This article is about the 2004 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2004 in baseball.
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| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 30, 2004 – October 27, 2004 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Vladimir Guerrero (ANA) NL: Barry Bonds (SFG) |
| League Postseason | |
| AL champions | Boston Red Sox |
| AL runners-up | New York Yankees |
| NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| NL runners-up | Houston Astros |
| World Series | |
| World Series champions | Boston Red Sox |
| Runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
| World Series Finals MVP | Manny Ramirez (BOS) |
| MLB seasons | |
The 2004 Major League Baseball season ended when the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in a four-game World Series sweep. This season was particularly notable since the Red Sox championship broke the 86-year-long popular myth known as the Curse of the Bambino. The Red Sox were also the first team to ever come back from a 3–0 postseason series deficit, in the ALCS against the New York Yankees.
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Statistical leaders [edit]
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Major league baseball final standings [edit]
| American League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| East Division | |||||
| 1st | New York Yankees | 101 | 61 | .623 | – |
| 2nd | Boston Red Sox * | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3.0 |
| 3rd | Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23.0 |
| 4th | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 70 | 91 | .435 | 30.5 |
| 5th | Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 94 | .416 | 33.5 |
| Central Division | |||||
| 1st | Minnesota Twins | 92 | 70 | .568 | – |
| 2nd | Chicago White Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 9.0 |
| 3rd | Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | .494 | 12.0 |
| 4th | Detroit Tigers | 72 | 90 | .444 | 20.0 |
| 5th | Kansas City Royals | 58 | 104 | .358 | 34.0 |
| West Division | |||||
| 1st | Anaheim Angels | 92 | 70 | .568 | – |
| 2nd | Oakland Athletics | 91 | 71 | .562 | 1.0 |
| 3rd | Texas Rangers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3.0 |
| 4th | Seattle Mariners | 63 | 99 | .389 | 29.0 |
| National League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| East Division | |||||
| 1st | Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | – |
| 2nd | Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10.0 |
| 3rd | Florida Marlins | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13.0 |
| 4th | New York Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25.0 |
| 5th | Montreal Expos | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29.0 |
| Central Division | |||||
| 1st | St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 57 | .648 | – |
| 2nd | Houston Astros * | 92 | 70 | .568 | 13.0 |
| 3rd | Chicago Cubs | 89 | 73 | .549 | 16.0 |
| 4th | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | .469 | 29.0 |
| 5th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 89 | .447 | 32.5 |
| 6th | Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | .416 | 37.5 |
| West Division | |||||
| 1st | Los Angeles Dodgers | 93 | 69 | .574 | – |
| 2nd | San Francisco Giants | 91 | 71 | .562 | 2.0 |
| 3rd | San Diego Padres | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6.0 |
| 4th | Colorado Rockies | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25.0 |
| 5th | Arizona Diamondbacks | 51 | 111 | .315 | 42.0 |
- The asterisk denotes the club that won the wild card for its respective league.
Managers [edit]
American League [edit]
National League [edit]
| Team | Manager | Comments |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks | Bob Brenly | Replaced during the season by Al Pedrique |
| Atlanta Braves | Bobby Cox | |
| Chicago Cubs | Dusty Baker | |
| Cincinnati Reds | Dave Miley | |
| Colorado Rockies | Clint Hurdle | |
| Florida Marlins | Jack McKeon | |
| Houston Astros± | Jimy Williams | Replaced during the season by Phil Garner |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Jim Tracy | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Ned Yost | |
| Montreal Expos | Frank Robinson | |
| New York Mets | Art Howe | |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Larry Bowa | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Lloyd McClendon | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Tony LaRussa | Won the National League pennant |
| San Diego Padres | Bruce Bochy | |
| San Francisco Giants | Felipe Alou |
±hosted the MLB All Star Game
Postseason [edit]
- World Series Champions – Boston Red Sox
- Playoffs – October 4 to October 27, 2004.
| Division Series (ESPN/Fox) |
League Championship Series (Fox) |
World Series (Fox) |
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| 1 | New York Yankees | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota Twins | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | New York Yankees | 3 | |||||||||||
| American League | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Anaheim Angels | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | 3 | |||||||||||
| AL4 | Boston Red Sox | 4 | |||||||||||
| NL1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | |||||||||||
| National League | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston Astros | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Atlanta Braves | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Houston Astros | 3 | |||||||||||
- Playoff MVPs
- Manny Ramírez (WS)
- David Ortiz (ALCS)
- Albert Pujols (NLCS)
- All-Star Game, July 13 at Minute Maid Park: American League, 9–4; Alfonso Soriano, MVP
Milestones [edit]
The following players reached major milestones in 2004:
500 Home Run Club [edit]
Ken Griffey, Jr – June 20
300 Wins Club [edit]
Greg Maddux – August 7, 2004
References [edit]
- Baseball-Reference.com, 2004 American League season
- Baseball-Reference.com, 2004 National League season
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