The 2004 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 122nd year in Major League Baseball, their 47th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their fifth at SBC Park. The team finished in second place in the National League West with a 91–71 record, 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Barry Bonds became the oldest player in the history of the National League to win the MVP Award. It would be the last winning season San Francisco would have until 2009.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, The Giants hit 314 doubles, the most in franchise history.
Offseason and spring training On November 14, 2003, A. J. Pierzynski was traded by the Minnesota Twins with cash to the San Francisco Giants for Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, and Boof Bonser.A. J. Pierzynski Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
The Giants finished spring training with a record of 11–19, the worst in the Cactus League. This includes split-squad games but excludes any ties or games against non-Major League opponents.
Regular season
Season standings
National League West
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions July 30, 2004: Ricky Ledée was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Alfredo Simón (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for Felix Rodriguez.Ricky Ledée Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Roster 2004 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (bullpen) (third base) (hitting) (first base) (pitching) (bench)
Player stats
Batting 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 A. J. Pierzynski 131 471 128 .272 11 77 1B J. T. Snow 107 346 113 .327 12 60 2B Ray Durham 120 471 133 .282 17 65 SS Deivi Cruz 127 397 116 .292 7 55 3B Edgardo Alfonzo 139 519 150 .289 11 77 LF Barry Bonds 147 373 135 .362 45 101 CF Marquis Grissom 145 562 157 .279 22 90 RF Michael Tucker 140 464 119 .256 13 62
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 Pedro Feliz 144 503 139 .276 22 84 Neifi Pérez 103 319 74 .232 2 33 Dustan Mohr 117 263 72 .274 7 28 Yorvit Torrealba 64 172 39 .227 6 23 Jeffrey Hammonds 40 95 20 .211 3 6 Cody Ransom 78 68 17 .250 1 11 Damon Minor 24 58 14 .241 0 6 Ricky Ledée 31 53 6 .113 0 4 Brian Dallimore 20 43 12 .279 1 7 Todd Linden 16 32 5 .156 0 1 Tony Torcato 13 9 5 .556 0 2 Jason Ellison 13 4 2 .500 1 3 Justin Knoedler 1 1 0 .000 0 0
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 Jason Schmidt 32 225.0 18 7 3.20 251 Brett Tomko 32 194.0 11 7 4.04 108 Kirk Rueter 33 190.1 9 12 4.73 56 Jerome Williams 22 129.1 10 7 4.24 80 Noah Lowry 16 92.0 6 0 3.82 72 Brad Hennessey 7 34.1 2 2 4.98 25
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 Dustin Hermanson 47 131.0 6 9 4.53 102 Brian Cooper 5 13.1 0 2 8.78 7
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 Matt Herges 70 4 5 23 5.23 39 Jim Brower 89 7 7 1 3.29 63 Scott Eyre 83 2 2 1 4.10 49 Jason Christiansen 60 4 3 3 4.50 22 Félix Rodríguez 53 3 5 0 3.43 31 Tyler Walker 52 5 1 1 4.24 48 Wayne Franklin 43 2 1 0 6.39 40 Kevin Correia 12 0 1 0 8.05 14 David Aardsma 11 1 0 0 6.75 5 Dave Burba 6 1 0 0 5.68 3 Kevin Walker 5 0 0 0 16.20 1 Merkin Valdez 2 0 0 0 27.00 2 Leo Estrella 2 0 0 0 27.00 0 Jesse Foppert 1 0 0 0 0.00 2
Awards and honors Barry Bonds, Seventh National League MVP Award (Bonds became the first player to win seven MVP awards)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, Barry Bonds, Major League record, Highest On-Base Percentage in one season, (.609)Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.36, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, J. T. Snow 1B, Willie Mac Award All-Star Game Barry Bonds Jason Schmidt
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL GiantsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007Baseball America 2005 Annual Directory
References
External links 2004 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 2004 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac