2004 Cincinnati Reds season

2004 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890) Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Great American Ball Park (since 2003) Cincinnati (since 1876)
Results
Record	76–86 (.469)
Divisional place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Carl Lindner
General manager(s)	Dan O'Brien, Jr.
Manager(s)	Dave Miley
Local television	FSN Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Steve Stewart)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 2004 Cincinnati Reds season was the 135th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their second season at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. They improved on their 69–93 record from 2003 but missed the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season.

Offseason[]

• January 14, 2004: John Vander Wal was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[1]
• March 14, 2004: John Vander Wal was released by the Cincinnati Reds.^[1]
• March 17, 2004: John Vander Wal was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[1]

Regular season[]

Season summary[]

The Reds finished with a final record of 76–86. That earned them fourth place in their division. They finished 29 games behind the division winner and eventual National League champion, the St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds also finished 16 games behind the second place team and National League wild card winner, the Houston Astros. The Reds finished 13 games behind the third place team, the Chicago Cubs. They finished 3½ games ahead of the fifth place team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and 8½ games ahead of the sixth place team, the Milwaukee Brewers.

Season standings[]

National League Central[]

v t NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	105	57	0.648	—	53–28	52–29
Houston Astros	92	70	0.568	13	48–33	44–37
Chicago Cubs	89	73	0.549	16	45–37	44–36
Cincinnati Reds	76	86	0.469	29	40–41	36–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	89	0.447	32½	39–41	33–48
Milwaukee Brewers	67	94	0.416	37½	36–45	31–49

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[]

• April 6, 2004: Kenny Kelly was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[2]

Roster[]

2004 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 29 José Acevedo 31 Jung Bong 34 Brandon Claussen 32 Danny Graves 43 Josh Hancock 39 Aaron Harang 43 Jimmy Haynes 54 Luke Hudson 59 Todd Jones 15 Cory Lidle 33 Mike Matthews 56 Aaron Myette 51 Phil Norton 60 Juan Padilla 52 Brian Reith 46 John Riedling 41 Jesús Sánchez 48 Joe Valentine 45 Todd Van Poppel 38 Ryan Wagner 36 Gabe White 40 Paul Wilson		Catchers 23 Jason LaRue 22 Corky Miller 17 Javier Valentín Infielders 21 Sean Casey  7 Juan Castro 60 Tim Hummel  3 D'Angelo Jiménez 11 Barry Larkin 16 Brandon Larson  2 Felipe López 19 Andy Machado  4 Ray Olmedo		Outfielders 15 Darren Bragg 57 Jermaine Clark  9 Jacob Cruz 44 Adam Dunn  6 Ryan Freel 30 Ken Griffey, Jr. 28 Austin Kearns 26 Wily Mo Peña 10 Jason Romano 25 John Vander Wal		Manager 12 Dave Miley Coaches 55 Mark Berry (third base) 49 Chris Chambliss (hitting) 35 Don Gullett (pitching) 47 Tom Hume (bullpen) 50 Jerry Narron (bench) 53 (first base)

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	Jason LaRue	110	361	94	.260	14	60
1B	Sean Casey	137	529	165	.312	9	58
2B	Rich Aurilia	114	426	120	.282	14	68
SS	Felipe López	148	580	169	.291	23	85
3B	Joe Randa	92	332	96	.289	13	48
LF	Adam Dunn	160	543	134	.247	40	101
CF	Ken Griffey, Jr.	128	491	148	.301	35	92
RF	Austin Kearns	112	387	93	.240	18	67

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[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

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

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

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Bats	International League	Rick Burleson
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Jayhawk Owens
A	Potomac Cannons	Carolina League	Edgar Caceres
A	Dayton Dragons	Midwest League	Alonzo Powell
Rookie	GCL Reds	Gulf Coast League	Freddie Benavides
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Donnie Scott

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References[]