The Seattle Mariners 2004 season was their 28th, and they finished last in the American League West at This was their first losing season since 1999, and their first time finishing last in their division since 1992. Ichiro Suzuki set the major league record for hits in a season on October 1, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles.

Offseason December 15, 2003: Quinton McCracken traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Mariners for Greg Colbrunn and cash.Quinton McCracken Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 19: Scott Spiezio signed as a free agent.Scott Spiezio Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

Regular season Season standings

Record vs. opponents

+Mariners vs. National LeagueTeamNL West NL East NL CentralSDPMTLCHCCINHOUMILPITSTLSeattle1–23–0––1–21–23–00–3

Opening Day box score BattingABRHRBIBBSOBAIchiro Suzuki (RF)411011.250Randy Winn (CF)500001.000Bret Boone (2B)500002.000Raúl Ibañez (LF)311011.333Edgar Martínez (DH)301112.000John Olerud (1B)411000.000Rich Aurilia (SS)401001.250Dan Wilson (C)401000.250Willie Bloomquist (3B)201101.500 Source: Season summary At the All-Star Break, the Mariners had lost nine straight and were at 17 games behind the division-leading Texas Rangers.

On October 1, Ichiro Suzuki set the major league record for hits, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.56, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, It was his 258th hit of the season. Later in the game, Suzuki got another hit, giving him 259 this season and a major league-leading .373 average. Fireworks exploded after Suzuki's big hit reached the outfield, creating a haze over Safeco Field, and his teammates mobbed him at first base. The crowd of 45,573 was the ninth sellout this season. After the record breaking hit, Suzuki ran to the first-base seats, bowed respectfully and then shook hands with Sisler's 81-year-old daughter, Frances Sisler Drochelman, and other members of the Hall of Famer's family. Fans in downtown Tokyo watched Suzuki in sports bars and on big-screen monitors. Sisler set the hits record in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns over a 154-game schedule. Suzuki broke it in the Mariners' 160th game. Suzuki's hit came off Ryan Drese, boosting Suzuki to 10-for-20 lifetime against him. Suzuki's sixth-inning infield single came off John Wasdin. After Suzuki's 258th hit, he scored his 100th run of the season when the Mariners batted around in the third, taking a 6–2 lead on six hits. Suzuki's first-inning single was his 919th hit in the majors, breaking the record for most hits over a four-year span. Bill Terry of the New York Giants set the previous record of 918 hits from 1929 to 1932. Suzuki had 924 hits in his four seasons.

Future Hall of Fame designated hitter Edgar Martínez played his final season with the Mariners.

Notable transactions June 9, 2004: Quinton McCracken was released. July 23: John Olerud was released. August 6: Bill Pulsipher's contract was purchased by the Mariners from the Long Island Ducks.Bill Pulsipher Statistics Baseball-Reference.com September 13: Pulsipher was released. Draft

In the 2004 MLB draft, the Mariners selected Matt Tuiasosopo in the third round with their first selection. Out of the 48 players selected by the Mariners, four who signed with the Mariners played in MLB: Tuiasosopo, Rob Johnson, Mark Lowe, and Michael Saunders.

2004 roster 2004 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (first base) (bullpen) (bench) (third base) (hitting) (pitching)

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 C Dan Wilson 103 319 80 .251 2 33 1B John Olerud 78 261 64 .245 5 22 2B Bret Boone 148 593 149 .251 24 83 SS Rich Aurilia 73 261 63 .241 4 28 3B Scott Spiezio 112 367 79 .215 10 41 LF Raúl Ibañez 123 481 146 .304 16 62 CF Randy Winn 157 626 179 .286 14 81 RF Ichiro Suzuki 161 704 262 .372 8 60 DH Edgar Martínez 141 486 128 .263 12 63

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 Jolbert Cabrera 113 359 97 .270 6 47 José López 57 207 48 .232 5 22 Willie Bloomquist 93 188 46 .245 2 18 Bucky Jacobsen 42 160 44 .275 9 28 Miguel Olivo 50 160 32 .200 6 14 Justin Leone 31 102 22 .216 6 13 Hiram Bocachica 50 90 22 ..244 3 6 Dave Hansen 57 78 22 .282 2 12 Jeremy Reed 18 58 23 .397 0 5 Greg Dobbs 18 53 12 .226 1 9 Pat Borders 19 53 10 .189 1 5 Ramón Santiago 19 39 7 .179 0 2 Ben Davis 14 33 3 .091 0 2 Quinton McCracken 19 20 3 .150 0 0 Mickey Lopez 6 4 1 .250 0 0 René Rivera 2 3 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jamie Moyer 34 202.0 7 13 5.21 125 Ryan Franklin 32 200.1 4 16 4.90 104 Joel Piñeiro 21 140.2 6 11 4.67 111 Gil Meche 23 127.2 7 7 5.01 99 Freddy García 15 107.0 4 7 3.20 82 Bobby Madritsch 15 88.0 6 3 3.27 60 Travis Blackley 6 26.0 1 3 10.04 16

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ron Villone 56 117 8 6 4.08 86 Clint Nageotte 12 36.2 1 6 7.36 24 Cha-Seung Baek 7 31 2 4 5.52 20

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Eddie Guardado 41 2 2 18 2.78 45 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 68 4 6 0 5.16 46 J.J. Putz 54 0 3 9 4.71 47 Mike Myers 50 4 1 0 4.88 23 Julio Mateo 45 1 2 1 4.68 43 Scott Atchison 25 2 3 0 3.52 36 George Sherrill 21 2 1 0 3.80 16 Matt Thornton 19 1 2 0 4.13 30 Kevin Jarvis 8 1 0 0 8.31 7 Masao Kida 7 0 0 0 8.38 5 Randy Williams 6 0 0 0 5.79 4 Rafael Soriano 6 0 3 0 13.50 3 Aaron Taylor 5 0 0 0 9.82 4

Awards and honors Designated hitter Edgar Martínez won the Roberto Clemente Award.

