2004 Arizona Diamondbacks season

2004 Arizona Diamondbacks
2004 Arizona Diamondbacks
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1998) Western Division (since 1998); ;
Location
	Bank One Ballpark (since 1998); Phoenix, Arizona (since 1998);
Results
Record	51–111 (.315)
Divisional place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Ken Kendrick; Jerry Colangelo
General manager(s)	Joe Garagiola, Jr.
Manager(s)	Bob Brenly and Al Pedrique
Local television	FSN Arizona; KTVK (3TV); (Thom Brennaman, Mark Grace, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola)
Local radio	KTAR (620 AM); (Greg Schulte, Jeff Munn, Ken Phelps)
Stats	ESPN.com; BB-reference
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The 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to improve on their 84–78 record from 2003. The D-backs hoped to contend for a postseason berth in what was a weaker National League West Division than in years past. However, just three years removed from winning a World Series title, the Diamondbacks instead finished the season with a record of 51–111, the worst record by any National League team since the 1965 Mets won one fewer game. The one highlight of a disastrous season was when Randy Johnson pitched a perfect game on May 18, 2004.

Offseason[]

November 28, 2003: Curt Schilling was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Boston Red Sox for Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon, Jorge de la Rosa, and Michael Goss (minors).^[1]
November 29, 2003: Jesse Orosco was signed as a free agent with the Diamondbacks.^[2]
December 1, 2003: Lyle Overbay, Chris Capuano, Craig Counsell, Chad Moeller, Jorge de la Rosa, and Junior Spivey were traded by the Diamondbacks to the Milwaukee Brewers for Richie Sexson, Shane Nance and a player to be named later. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Noochie Varner (minors) to the Diamondbacks on December 15.^[3]
December 4, 2003: Félix José was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[4]
December 15, 2003: Quinton McCracken was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Seattle Mariners for Greg Colbrunn and cash.^[5]
December 18, 2003: Brent Mayne was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[6]
February 25, 2004: Bobby Estalella was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[7]
February 25, 2004: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[8]

Regular season[]

Opening Day lineup[]

12	Steve Finley	CF
2	Roberto Alomar	2B
20	Luis Gonzalez	LF
44	Richie Sexson	1B
10	Alex Cintron	SS
28	Shea Hillenbrand	3B
29	Danny Bautista	RF
6	Brent Mayne	C
51	Randy Johnson	P

Season standings[]

National League West[]

v t NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	93	69	0.574	—	49–32	44–37
San Francisco Giants	91	71	0.562	2	47–35	44–36
San Diego Padres	87	75	0.537	6	42–39	45–36
Colorado Rockies	68	94	0.420	25	38–43	30–51
Arizona Diamondbacks	51	111	0.315	42	29–52	22–59

Record vs. opponents[]

2004 National League Records v t Source: [1]
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	2–4	4–2	3–3	6–13	3–4	2–4	3–16	3–3	0–6	3–4	1–5	2–4	7–12	5–14	1–5	6–12
Atlanta	4–2	—	3–3	2–4	4–2	14–5	3–3	4–3	4–2	15–4	12–7	10–9	4–2	3–3	4–3	2–4	8–10
Chicago	2–4	3–3	—	9–8	5–1	3–3	10–9	2–4	10–7	3–3	4–2	3–3	13–5	4–2	2–4	8–11	8–4
Cincinnati	3–3	4–2	8–9	—	3–3	4–2	6–11	4–2	10–8	4–2	3–3	3–3	9–10	2–4	3–3	5–14	5-7
Colorado	13–6	2–4	1–5	3–3	—	1–5	1–5	8–11	2–4	2–4	1–5	5–3	2–4	10–9	8–11	1–5	8–10
Florida	4–3	5–14	3–3	2–4	5–1	—	3–3	3–3	4–2	11–8	15–4	12–7	1–5	4–2	2–5	2–4	7–11
Houston	4–2	3–3	9–10	11–6	5–1	3-3	—	1–5	13–6	2–4	2–4	6–0	12–5	2–4	2–4	10–8	7–5
Los Angeles	16–3	3–4	4–2	2–4	11–8	3–3	5–1	—	3–3	4–3	3–3	1–5	6–0	10–9	10–9	2–4	10–8
Milwaukee	3–3	2–4	7–10	8–10	4–2	2–4	6–13	3–3	—	5–1	2–4	0–6	6–12	2–4	1–5	8–9	8–4
Montreal	6–0	4–15	3–3	2–4	4–2	8-11	4–2	3–4	1–5	—	9–10	7–12	4–2	1–6	1–5	3–3	7–11
New York	4–3	7–12	2–4	3–3	5–1	4–15	4–2	3–3	4–2	10–9	—	8–11	1–5	1–6	4–2	1–5	10–8
Philadelphia	5-1	9–10	3–3	3–3	3–5	7–12	0–6	5–1	6–0	12–7	11–8	—	3–3	5–1	2–4	3–3	9–9
Pittsburgh	4–2	2–4	5–13	10–9	4–2	5–1	5–12	0–6	12–6	2–4	5–1	3–3	—	3–3	5–1	5–12	2–10
San Diego	12–7	3–3	2–4	4–2	9–10	2–4	4–2	9–10	4–2	6–1	6–1	1–5	3–3	—	12–7	2–4	8–10
San Francisco	14–5	3–4	4–2	3–3	11–8	5–2	4–2	9–10	5–1	5–1	2–4	4–2	1–5	7–12	—	3–3	11–7
St. Louis	5–1	4–2	11–8	14–5	5–1	4-2	8–10	4–2	9–8	3–3	5–1	3–3	12–5	4–2	3–3	—	11–1

