2004 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 115th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 47th season in Los Angeles, California. It brought change to the Dodgers as Fox Entertainment Group sold the franchise to developer Frank McCourt was finalized during spring training. McCourt promptly dismissed General Manager Dan Evans and hired Paul DePodesta to take over the team. That led to a flurry of trade activity as the new group attempted to rebuild the Dodgers in their image.

Despite it all, the Dodgers managed to finish the season in first place in the National League West and won their first postseason game since 1988. However they lost the NLDS 3–1 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason December 13, 2003: Acquired Jeff Weaver, Yhency Brazobán and Brandon Weeden from the New York Yankees for Kevin Brown and cash. March 29, 2004: Acquired Jason Grabowski from the Oakland Athletics for cash. March 30, 2004: Acquired Jayson Werth from the Toronto Blue Jays for Jason Frasor. April 1, 2004: Acquired Cody Ross from the Detroit Tigers for Steve Colyer and cash. April 3, 2004: Acquired Aaron Looper and Ryan Ketchner from the Seattle Mariners for Jolbert Cabrera. April 3, 2004: Acquired Antonio Perez from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Jason Romano. April 4, 2004: Acquired Milton Bradley from the Cleveland Indians for Franklin Gutierrez and Andrew Brown.

Regular season

Season standings

National League West

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Dave Roberts Left fielderCésar Izturis ShortstopMilton BradleyCenter fielderShawn Green First basemanPaul Lo DucaCatcherJuan Encarnación Right fielderAdrián BeltréThird basemanAlex Cora Second basemanHideo Nomo Starting pitcher

Notable transactions July 30, 2004: Acquired Brad Penny, Hee-Seop Choi and Bill Murphy from the Florida Marlins for Guillermo Mota, Paul Lo Duca and Juan Encarnación. July 31, 2004: Acquired Brent Mayne and Steve Finley from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Bill Murphy, Koyie Hill and Reggie Abercrombie. July 31, 2004: Acquired Henri Stanley from the Boston Red Sox for Dave Roberts. August 19, 2004: Acquired Elmer Dessens and cash from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jereme Milons.

Roster 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (pitching) (third base) (bullpen)

(bench) (1st base) (hitting)

Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldDodgers team member

|- bgcolor="#fcc" | 1 || April 5 || || Padres || 2–8 || Lawrence (1–0) || Nomo (0–1) || — || || 53,850 || 0–1 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2 || April 6 || || Padres || 5–4 || Gagne (1–0) || Otsuka (0–1) || — || || 26,437 || 1–1 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 3 || April 7 || || Padres || 2–1 || Lima (1–0) || Oropesa (0–1) || — || || 26,932 || 2–1 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 4 || April 9 || || Rockies || 5–1 || Ishii (1–0) || Elarton (0–1) || Alvarez (1) || || 54,399 || 3–1 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 5 || April 10 || || Rockies || 7–4 || Nomo (1–1) || Stark (0–1) || Gagne (1) || || 35,318 || 4–1 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 6 || April 11 || || Rockies || 2–4 || Estes (2–0) || Perez (0–1) || Chacon (1) || || 27,076 || 4–2 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 7 || April 13 || || @ Padres || 3–8 || Eaton (1–0) || Weaver (0–1) || — || || 35,156 || 4–3 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 8 || April 14 || || @ Padres || 11–4 || Ishii (2–0) || Wells (0–1) || — || || 34,558 || 5–3 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 9 || April 15 || || @ Padres || 7–5 || Nomo (2–1) || Lawrence (1–1) || Gagne (2) || || 40,104 || 6–3 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 10 || April 16 || || @ Giants || 3–2 || Perez (1–1) || Schmidt (0–1) || Gagne (3) || || 42,662 || 7–3 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 11 || April 17 || || @ Giants || 5–4 || Lima (2–0) || Rueter (0–1) || Gagne (4) || || 42,663 || 8–3 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 12 || April 18 || || @ Giants || 7–6 || Weaver (1–1) || Tomko (0–1) || Gagne (5) || || 42,377 || 9–3 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 13 || April 20 || || @ Rockies || 1–7 || Kennedy (2–0) || Ishii (2–1) || — || || 22,169 || 9–4 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 14 || April 21 || || @ Rockies || 9–4 || Nomo (3–1) || Elarton (0–3) || — || || 21,685 || 10–4 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 15 || April 22 || || @ Rockies || 1–7 || Estes (3–1) || Lima (2–1) || — || || 19,667 || 10–5 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 16 || April 23 || || Giants || 5–4 || Dreifort (1–0) || Herges (0–2) || — || || 54,598 || 11–5 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 17 || April 24 || || Giants || 3–5 || Williams (3–1) || Weaver (1–2) || Herges (6) || || 54,820 || 11–6 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 18 || April 25 || || Giants || 9–0 || Ishii (3–1) || Cooper (0–2) || — || || 54,235 || 12–6 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 19 || April 27 || || Mets || 5–9 || Glavine (3–1) || Nomo (3–2) || — || || 28,524 || 12–7 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 20 || April 28 || || Mets || 3–2 || Perez (2–1) || Trachsel (2–3) || Gagne (6) || || 29,319 || 13–7 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 21 || April 29 || || Mets || 1–6 || Seo (1–3) || Weaver (1–3) || — || || 32,067 || 13–8 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 22 || April 30 || || Expos || 13–4 || Ishii (4–1) || Day (2–2) || — || || 54,958 || 14–8 ||

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 23 || May 1 || || Expos || 5–4 || Mota (1–0) || Ayala (0–5) || Gagne (7) || || 52,900 || 15–8 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 24 || May 2 || || Expos || 4–6 || Kim (1–0) || Nomo (3–3) || — || || 35,351 || 15–9 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 25 || May 4 || || @ Marlins || 4–3 || Sanchez (1–0) || Wayne (2–1) || Gagne (8) || || 12,520 || 16–9 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 26 || May 5 || || @ Marlins || 0–2 || Penny (3–1) || Weaver (1–4) || Benitez (11) || || 13,308 || 16–10 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 27 || May 6 || || @ Marlins || 9–4 || Ishii (5–1) || Willis (3–1) || Gagne (9) || || 16,109 || 17–10 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 28 || May 7 || || @ Pirates || 4–0 || Alvarez (1–0) || Ol. Perez (2–1) || — || || 20,944 || 18–10 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 29 || May 8 || || @ Pirates || 4–3 || Mota (2–0) || Torres (1–1) || Gagne (10) || || 26,610 || 19–10 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 30 || May 9 || || @ Pirates || 9–7 || Falkenborg (1–0) || Grabow (0–1) || — || || 16,554 || 20–10 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 31 || May 11 || || Cubs || 7–3 || Weaver (2–4) || Wood (3–3) || — || || 35,439 || 21–10 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 32 || May 12 || || Cubs || 4–0 || Alvarez (2–0) || Clement (5–2) || — || || 43,233 || 22–10 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 33 || May 13 || || Cubs || 3–7 || Zambrano (4–1) || Nomo (3–4) || Hawkins (2) || || 39,591 || 22–11 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 34 || May 14 || || Reds || 1–2 || Wilson (5–0) || Ishii (5–2) || Graves (15) || || 53,647 || 22–12 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 34 || May 15 || || Reds || 0–4 || Van Poppel (2–1) || Od. Perez (2–2) || Graves (16) || || 48,787 || 22–13 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 36 || May 16 || || Reds || 3–6 || Harang (4–1) || Weaver (2–5) || Graves (17) || || 41,479 || 22–14 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 37 || May 18 || || @ Phillies || 7–8 || Padilla (3–4) || Mota (2–1) || Worrell (3) || || 36,073 || 22–15 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 38 || May 19 || || @ Phillies || 4–9 || Milton (5–0) || Nomo (3–5) || — || || 33,916 || 22–16 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 39 || May 20 || || @ Phillies || 0–4 || Myers (3–2) || Ishii (5–3) || — || || 37,793 || 22–17 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 40 || May 21 || || @ Braves || 0–2 || Ortiz (4–4) || Od. Perez (2–3) || Smoltz (7) || || 27,194 || 22–18 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 41 || May 22 || || @ Braves || 7–4 || Weaver (3–5) || Wright (2–5) || — || || 31,850 || 23–18 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 42 || May 23 || || @ Braves || 1–5 || Hampton (1–5) || Alvarez (2–1) || — || || 29,738 || 23–19 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 43 || May 25 || || @ Brewers || 5–3 || Lima (3–1) || Santos (2–1) || Gagne (11) || || 16,129 || 24–19 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 44 || May 26 || || @ Brewers || 1–2 || Kinney (2–3) || Sanchez (1–1) || — || || 14,084 || 24–20 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 45 || May 27 || || @ Brewers || 1–3 || Sheets (5–3) || Weaver (3–6) || Kolb (12) || || 24,616 || 24–21 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |46 || || || style=";" |Diamondbacks || L 3–6 || Johnson (6–4) || Alvarez (2–2) || Dessens (1) || || 46,455 || 24–22 || style=";" |L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |47 || || || style=";" |Diamondbacks || W 10–0 || Lima (4–1) || Webb (2–5) || — || || 35,343 || 25–22 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |48 || || || style=";" |Diamondbacks || W 3–0 || Ishii (6–3) || Fossum (0–3) || Gagne (12) || || 41,060 || 26–22 || style=";" |W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 49 || May 31 || || Brewers || 3–2 || Gagne (2–0) || Burba (3–1) || — || || 32,642 || 27–22 ||

|- bgcolor="#fcc" | 50 || June 1 || || Brewers || 1–4 || Davis (4–4) || Weaver (3–7) || Kolb (14) || || 22,402 || 27–23 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 51 || June 2 || || Brewers || 5–2 || Jackson (1–0) || Hendrickson (0–1) || Gagne (13) || || 27,871 || 28–23 || |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |52 || || || style=";" |@ Diamondbacks || W 7–3 || Ishii (7–3) || Fossum (0–4) || Mota (1) || || 32,182 || 29–23 || style=";" |W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |53 || || || style=";" |@ Diamondbacks || W 10–3 || Perez (3–3) || Gonzalez (0–1) || — || || 42,407 || 30–23 || style=";" |W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |54 || || || style=";" |@ Diamondbacks || L 5–6 || Service (1–0) || Dreifort (1–1) || Valverde (5) || || 34,059 || 30–24 || style=";" |L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 55 || June 8 || || @ Blue Jays || 1–7 || Lilly (5–2) || Nomo (3–6) || — || || 16,499 || 30–25 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 56 || June 9 || || @ Blue Jays || 0–4 || Batista (4–4) || Lima (4–2) || — || || 18,003 || 30–26 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 57 || June 10 || || @ Blue Jays || 6–1 || Ishii (8–3) || Towers (1–2) || — || || 16,267 || 31–26 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 58 || June 11 || || @ Red Sox || 1–2 || Foulke (2–0) || Martin (0–1) || — || || 35,173 || 31–27 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 59 || June 12 || || @ Red Sox || 14–5 || Weaver (4–7) || Wakefield (4–5) || — || || 34,671 || 32–27 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 60 || June 13 || || @ Red Sox || 1–4 || Martínez (7–3) || Nomo (3–7) || Foulke (13) || || 35,068 || 32–28 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 61 || June 15 || || Orioles || 5–1 || Lima (5–2) || Cabrera (3–3) || Gagne (14) || || 29,711 || 33–28 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 62 || June 16 || || Orioles || 6–3 || Perez (4–3) || Riley (1–2) || Gagne (15) || || 35,070 || 34–28 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 63 || June 17 || || Orioles || 4–3 || Mota (3–1) || Lopez (5–3) || Gagne (16) || || 30,465 || 35–28 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 64 || June 18 || || Yankees || 6–3 || Weaver (5–7) || Vazquez (7–5) || Gagne (17) || || 55,207 || 36–28 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 65 || June 19 || || Yankees || 2–6 || Halsey (1–0) || Nomo (3–8) || — || || 54,876 || 36–29 || |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 66 || June 20 || || Yankees || 5–4 || Lima (6–2) || Contreras (4–3) || Gagne (18) || || 55,157 || 37–29 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 67 || June 21 || || @ Giants || 2–3 || Herges (4–2) || Mota (3–2) || — || || 41,453 || 37–30 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 68 || June 22 || || @ Giants || 5–11 || Brower (5–3) || Alvarez (2–3) || — || || 41,703 || 37–31 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 69 || June 23 || || @ Giants || 2–3 || Williams (7–5) || Weaver (5–8) || Herges (19) || || 42,340 || 37–32 || |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 70 || June 24 || || @ Giants || 3–9 || Tomko (2–4) || Nomo (3–9) || — || || 42,621 || 37–33 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |71 || || 7:12p.m. PDT || style=";" |Angels || L 0–13 || Washburn (8–3) || Lima (6–3) || — || 2:55 || 54,617 || 37–34 || style=";" |L5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |72 || || 1:12p.m. PDT || style=";" |Angels || L 5–7 || Donnelly (1–0) || Mota (3–3) || Rodriguez (7) || 2:51 || 52,715 || 37–35 || style=";" |L6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |73 || || 1:12p.m. PDT || style=";" |Angels || W 10–5 || Ishii (9–3) || Colon (5–7) || — || 3:06 || 54,333 || 38–35 || style=";" |W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 74 || June 29 || || Giants || 2–1 || Mota (4–3) || Brower (5–5) || Gagne (19) || || 51,113 || 39–35 || |- bgcolor="#fcc"