Right fielder Ichiro Suzuki was the team's lone All-Star and set the MLB single-season hits record. He won the American League (AL) Player of the Month Award for August and won a Gold Glove Award and the AL batting crown, batting a career-high .372.

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Major League Baseball draft

2004 Seattle Mariners draft picks Information Owner Nintendo of America General Manager(s) Bill Bavasi Manager(s) Bob Melvin First pick Matt Tuiasosopo Draft positions N/A Number of selections 48 Links Results Baseball-Reference Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Years 2003 • 2004 • 2005 The following is a list of 2004 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 48 selections in the 2004 draft, the first being shortstop Matt Tuiasosopo in the third round. In all, the Mariners selected 18 pitchers, 13 outfielders, 6 catchers, 6 shortstops, 3 first basemen, 1 third baseman, and 1 second baseman.

Draft

Key Round (Pick) Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play Bold Indicates the player signed with the Mariners Italics Indicates the player did not sign with the MarinersIndicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball

Table Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolRef.3 (93)Matt TuiasosopoShortstopWoodinville High School4 (123)Rob JohnsonCatcherUniversity of Houston5 (153)Mark LoweRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Texas at Arlington6 (183)Jermaine BrockOutfielderOttawa Hills High School7 (213)Sebastien BoucherOutfielderBethune–Cookman University8 (243)Marshall HubbardFirst basemanUniversity of North Carolina at Asheville9 (273)Jeffrey DominguezShortstopPuerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School10 (303)Eric CarterRight-handed pitcherDelaware State University11 (333)Michael SaundersOutfielderLambrick Park Secondary School12 (363)Steven UhlmansiekLeft-handed pitcherWichita State University13 (393)Kristopher KasarjianOutfielderLos Angeles Pierce College14 (423)Brent JohnsonOutfielderUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas15 (453)Brent ThomasOutfielderBellevue Community College16 (483)Chad FillingerRight-handed pitcherSanta Clara University17 (513)J. P. ArencibiaCatcherWestminster Christian School18 (543)Jack ArroyoSecond basemanCalifornia State University, San Bernardino19 (573)Brandon GreenShortstopWichita State University20 (603)Brian ChavezShortstopQuartz Hill High School21 (633)Mumba RiveraRight-handed pitcherBethune–Cookman University22 (663)David HallOutfielderSan Diego State University23 (693)John SummerhayesFirst basemanStanford University24 (723)Gregory SleeCatcherHuntington College25 (753)Jonathan JacobitzCatcherUniversity of San Francisco26 (783)Zachary AshwoodLeft-handed pitcherThe Colony High School27 (813)Aaron TroliaRight-handed pitcherWashington State University28 (843)Adam BrandtLeft-handed pitcherOtterbein College29 (873)Michael CiccotelliLeft-handed pitcherVillanova University30 (903)Rollie GibsonLeft-handed pitcherFresno City College31 (933)Chad RothfordFirst basemanFresno City College32 (963)Donald ClementRight-handed pitcherColorado State University–Pueblo33 (993)Marquise LiverpoolOutfielderDon Bosco Preparatory High School34 (1023)Duke WelkerRight-handed pitcherWoodinville High School35 (1053)Brandon JavisShortstopCross Creek High School36 (1083)Nick HagadoneLeft-handed pitcherSumner High School37 (1113)James RussellLeft-handed pitcherColleyville Heritage High School38 (1143)Harold WilliamsLeft-handed pitcherMt. San Jacinto College39 (1173)Jacob OpitzShortstopHeritage High School40 (1203)Michael SchillingRight-handed pitcherFresno City College41 (1233)Garrett ParcellRight-handed pitcherNorco High School42 (1262)Erwin JacoboThird basemanBraddock High School43 (1291)Luis CosteOutfielderPuerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School44 (1320)Felix MartinezOutfielderBroward College45 (1349)Gordon LynahOutfielderSpartanburg Methodist College46 (1379)Daniel MartinOutfielderIndian River Community College47 (1407)Andrew McdonaldCatcherSahuaro High School48 (1435)Zachary WaldenCatcherStockbridge High School49 (1463)Andrew ReichardRight-handed pitcherSeminole Community College50 (1491)Leighton AutreyOutfielderNavarro College

References

Game logs: 1st half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com 2nd half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com Batting statistics: Seattle Mariners Batting Stats on ESPN.com Pitching statistics: Seattle Mariners Pitching Stats on ESPN.com

External links 2004 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 2004 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com