Notable transactions[]

June 11, 2004: Quinton McCracken was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[5]
July 31, 2004: Steve Finley and Brent Mayne were traded by the Diamondbacks to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Reggie Abercrombie (minors), Koyie Hill and Bill Murphy.^[9]
August 19, 2004: Elmer Dessens was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Jereme Milons (minors).^[10]

Roster[]

2004 Arizona Diamondbacks

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

35 Greg Colbrunn

Manager

15 Bob Brenly
21 Al Pedrique

Coaches

24 Lorenzo Bundy (bench)
13 Mark Davis (bullpen/pitching)
17 Tommy Jones (first base)
50 Chuck Kniffin (pitching)
50 Dennis Lewallyn (bullpen)
21 Al Pedrique (third base)
9 Rick Schu (hitting)
53 Glenn Sherlock (first base/third base)
19 Robin Yount (bench)

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	Juan Brito	54	171	35	.205	3	12
1B	Shea Hillenbrand	148	562	174	.310	15	80
2B	Scott Hairston	101	339	84	.248	13	29
3B	Chad Tracy	143	481	137	.285	8	53

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

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Randy Johnson	35	35	245.2	16	14	2.60	290
Brandon Webb	35	35	208.0	7	16	3.59	164
Steve W. Sparks	29	18	120.2	3	7	6.04	57
Casey Fossum	27	27	142.0	4	15	6.65	117

Other pitchers[]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Elmer Dessens	38	85.1	1	6	4.75	55

Relief pitchers[]

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Sidewinders	Pacific Coast League	Chip Hale
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Scott Coolbaugh
A	Lancaster JetHawks	California League	Wally Backman
A	South Bend Silver Hawks	Midwest League	Tony Perezchica
A-Short Season	Yakima Bears	Northwest League	Bill Plummer
Rookie	Missoula Osprey	Pioneer League	Jim Presley

^[11]

References[]

^ Curt Schilling at Baseball Reference
^ Jesse Orosco at Baseball Reference
^ Lyle Overbay at Baseball Reference
^ Félix José at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b Quinton McCracken at Baseball Reference
^ Brent Mayne at Baseball Reference
^ Bobby Estalella at Baseball Reference
^ Scott Service at Baseball Reference
^ Finley at Baseball Reference
^ Elmer Dessens at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links[]

[1] Curt Schilling at Baseball Reference

[2] Jesse Orosco at Baseball Reference

[3] Lyle Overbay at Baseball Reference

[4] Félix José at Baseball Reference

[mccracken-5] Quinton McCracken at Baseball Reference

[6] Brent Mayne at Baseball Reference

[7] Bobby Estalella at Baseball Reference

[8] Scott Service at Baseball Reference

[9] Finley at Baseball Reference

[10] Elmer Dessens at Baseball Reference

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

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2004 Arizona Diamondbacks
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1998) Western Division (since 1998)
Location
Bank One Ballpark (since 1998) Phoenix, Arizona (since 1998)
Results
Record	51–111 (.315)
Divisional place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Ken Kendrick Jerry Colangelo
General manager(s)	Joe Garagiola, Jr.
Manager(s)	Bob Brenly and Al Pedrique
Local television	FSN Arizona KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Mark Grace, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola)
Local radio	KTAR (620 AM) (Greg Schulte, Jeff Munn, Ken Phelps)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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