,992	62–72
135	September 4	@ Astros	5–6	Qualls	Figueroa	Lidge	38,605	62–73
136	September 5	@ Astros	5–10	Munro	Van Benschoten	—	40,569	62–74
137	September 6	Brewers	5–9	Glover	Vogelsong	Kolb	12,771	62–75
138	September 7	Brewers	2–0	Williams	Sheets	Mesa	20,563	63–75
–	September 8	Brewers	Cancelled (rain)
139	September 9	Astros	3–1	Perez	Hernandez	Mesa	—	64–75
140	September 9	Astros	2–9	Gallo	Fogg	—	10,495	64–76
141	September 10	Astros	6–1	Van Benschoten	Munro	—	26,097	65–76
142	September 11	Astros	5–2	Vogelsong	Backe	Mesa	14,877	66–76
143	September 12	Astros	4–5 (10)	Lidge	Mesa	Qualls	11,521	66–77
144	September 13	@ Cubs	2–7	Maddux	Brooks	—	38,326	66–78
145	September 14	@ Cubs	2–3 (12)	Wellemeyer	Meadows	—	38,676	66–79
146	September 15	@ Cubs	5–13	Wuertz	Perez	Dempster	38,395	66–80
147	September 18	Mets	7–8 (10)	Yates	Torres	Looper	19,236	66–81
148	September 19	Mets	1–0	Vogelsong	Heilman	Mesa	—	67–81
149	September 19	Mets	6–1	Williams	Benson	—	18,219	68–81
150	September 21	Cubs	4–5 (10)	Hawkins	Torres	Dempster	12,701	68–82
151	September 22	Cubs	0–1	Zambrano	Perez	Remlinger	22,257	68–83
152	September 23	Cubs	3–6	Maddux	Figueroa	Hawkins	13,298	68–84
153	September 24	Reds	8–14	Harang	Vogelsong	—	29,066	68–85
154	September 25	Reds	4–7	Wilson	Williams	Valentine	26,500	68–86
155	September 26	Reds	4–2	Fogg	Acevedo	Mesa	23,841	69–86
156	September 27	@ Phillies	6–1	Perez	Milton	—	30,268	70–86
157	September 29	@ Phillies	4–8	Padilla	Snell	—	—	70–87
158	September 29	@ Phillies	3–8	Myers	Torres	—	33,127	70–88

October (2–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
159	October 1	@ Reds	1–5	Wilson	Williams	—	26,841	70–89
160	October 2	@ Reds	3–1	Fogg	Van Poppel	Mesa	26,128	71–89
161	October 3	@ Reds	2–0	Perez	Claussen	Mesa	30,854	72–89

Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents

2004 National League record v t e Source: [1]
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LA	MIL	MTL	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

Detailed records

Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
National League
NL East
Atlanta Braves	2	4	0.333	17	17
Florida Marlins	5	1	0.833	24	16
Montreal Expos	2	4	0.333	17	15
New York Mets	5	1	0.833	31	17
Philadelphia Phillies	3	3	0.500	25	25
Total	17	13	0.567	114	90
NL Central
Chicago Cubs	5	13	0.278	68	115
Cincinnati Reds	10	9	0.526	92	82
Houston Astros	5	12	0.294	65	78
Milwaukee Brewers	12	6	0.667	83	60
St. Louis Cardinals	5	12	0.294	63	96
Total	37	52	0.416	371	431
NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks	4	2	0.667	27	21
Colorado Rockies	4	2	0.667	43	29
Los Angeles Dodgers	0	6	0.000	16	30
San Diego Padres	3	3	0.500	23	36
San Francisco Giants	5	1	0.833	34	27
Total	16	14	0.533	143	143
American League
Anaheim Angels	2	1	0.667	12	9
Oakland Athletics	0	3	0.000	15	31
Seattle Mariners	0	3	0.000	9	15
Texas Rangers	0	3	0.000	16	25
Total	2	10	0.167	52	80
Season Total	72	89	0.447	680	744

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	21	10	11	0.476	85	94
May	26	13	13	0.500	139	141
June	28	9	19	0.321	110	141
July	27	17	10	0.630	120	74
August	29	12	17	0.414	112	144
September	27	9	18	0.333	108	144
October	3	2	1	0.667	6	6
Total	161	72	89	0.447	680	744

Total	161	72	89	0.447	680	744
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	80	39	41	0.488	330	347
Away	81	33	48	0.407	350	397

Roster

2004 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

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)

Opening Day lineup


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Tike Redman	CF
Jason Kendall	C
Raúl Mondesí	LF
Randall Simon	1B
Craig Wilson	RF
Bobby Hill	2B
Chris Stynes	3B
Jack Wilson	SS
Kip Wells	SP

Awards and honors

Jason Bay, NL Rookie of the Year

2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Jack Wilson, SS, reserve

Statistics

Hitting

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

Regular Season^[5]
Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
M. Gonzalez	44	1	1	1.000	0	2
S. Torres	82	2	1	0.500	0	0
J. Kendall	147	574	183	0.319	3	51
J. Wilson	157	652	201	0.308	11	59
R. Mondesí	26	99	28	0.283	2	14
J. Bay	120	411	116	0.282	26	82
T. Redman	155	546	153	0.280	8	51
B. Hill	126	233	62	0.266	2	27
C. Wilson	155	561	148	0.264	29	82
J. Castillo	129	383	98	0.256	8	39
D. Ward	79	293	73	0.249	15	57
R. Mackowiak	155	491	121	0.246	17	75
R. Mateo	19	33	8	0.242	3	7
A. Núñez	112	182	43	0.236	2	13
H. Cota	36	66	15	0.227	5	8
R. Vogelsong	32	31	7	0.226	0	3
T. Wigginton	58	182	40	0.220	5	24
C. Stynes	74	162	35	0.216	1	16
T. Álvarez	24	38	8	0.211	1	8
J. Bautista	23	40	8	0.200	0	0
C. Rivera	7	15	3	0.200	0	1
R. Simon	61	175	34	0.194	3	14
Ó. Pérez	30	58	11	0.190	0	0
K. Wells	23	43	8	0.186	0	0
K. Benson	19	39	7	0.179	0	3
F. Sanchez	9	19	3	0.158	0	2
J. Davis	25	35	5	0.143	0	3
N. Figueroa	10	7	1	0.143	0	1
J. Van Benschoten	6	8	1	0.125	1	2
J. House	5	9	1	0.111	0	0
D. Williams	10	9	1	0.111	0	0
J. Fogg	31	53	4	0.075	0	3
B. Boehringer	21	1	0	0.000	0	0
F. Brooks	11	1	0	0.000	0	0
S. Burnett	13	23	0	0.000	0	0
M. Corey	27	1	0	0.000	0	0
J. Grabow	64	1	0	0.000	0	0
B. Meadows	65	3	0	0.000	0	1
W. Roberts	9	1	0	0.000	0	0
I. Snell	3	2	0	0.000	0	0
J. Boyd	12	0	0	—	0	0
M. Johnston	20	0	0	—	0	0
J. Mesa	68	0	0	—	0	0
Team Totals	161	5,483	1,428	0.260	142	648

Pitching

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

Regular Season^[6]
Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
J. Grabow	68	612⁄3	2	5	5.11	64
M. Johnston	24	222⁄3	0	3	4.37	18
N. Figueroa	10	281⁄3	0	3	5.72	10
S. Burnett	13	712⁄3	5	5	5.02	30
J. Van Benschoten	6	282⁄3	1	3	6.91	18
I. Snell	3	12	0	1	7.5	9
B. Boehringer	21	251⁄3	1	1	4.62	20
J. Mesa	70	691⁄3	5	2	3.25	37
R. Vogelsong	31	133	6	13	6.5	92
J. Fogg	32	1781⁄3	11	10	4.64	82
W. Roberts	9	12	0	0	5.25	7
M. Corey	31	352⁄3	1	2	4.54	28
K. Benson	20	1321⁄3	8	8	4.22	83
K. Wells	24	1381⁄3	5	7	4.55	116
J. Boyd	12	13	1	0	5.54	12
B. Meadows	68	78	2	4	3.58	46
S. Torres	84	92	7	7	2.64	62
D. Williams	10	382⁄3	2	3	4.42	33
Ó. Pérez	30	196	12	10	2.98	239
F. Brooks	11	171⁄3	0	1	4.67	18
M. Gonzalez	47	431⁄3	3	1	1.25	55
A. Núñez	1	1⁄3	0	0	0	0
Team Totals	161	1,428	72	89	4.29	1,079

Transactions

May 21, 2004: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[4]
June 29, 2004: Scott Sheldon was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[7]
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).^[8]
August 4, 2004: Chris Stynes was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
August 18, 2004: Randall Simon was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[3]

Draft picks

2004 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks^[9]
Rd	#	Player	Pos	DOB and Age	School
1	11	Neil Walker	C	(1985-09-10)September 10, 1985 (aged 18)	Pine-Richland High School (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania)
2	52	Brian Bixler	SS	(1982-10-22)October 22, 1982 (aged 21)	Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
3	82	Eddie Prasch	3B	(1986-01-25)January 25, 1986 (aged 18)	Milton High School (Milton, Georgia)
4	112	Joe Bauserman	RHP	(1985-10-04)October 4, 1985 (aged 18)	Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, Florida)
5	142	Kyle Bloom	LHP	(1983-02-21)February 21, 1983 (aged 21)	Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois)
6	172	A.J. Johnson	OF	(1983-09-26)September 26, 1983 (aged 20)	Tallahassee Community College (Tallahassee, Florida)
7	202	Jason Quarles	RHP	(1983-04-20)April 20, 1983 (aged 21)	Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
8	232	Eric Ridener	RHP	(1985-09-11)September 11, 1985 (aged 18)	J. P. Taravella High School (Coral Springs, Florida)
9	262	Chris Covington	OF	(1985-12-12)December 12, 1985 (aged 18)	Brookwood High School (Snellville, Georgia)
10	292	Derek Hankins	RHP	(1983-07-01)July 1, 1983 (aged 20)	University of Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee)

Note

Age at time of draft.

Farm system

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
A-Short Season	Williamsport Crosscutters	New York–Penn League	Jeff Branson
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hickory

References

^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
^ "Jeff D'Amico Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
^ ^a ^b Randall Simon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ ^a ^b Raúl Mondesí Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ "Scott Sheldon Stats".
^ Kris Benson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ "2004 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.

2004 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
2004 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.

[1] From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.

[2] "Jeff D'Amico Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".

[autogenerated2-3] Randall Simon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[autogenerated1-4] Raúl Mondesí Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[5] "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[6] "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[7] "Scott Sheldon Stats".

[8] Kris Benson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[9] "2004 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.

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