The 2004 Cleveland Indians season was the 104th season for the franchise.

Offseason November 13, 2003: Jason Bere was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. December 1, 2003: Ernie Young was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. January 21, 2004: Jeff D'Amico was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 3, 2004: Milton Bradley was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later and Franklin Gutierrez. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Andrew Brown (May 19, 2004) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.Milton Bradley Statistics Baseball-Reference.com April 25, 2004: Russell Branyan was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians for Scott Sturkie (minors).Russell Branyan Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 30, 2004: Jeff D'Amico was released by the Cleveland Indians. July 26, 2004: Russell Branyan was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers by the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

Roster 2004 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters Manager

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

Game log Regular season

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 5 || || @ Twins || 4–7 (11) || Rincon (1–0) || Durbin (0–1) || — || || 49,584 || 0–1 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 6 || || @ Twins || 6–7 (15) || Roa (1–0) || Westbrook (0–1) || — || || 19,832 || 0–2 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 7 || || @ Twins || 11–4 || Durbin (1–1) || Lohse (0–1) || — || || 20,313 || 1–2 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 8 || || @ Royals || 6–1 || D'Amico (1–0) || Affeldt (0–1) || — || || 14,671 || 2–2 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 9 || || @ Royals || 1–3 || Grimsley (1–0) || Cressend (0–1) || Leskanic (1) || || 28,535 || 2–3 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 10 || || @ Royals || 6–7 (10) || Sullivan (1–0) || Betancourt (0–1) || — || || 21,889 || 2–4 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 11 || || @ Royals || 3–5 || Sullivan (2–0) || Jiménez (0–1) || Leskanic (2) || || 16,933 || 2–5 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 12 || || Twins || 6–3 || Lee (1–0) || Lohse (0–2) || — || || 42,424 || 3–5 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 14 || || Twins || 6–10 || Silva (1–0) || D'Amico (1–1) || Rincon (1) || || 14,237 || 3–6 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 15 || || Twins || 0–3 || Radke (2–0) || Stanford (0–1) || Nathan (1) || || 15,105 || 3–7 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 || April 16 || || Tigers || 10–3 || Sabathia (1–0) || Cornejo (1–1) || — || || 18,507 || 4–7 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 17 || || Tigers || 1–6 || Maroth (2–0) || Davis (0–1) || — || || 18,155 || 4–8 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 || April 18 || || Tigers || 9–7 || Lee (2–0) || Bonderman (1–1) || Riske (1) || || 19,240 || 5–8 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 14 || April 19 || || Tigers || 4–10 || Levine (1–0) || Betancourt (0–2) || — || || 13,650 || 5–9 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 20 || || Royals || 5–15 || Anderson (1–0) || Durbin (1–2) || — || || 13,563 || 5–10 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || April 21 || || Royals || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup July 24) |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 || April 22 || || Royals || 5–4 || Betancourt (1–2) || Grimsley (1–1) || Riske (2) || || 15,720 || 6–10 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 23 || || @ Tigers || 3–17 || Bonderman (2–1) || Davis (0–2) || Yan (1) || || 22,008 || 6–11 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || || @ Tigers || 2–5 || Urbina (1–0) || Stewart (0–1) || — || || 20,913 || 6–12 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || || @ Tigers || 3–2 || Westbrook (1–1) || Johnson (1–4) || — || || 17,253 || 7–12 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 27 || || @ White Sox || 11–7 (10) || Betancourt (2–2) || Adkins (2–1) || — || || 14,572 || 8–12 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 28 || || @ White Sox || 8–9 || Jackson (1–0) || Betancourt (2–3) || — || || 12,189 || 8–13 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 || April 30 || || Orioles || 11–2 || Lee (3–0) || Ponson (2–2) || — || || 18,782 || 9–13 || W1

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 || May 1 || || Orioles || 3–2 (13) || Durbin (2–2) || DeJean (0–2) || — || || 17,275 || 10–13 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || May 2 || || Orioles || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup June 14) |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || || 7:06p.m. EDT || Red Sox || 2–1 || Westbrook (2–1) || Schilling (3–2) || Betancourt (1) || 2:52 || 16,285 || 11–13 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || || 7:06p.m. EDT || Red Sox || 7–6 || Davis (1–2) || Lowe (3–2) || Betancourt (2) || 2:50 || 16,070 || 12–13 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || || 7:06p.m. EDT || Red Sox || 5–9 || Arroyo (1–1) || D'Amico (1–2) || — || 3:17 || 17,370 || 12–14 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || || 7:04p.m. EDT || Red Sox || 2–5 || Martinez (4–2) || Sabathia (1–1) || Foulke (6) || 2:37 || 26,825 || 12–15 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 7 || || @ Orioles || 2–3 (10) || Julio (1–0) || Durbin (2–3) || — || || 34,324 || 12–16 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 8 || || @ Orioles || 7–10 || Parrish (3–1) || Stewart (0–2) || Julio (4) || || 30,687 || 12–17 || L4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 9 || || @ Orioles || 11–12 || Lopez (3–1) || Riske (0–1) || Julio (5) || || 35,778 || 12–18 || L5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || || 7:07p.m. EDT || @ Red Sox || 10–6 || Durbin (3–3) || Kim (1–1) || — || 3:38 || 35,257 || 13–18 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || || 7:05p.m. EDT || @ Red Sox || 3–5 || Embree (1–0) || Jiménez (0–2) || Foulke (7) || 2:32 || 35,401 || 13–19 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || || 7:06p.m. EDT || @ Red Sox || 6–4 || Lee (4–0) || Wakefield (2–2) || — || 2:49 || 35,371 || 14–19 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 || May 14 || || Devil Rays || 8–7 (10) || White (1–0) || Carter (1–2) || — || || 19,796 || 15–19 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 || May 15 || || Devil Rays || 9–7 || Westbrook (3–1) || Zambrano (3–4) || — || || 18,040 || 16–19 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 || May 16 || || Devil Rays || 10–0 || Sabathia (2–1) || Waechter (1–4) || — || || 19,499 || 17–19 || W4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 || May 17 || || White Sox || 7–2 || Lee (5–0) || Diaz (0–1) || — || || 15,617 || 18–19 || W5 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 18 || || White Sox || 2–4 || Garland (3–2) || Durbin (3–4) || Koch (7) || || 15,298 || 18–20 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 19 || || White Sox || 3–15 || Schoeneweis (4–1) || Davis (1–3) || — || || 17,205 || 18–21 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 21 || || @ Devil Rays || 3–5 || Miller (1–1) || Sabathia (2–2) || Baez (6) || || 10,213 || 18–22 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 22 || || @ Devil Rays || 3–6 || Waechter (2–4) || Westbrook (3–2) || Sosa (1) || || 12,008 || 18–23 || L4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 23 || || @ Devil Rays || 4–5 (10) || Harper (1–0) || Riske (0–2) || — || || 10,555 || 18–24 || L5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 25 || || Mariners || 4–5 (12) || Myers (2–1) || Jiménez (0–3) || Guardado (7) || || 15,349 || 18–25 || L6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 26 || || Mariners || 3–7 || Moyer (3–2) || Sabathia (2–3) || Guardado (8) || || 16,007 || 18–26 || L7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 27 || || Mariners || 9–5 || Westbrook (4–2) || Meche (1–5) || — || || 17,272 || 19–26 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 28 || || Athletics || 1–0 || Jiménez (1–3) || Mecir (0–4) || — || || 19,257 || 20–26 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 29 || || Athletics || 8–6 || Riske (1–2) || Rhodes (1–2) || Jiménez (1) || || 26,441 || 21–26 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 30 || || Athletics || 4–3 || White (2–0) || Rhodes (1–3) || — || || 24,005 || 22–26 || W4

|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 49 || June 1 || || Rangers || 5–6 (12) || Ramirez (3–2) || White (2–1) || Cordero (17) || || 17,136 || 22–27 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 50 || June 2 || || Rangers || 3–5 || Almanzar (5–0) || Betancourt (2–4) || Cordero (18) || || 18,098 || 22–28 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 51 || June 3 || || @ Angels || 2–5 || Escobar (4–2) || Lee (5–1) || — || || 39,353 || 22–29 || L3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 || June 4 || || @ Angels || 9–6 || Riske (2–2) || Rodríguez (1–1) || Jiménez (2) || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 43,590 || 23–29 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 || June 5 || || @ Angels || 3–2 || White (3–1) || Lackey (3–7) || Jiménez (3) || || 43,514 || 24–29 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 || June 6 || || @ Angels || 7–0 || Sabathia (3–3) || Colón (4–4) || — || || 43,337 || 25–29 || W3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 8 || || Marlins || 5–7 || Bump (1–3) || Jiménez (1–4) || Benitez (23) || || 21,252 || 25–30 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 || June 9 || || Marlins || 8–1 || Westbrook (5–2) || Burnett (0–2) || — || || 17,072 || 26–30 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 57 || June 10 || || Marlins || 1–4 || Pavano (6–2) || Davis (1–4) || Benitez (24) || || 19,113 || 26–31 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 || June 11 || || Reds || 6–5 (11) || Riske (3–2) || Norton (0–1) || — || || 27,308 || 27–31 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 || June 12 || || Reds || 8–7 || Betancourt (3–4) || Norton (0–2) || Jiménez (4) || || 42,101 || 28–31 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 || June 13 || || Reds || 10–8 || Miller (1–0) || Reith (2–2) || Jiménez (5) || || 31,235 || 29–31 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 61 || June 14 || || Orioles || 14–0 || Westbrook (6–2) || DuBose (4–5) || — || || 19,340 || 30–31 || W4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 62 || June 15 || || @ Mets || 2–7 || Trachsel (6–5) || Davis (1–5) || — || || 22,783 || 30–32 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 || June 16 || || @ Mets || 9–1 || Sabathia (4–3) || Ginter (1–1) || — || || 29,512 || 31–32 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 17 || || @ Mets || 2–6 || Bottalico (3–1) || White (3–2) || — || || 17,675 || 31–33 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 || June 18 || || @ Braves || 4–2 || Lee (6–1) || Hampton (1–7) || Jiménez (6) || || 28,000 || 32–33 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 19 || || @ Braves || 0–4 || Byrd (1–0) || Westbrook (6–3) || Smoltz (11) || || 41,987 || 32–34 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 67 || June 20 || || @ Braves || 5–2 || Davis (2–5) || Ortiz (6–6) || Jiménez (7) || || 31,000 || 33–34 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 21 || || @ White Sox || 5–1 || Sabathia (5–3) || Schoeneweis (5–6) || — || || 29,722 || 34–34 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 22 || || @ White Sox || 9–11 (10) || Takatsu (4–0) || Jiménez (1–5) || — || || 27,922 || 34–35 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 23 || || @ White Sox || 9–5 || Lee (7–1) || Buehrle (7–2) || — || || 21,654 || 35–35 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 24 || || @ White Sox || 1–7 || Rauch (1–1) || Westbrook (6–4) || — || || 20,744 || 35–36 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 25 || Rockies || 8–10 (10) || Reed (1–1) || Jiménez (1–6) || Chacon (16) || Jacobs Field || 22,642 || 35–37 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 73 || June 26 || Rockies || 4–3 (12) || Robertson (1–0) || Reed (1–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 29,124 || 36–37 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 74 || June 27 || Rockies || 5–3 || Miller (2–0) || Jennings (6–7) || Jiménez (8) || Jacobs Field || 27,252 || 37–37 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 29 || || @ Tigers || 7–9 (11) || Dingman (2–1) || Jiménez (1–7) || — || || 30,457 || 37–38 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 30 || || @ Tigers || 5–12 || Robertson (7–3) || Davis (2–6) || — || || 27,665 || 37–39 || L2

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || July 1 || || @ Tigers || 7–6 (10) || Riske (4–2) || Urbina (3–3) || White (1) || || 25,159 || 38–39 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 78 || July 2 || || @ Reds || 15–2 || Tadano (1–0) || Sanchez (0–1) || — || || 36,156 || 39–39 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 3 || || @ Reds || 2–4 || Wilson (8–2) || Elarton (0–7) || Graves (31) || || 38,708 || 39–40 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb"