Major League Baseball season
2004 Toronto Blue Jays
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The 2004 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 28th season of Major League Baseball . It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 94 losses, their worst record since 1980 . The Blue Jays' radio play-by-play announcer, Tom Cheek , called every Blue Jays game from the team's inaugural contest on April 7, 1977, until June 3, 2004, when he took two games off following the death of his father – a streak of 4,306 consecutive regular season games and 41 postseason games. It was the team's first season where Ace is the sole mascot, following the removal of Diamond at the end of the previous season.
Offseason [ ]
November 18, 2003: Ted Lilly was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays for Bobby Kielty .[1]
Regular season [ ]
Summary [ ]
The 2004 season was a disappointing year for the Blue Jays right from the beginning. They started the season 0–8 at SkyDome and never started a lengthy winning streak. Much of that was due to injuries to All-Stars Carlos Delgado , Vernon Wells and Roy Halladay among others. Although the additions of starting pitchers Ted Lilly and Miguel Batista and reliever Justin Speier were relatively successful, veteran Pat Hentgen faltered throughout the season and retired on July 24. Rookies and minor league callups David Bush , Jason Frasor , Josh Towers and others filled the void in the rotation and the bullpen ; however, inconsistent performances were evident. Most starting pitchers did not pitch further than the sixth inning; thus, the overused bullpen contributed to the frequent relinquishing of early scoring leads.
The offense really sputtered due to the injuries of Wells, Delgado, Catalanotto and others, although in their absence, Josh Phelps emerged as the team's go to guy, hitting 12 homers and driving in 51 runs before being limited to playing against left-handed pitching and was traded to the Cleveland Indians . Five different catchers were used: Greg Myers , Bobby Estalella , Kevin Cash , Gregg Zaun , and rookie Guillermo Quiróz . Greg Myers was injured running the bases in Minnesota, early in the season, and was lost for the year. Bobby Estalella was called up, but he proved to be brittle as well. Gregg Zaun landed the starting catching job for the rest of the season. Kevin Cash continued to struggle from an offensive standpoint and would be moved in the offseason . The highly touted Guillermo Quiróz was promoted from the minors near the end of the season.
With the team struggling in last place and mired in a five-game losing streak, manager Carlos Tosca was fired on August 8, 2004, and was replaced by first-base coach John Gibbons through the end of the season. The Jays' trying year would also touch long-time radio announcer Tom Cheek , who had to break his streak of calling all 4,306 regular season games in franchise history, upon the death of his father. Cheek had to take more time off later to remove a brain tumor , and by the end of the season, Cheek only called the home games.
Nevertheless, prospects Russ Adams , Gabe Gross , and Alex Ríos provided excitement for the fans. Adams hit his first major league home run in his second game, in which Gross also earned his own first major league grand slam . Alex Ríos was among the MLB Rookie of the Year Award candidates. However, the award went to Bobby Crosby of the Oakland Athletics . Rookie pitchers David Bush , Gustavo Chacín and Jason Frasor also showed promise for the club's future. The Blue Jays' lone MLB All-Star Game representative in 2004 was pitcher Ted Lilly .
On October 2, 2004, the Toronto Blue Jays announced the dismissals of pitching coach Gil Patterson and first-base coach Joe Breeden, effective at the end of the season. One day later, the Blue Jays finished the 2004 campaign with a 3–2 loss against the New York Yankees in front of an announced crowd of 49,948. However, the Jays' annus horribilis continued after the game, when it was announced that former pitcher and current TV broadcaster John Cerutti died suddenly of natural causes at the age of only 44.
More losses to the Jays family came in the offseason. Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame member Bobby Mattick , the manager from 1980 to 1981 and perhaps the best baseball man in the organization, suffered a stroke and died at the age of 89. Mattick had also served as the Vice President of Baseball Operations for the Blue Jays. A few days before Christmas , the Jays also mourned the loss of former first baseman Doug Ault , who had hit two home runs in the team's inaugural game in 1977; he was only 54 years old.
Rogers Communications , the owner of the Jays, purchased SkyDome from Sportsco International in November 2004 for approximately $25 million CAD ($21.24 million USD ), just a fraction of the construction cost.
Just days after superstar Carlos Delgado became a free agent after the club refused arbitration , the Jays announced the signing of Manitoban third baseman Corey Koskie , formerly of the Minnesota Twins . One month after Koskie was inked, the Jays traded pitching prospect Adam Peterson to the Arizona Diamondbacks for corner infielder /DH Shea Hillenbrand .
Season standings [ ]
Record vs. opponents [ ]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team
ANA
BAL
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TB
TEX
TOR
NL
Anaheim
—
6–3
4–5
5–4
4–5
7–2
7–0
5–4
5–4
10–9
13–7
6–1
9–10
4–5
7–11
Baltimore
3–6
—
10–9
2–4
3–3
6–0
6–3
4–5
5–14
0–7
7–2
11–8
5–2
11–8
5–13
Boston
5–4
9–10
—
4–2
3–4
6–1
4–2
2–4
11–8
8–1
5–4
14–5
4–5
14–5
9–9
Chicago
4–5
4–2
2–4
—
10–9
8–11
13–6
9–10
3–4
2–7
7–2
4–2
6–3
3–4
8–10
Cleveland
5–4
3–3
4–3
9–10
—
9–10
11–8
7–12
2–4
6–3
5–4
3–3
1–8
5–2
10–8
Detroit
2–7
0–6
1–6
11–8
10–9
—
8–11
7–12
4–3
4–5
5–4
3–3
4–5
4–2
9–9
Kansas City
0–7
3–6
2–4
6–13
8–11
11–8
—
7–12
1–5
2–7
2–5
3–6
4–5
3–3
6–12
Minnesota
4–5
5–4
4–2
10–9
12–7
12–7
12–7
—
2–4
2–5
5–4
4–5
5–2
4–2
11–7
New York
4–5
14–5
8–11
4–3
4–2
3–4
5–1
4–2
—
7–2
6–3
15–4
5–4
12–7
10–8
Oakland
9–10
7–0
1–8
7–2
3–6
5–4
7–2
5–2
2–7
—
11–8
7–2
11–9
6–3
10–8
Seattle
7–13
2–7
4–5
2–7
4–5
4–5
5–2
4–5
3–6
8–11
—
2–5
7–12
2–7
9–9
Tampa Bay
1–6
8–11
5–14
2–4
3–3
3–3
6–3
5–4
4–15
2–7
5–2
—
2–7
9–9
15–3
Texas
10–9
2–5
5–4
3–6
8–1
5–4
5–4
2–5
4–5
9–11
12–7
7–2
—
7–2
10–8
Toronto
5–4
8–11
5–14
4–3
2–5
2–4
3–3
2–4
7–12
3–6
7–2
9–9
2–7
—
8–10
Notable transactions [ ]
April 9, 2004: Gregg Zaun was signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.[2]
May 21, 2004: Bobby Estalella was signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.[3]
May 27, 2004: Marvin Benard was signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.[4]
June 7, 2004: Adam Lind was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2004.[5]
September 2, 2004: Marvin Benard was released by the Toronto Blue Jays.[4]
2004 Draft picks [ ]
Source [6]
The 2004 MLB draft was held on June 7–8. The Blue Jays had two compensation picks.
Round
Pick
Player
Position
College/School
Nationality
Signed
1
16
David Purcey
LHP
Oklahoma
2004–07–20
1
32*
Zach Jackson
LHP
Texas A&M
2004–07–23
2
57
Curtis Thigpen
C
Texas
2004–07–09
3
83*
Adam Lind
1B
South Alabama
2004–06–16
3
87
Danny Hill
RHP
Missouri
2004–06–16
4
117
Casey Janssen
RHP
UCLA
2004–06–16
5
147
Ryan Klosterman
SS
Vanderbilt
2004–06–22
6
177
Preston Patton
OF
Texas A&M
–
7
207
Randy Dicken
RHP
Shippensburg
2004–06–16
8
237
Rhame Cannon
1B
The Citadel
2004–06–16
9
267
Joseph Metropoulos
1B
Southern California
2004–06–16
10
297
Brian Hall
2B
Stanford
2004–06–16
24
717
Jesse Litsch
RHP
South Florida Community College
–
* The Blue Jays received the 32nd pick as compensation for loss of free agent Kelvim Escobar
* The Blue Jays received the 83rd pick from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for signing of free agent Kelvim Escobar
Roster [ ]
2004 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
8 Russ Adams
25 Carlos Delgado
3 Chris Gomez
11 Eric Hinske
1 Orlando Hudson
4 Frank Menechino
17 Josh Phelps
5 Chris Woodward
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Game log [ ]
2004 Game Log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 5
Tigers
7 – 0
Johnson (1-0)
Halladay (0-1)
47,817
0-1
2
April 6
Tigers
7 – 3
Maroth (1-0)
Batista (0-1)
Robertson (1)
21,003
0-2
3
April 7
Tigers
6 – 3
Bonderman (1-0)
Hentgen (0-1)
13,100
0-3
4
April 9
@ Red Sox
10 – 5
Speier (1-0)
Timlin (0-1)
34,337
1-3
5
April 10
@ Red Sox
4 – 1
Martínez (1-1)
Halladay (0-2)
Foulke (2)
35,305
1-4
6
April 11
@ Red Sox
6 – 4 (12)
Malaska (1-0)
López (0-1)
34,286
1-5
7
April 13
@ Tigers
7 – 5
Adams (1-0)
Patterson (0-1)
Speier (1)
8,804
2-5
8
April 14
@ Tigers
5 – 3
Robertson (1-0)
Lilly (0-1)
Patterson (1)
15,129
2-6
9
April 15
@ Tigers
11 – 0
Halladay (1-2)
Johnson (1-2)
17,572
3-6
10
April 16
Orioles
11 – 2
Riley (1-0)
Batista (0-2)
14,239
3-7
11
April 17
Orioles
5 – 3
Ryan (1-0)
Speier (1-1)
Julio (1)
20,177
3-8
12
April 18
Orioles
7 – 0
DuBose (1-2)
Hentgen (0-2)
16,842
3-9
13
April 20
Red Sox
4 – 2
Martínez (2-1)
Halladay (1-3)
Foulke (4)
26,010
3-10
14
April 21
Red Sox
4 – 2
Wakefield (2-0)
Lilly (0-2)
Foulke (5)
16,163
3-11
15
April 22
Red Sox
7 – 3
Adams (2-0)
Schilling (2-1)
16,480
4-11
16
April 23
@ Orioles
11 – 3
DuBose (2-2)
Towers (0-1)
26,827
4-12
17
April 24
@ Orioles
5 – 4 (12)
Ligtenberg (1-0)
DeJean (0-1)
41,093
5-12
18
April 25
@ Orioles
15 – 3
Halladay (2-3)
Ponson (2-1)
31,028
6-12
19
April 26
@ Twins
6 – 1
Lilly (1-2)
Radke (2-2)
13,859
7-12
20
April 27
@ Twins
7 – 4
Rincón (3-0)
Speier (1-2)
14,029
7-13
21
April 28
@ Twins
9 – 5
Rincón (4-0)
Frasor (0-1)
15,164
7-14
22
April 29
@ White Sox
6 – 4
Loaiza (4-0)
Nakamura (0-1)
Koch (2)
11,210
7-15
--
April 30
@ White Sox
Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 1
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
23
May 1
@ White Sox
4 – 3 (10)
Takatsu (1-0)
Speier (1-3)
7-16
24
May 1
@ White Sox
10 – 6
Lilly (2-2)
Wright (0-4)
22,072
8-16
25
May 2
@ White Sox
3 – 2
Garland (2-1)
Batista (0-3)
Koch (3)
15,550
8-17
26
May 3
Royals
3 – 2 (10)
Field (1-0)
Adams (2-1)
Cerda (1)
13,007
8-18
27
May 4
Royals
5 – 4
Hentgen (1-2)
May (0-4)
Frasor (1)
20,011
9-18
28
May 5
Royals
10 – 3
Halladay (3-3)
Anderson (1-3)
14,103
10-18
29
May 7
White Sox
5 – 4
Adams (3-1)
Politte (0-1)
15,661
11-18
30
May 8
White Sox
4 – 2
Frasor (1-1)
Cotts (0-1)
Adams (1)
18,368
12-18
31
May 9
White Sox
5 – 2
Miller (1-0)
Loaiza (4-2)
Ligtenberg (1)
17,546
13-18
32
May 10
@ Royals
9 – 3
Hentgen (2-2)
Anderson (1-4)
13,803
14-18
33
May 11
@ Royals
5 – 1
Camp (2-0)
Halladay (3-4)
15,779
14-19
34
May 12
@ Royals
4 – 3
Field (2-0)
Adams (3-2)
29,309
14-20
35
May 13
Red Sox
12 – 6
Batista (1-3)
Schilling (4-3)
20,876
15-20
36
May 14
Red Sox
9 – 3
Embree (2-0)
Ligtenberg (1-1)
20,948
15-21
37
May 15
Red Sox
4 – 0
Arroyo (2-1)
Hentgen (2-3)
36,841
15-22
38
May 16
Red Sox
3 – 1
Halladay (4-4)
Martínez (4-3)
Adams (2)
31,618
16-22
39
May 17
Twins
9 – 5
Rincón (6-2)
Nakamura (0-2)
Fultz (1)
13,502
16-23
40
May 18
Twins
5 – 3
Batista (2-3)
Santana (2-1)
Adams (3)
25,405
17-23
41
May 19
Twins
6 – 5
Fultz (2-1)
Adams (3-3)
Nathan (13)
25,675
17-24
42
May 21
@ Red Sox
11 – 5
Timlin (3-1)
Nakamura (0-3)
35,287
17-25
43
May 22
@ Red Sox
5 – 2
Martínez (1-0)
Ligtenberg (1-2)
Foulke (9)
35,196
17-26
44
May 23
@ Red Sox
7 – 2
Wakefield (4-2)
Batista (2-4)
35,239
17-27
45
May 24
Angels
6 – 5 (10)
Frasor (2-1)
Weber (0-2)
15,301
18-27
46
May 26
Angels
6 – 5
Adams (4-3)
Percival (2-1)
14,515
19-27
47
May 27
Angels
3 – 2
Halladay (5-4)
Washburn (7-2)
Frasor (2)
14,773
20-27
48
May 28
Rangers
5 – 4
Lilly (3-2)
Dickey (4-5)
Frasor (3)
16,394
21-27
49
May 29
Rangers
6 – 2
Batista (3-4)
Dominguez (0-1)
30,704
22-27
50
May 30
Rangers
4 – 2
Rogers (8-2)
Miller (1-1)
Cordero (16)
22,225
22-28
51
May 31
@ Mariners
6 – 2
Moyer (4-2)
Hentgen (2-4)
27,856
22-29
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
52
June 1
@ Mariners
6 – 5
López (1-1)
Nageotte (0-1)
Frasor (4)
24,848
23-29
53
June 2
@ Mariners
5 – 3
Lilly (4-2)
Piñeiro (1-7)
Ligtenberg (2)
25,317
24-29
54
June 3
@ Athletics
2 – 1 (11)
Bradford (3-1)
Adams (4-4)
10,879
24-30
55
June 4
@ Athletics
6 – 1
Towers (1-1)
Bradford (3-2)
Chulk (1)
12,822
25-30
56
June 5
@ Athletics
4 – 0
Hudson (6-2)
Hentgen (2-5)
20,772
25-31
57
June 6
@ Athletics
8 – 3
Redman (4-3)
Kershner (0-1)
24,092
25-32
58
June 8
Dodgers
7 – 1
Lilly (5-2)
Nomo (3-6)
16,499
26-32
59
June 9
Dodgers
4 – 0
Batista (4-4)
Lima (4-2)
18,003
27-32
60
June 10
Dodgers
6 – 1
Ishii (8-3)
Towers (1-2)
16,267
27-33
61
June 11
Diamondbacks
3 – 2
Choate (1-0)
Frasor (2-2)
Valverde (7)
14,259
27-34
62
June 12
Diamondbacks
15 – 4
Halladay (6-4)
Good (0-1)
Chulk (2)
30,349
28-34
63
June 13
Diamondbacks
5 – 3
Johnson (9-4)
Lilly (5-3)
Valverde (8)
22,766
28-35
64
June 15
@ Giants
4 – 3
Schmidt (8-2)
Batista (4-5)
Herges (17)
36,737
28-36
65
June 16
@ Giants
10 – 2
Rueter (3-6)
Hentgen (2-6)
36,834
28-37
66
June 17
@ Giants
8 – 5
Brower (4-3)
Speier (1-4)
Herges (18)
40,464
28-38
67
June 18
@ Padres
3 – 2
Lilly (6-3)
Wells (2-5)
Frasor (5)
40,511
29-38
68
June 19
@ Padres
3 – 2
Linebrink (3-1)
Speier (1-5)
Hoffman (15)
40,307
29-39
69
June 20
@ Padres
3 – 0
Batista (5-5)
Lawrence (8-5)
Frasor (6)
41,060
30-39
70
June 22
Devil Rays
5 – 1
Harper (2-0)
Hentgen (2-7)
15,646
30-40
71
June 23
Devil Rays
2 – 1 (10)
Frasor (3-2)
Colomé (1-1)
14,713
31-40
72
June 24
Devil Rays
19 – 13
Halama (4-1)
Lilly (6-4)
14,876
31-41
73
June 25
Expos
3 – 1
Towers (2-2)
Day (5-8)
Frasor (7)
16,484
32-41
74
June 26
Expos
10 – 5
Batista (6-5)
Downs (0-1)
23,875
33-41
75
June 27
Expos
9 – 4
Hernández (5-7)
Hentgen (2-8)
25,915
33-42
76
June 28
@ Devil Rays
10 – 2
Zambrano (8-4)
Halladay (6-5)
11,218
33-43
77
June 29
@ Devil Rays
4 – 0
Lilly (7-4)
Halama (4-2)
11,640
34-43
78
June 30
@ Devil Rays
6 – 2
Brazelton (2-0)
Towers (2-3)
10,560
34-44
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
79
July 1
@ Devil Rays
14 – 0
Batista (7-5)
Hendrickson (5-6)
14,417
35-44
80
July 2
@ Expos †
2 – 0
Hernández (6-7)
Bush (0-1)
8,220
35-45
81
July 3
@ Expos †
2 – 0
Halladay (7-5)
Armas (1-3)
Frasor (8)
8,831
36-45
82
July 4
@ Expos †
6 – 4
Hill (1-1)
Lilly (7-5)
Horgan (1)
8,279
36-46
83
July 6
Mariners
7 – 6
Batista (8-5)
Moyer (6-5)
Frasor (9)
16,262
37-46
84
July 7
Mariners
12 – 4
Towers (3-3)
Blackley (1-1)
18,513
38-46
85
July 8
Mariners
10 – 8
Speier (2-5)
Guardado (2-1)
16,188
39-46
86
July 9
Angels
5 – 4
Colón (6-8)
Halladay (7-6)
Percival (14)
15,071
39-47
87
July 10
Angels
11 – 2
Escobar (5-5)
Lilly (7-6)
20,635
39-48
88
July 11
Angels
5 – 2
Lackey (7-8)
Batista (8-6)
Percival (15)
17,573
39-49
89
July 16
@ Rangers
11 – 2
Drese (5-5)
Halladay (7-7)
44,348
39-50
90
July 17
@ Rangers
4 – 0
Rodríguez (3-0)
Lilly (7-7)
43,189
39-51
91
July 18
@ Rangers
7 – 5
Brocail (1-1)
Chulk (0-1)
Cordero (28)
24,334
39-52
92
July 19
@ Athletics
5 – 3
Towers (4-3)
Saarloos (1-1)
Frasor (10)
15,480
40-52
93
July 20
@ Athletics
1 – 0 (14)
Lehr (1-1)
Speier (2-6)
18,885
40-53
94
July 21
@ Yankees
10 – 3
Vázquez (11-6)
Hentgen (2-9)
53,031
40-54
95
July 22
@ Yankees
1 – 0
Rivera (1-0)
Chulk (0-2)
53,657
40-55
96
July 23
Devil Rays
7 – 4
Batista (9-6)
Hendrickson (7-8)
Frasor (11)
16,633
41-55
97
July 24
Devil Rays
4 – 2
Towers (5-3)
Bell (3-4)
Frasor (12)
18,841
42-55
98
July 25
Devil Rays
5 – 3
Bush (1-1)
Zambrano (9-7)
Ligtenberg (3)
15,784
43-55
99
July 26
Yankees
6 – 5 (10)
Rivera (2-1)
Frasor (3-3)
30,041
43-56
100
July 27
Yankees
7 – 4
Proctor (1-0)
Ligtenberg (1-3)
Gordon (3)
30,087
43-57
101
July 28
Yankees
3 – 2 (10)
Frasor (4-3)
Proctor (1-1)
31,385
44-57
102
July 30
@ Devil Rays
3 – 0
Towers (6-3)
Halama (5-5)
Frasor (13)
10,531
45-57
103
July 31
@ Devil Rays
6 – 5
Sosa (3-0)
Bush (1-2)
Báez (21)
17,418
45-58
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
104
August 1
@ Devil Rays
5 – 3
Brazelton (4-3)
Douglass (0-1)
Báez (22)
10,750
45-59
105
August 2
Indians
6 – 1
Lilly (8-7)
Lee (10-4)
17,549
46-59
106
August 3
Indians
7 – 6
Speier (3-6)
Betancourt (4-5)
Frasor (14)
15,025
47-59
107
August 4
Indians
14 – 5
Westbrook (9-5)
Towers (6-4)
15,675
47-60
108
August 5
Indians
6 – 3 (10)
Betancourt (5-5)
Ligtenberg (1-4)
Wickman (2)
30,037
47-61
109
August 6
@ Yankees
11 – 4
Vázquez (13-6)
Douglass (0-2)
48,900
47-62
110
August 7
@ Yankees
6 – 0
Hernández (4-0)
Lilly (8-8)
54,025
47-63
111
August 8
@ Yankees
8 – 2
Lieber (8-7)
Batista (9-7)
52,616
47-64
112
August 9
@ Yankees
5 – 4
Towers (7-4)
Loaiza (9-6)
Frasor (15)
49,853
48-64
113
August 10
@ Indians
2 – 0
Durbin (5-4)
Bush (1-3)
Wickman (5)
19,942
48-65
114
August 11
@ Indians
3 – 2
Sabathia (9-6)
Frederick (0-1)
Wickman (6)
23,696
48-66
115
August 12
@ Indians
6 – 2
Riske (6-2)
Ligtenberg (1-5)
22,734
48-67
116
August 13
Orioles
4 – 0
Ponson (8-12)
Batista (9-8)
21,234
48-68
117
August 14
Orioles
7 – 2
Towers (8-4)
Borkowski (3-3)
35,768
49-68
118
August 15
Orioles
11 – 7
Groom (3-0)
Chulk (0-3)
26,132
49-69
119
August 16
@ Red Sox
8 – 4
Lowe (11-10)
Miller (1-2)
Foulke (20)
35,271
49-70
120
August 17
@ Red Sox
5 – 4
Foulke (3-3)
Frederick (0-2)
35,105
49-71
121
August 18
@ Red Sox
6 – 4
Wakefield (9-7)
Batista (9-9)
34,867
49-72
122
August 20
@ Orioles
14 – 4
Towers (9-4)
Borkowski (3-4)
35,024
50-72
123
August 21
@ Orioles
10 – 4
Bush (2-3)
Cabrera (9-6)
38,079
51-72
124
August 22
@ Orioles
8 – 5
Miller (2-2)
Bédard (5-8)
Frasor (16)
44,482
52-72
125
August 23
Red Sox
3 – 0
Lilly (9-8)
Martínez (13-5)
27,145
53-72
126
August 24
Red Sox
5 – 4
Wakefield (10-7)
Batista (9-10)
Foulke (23)
22,217
53-73
127
August 25
Red Sox
11 – 5
Schilling (16-6)
Towers (9-5)
22,479
53-74
128
August 26
Yankees
7 – 4
Nitkowski (1-1)
Frasor (4-4)
Rivera (44)
35,682
53-75
129
August 27
Yankees
8 – 7
Sturtze (5-2)
Miller (2-3)
Gordon (4)
35,436
53-76
130
August 28
Yankees
18 – 6
Brown (10-3)
Lilly (9-9)
Rivera (45)
43,541
53-77
131
August 29
Yankees
6 – 4
Batista (10-10)
Mussina (9-8)
Frasor (17)
44,072
54-77
132
August 31
Mariners
7 – 5
Atchison (2-2)
Ligtenberg (1-6)
Putz (6)
21,174
54-78
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
133
September 1
Mariners
4 – 2
Bush (3-3)
Villone (5-5)
Speier (2)
22,310
55-78
134
September 2
Mariners
8 – 6
File (1-0)
Baek (1-1)
Speier (3)
23,374
56-78
135
September 3
Athletics
7 – 4
Hudson (11-4)
Lilly (9-10)
Dotel (18)
28,488
56-79
136
September 4
Athletics
9 – 5
Hammond (4-1)
Frasor (4-5)
29,149
56-80
137
September 5
Athletics
13 – 5
Glynn (1-0)
Harden (9-6)
28,327
57-80
138
September 7
@ Angels
5 – 2
Colón (14-11)
Bush (3-4)
Percival (27)
36,277
57-81
139
September 8
@ Angels
1 – 0
Miller (3-3)
Escobar (9-10)
Speier (4)
36,905
58-81
140
September 9
@ Angels
5 – 4
Lilly (10-10)
Washburn (11-6)
Speier (5)
37,514
59-81
141
September 10
@ Rangers
10 – 3
Drese (12-8)
Batista (10-11)
24,617
59-82
142
September 11
@ Rangers
10 – 7
Mahay (3-0)
Frasor (4-6)
Cordero (43)
40,587
59-83
143
September 12
@ Rangers
7 – 6
Brocail (3-1)
Speier (3-7)
Cordero (44)
20,434
59-84
144
September 13
Orioles
9 – 1
Chen (1-0)
Miller (3-4)
18,372
59-85
145
September 15
Orioles
3 – 0
Lilly (11-10)
Riley (1-4)
Speier (6)
19,942
60-85
146
September 16
Orioles
9 – 5
López (13-8)
Batista (10-12)
21,451
60-86
147
September 17
Devil Rays
11 – 4
Waechter (4-7)
Towers (9-6)
25,987
60-87
148
September 18
Devil Rays
4 – 2
Bush (4-4)
Ritchie (0-1)
Batista (1)
33,432
61-87
149
September 19
Devil Rays
9 – 7
Chulk (1-3)
Kazmir (2-2)
Speier (7)
30,714
62-87
150
September 20
@ Yankees
6 – 3
Chacín (1-0)
Vázquez (14-10)
Batista (2)
10,732
63-87
151
September 21
@ Yankees
5 – 3
Loaiza (10-7)
Halladay (7-8)
Rivera (50)
36,675
63-88
152
September 22
@ Yankees
5 – 4
Lilly (12-10)
Hernández (8-1)
Batista (3)
49,560
64-88
153
September 24
@ Devil Rays
4 – 2
Hendrickson (10-15)
Towers (9-7)
Báez (29)
13,003
64-89
154
September 25
@ Devil Rays
6 – 5
Báez (4-3)
Batista (10-13)
20,978
64-90
--
September 26
@ Devil Rays
Postponed (rain) Not rescheduled
155
September 27
@ Orioles
4 – 1
League (1-0)
Ponson (11-15)
Batista (4)
17,809
65-90
--
September 28
@ Orioles
Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 29
156
September 29
@ Orioles
7 – 6
Ryan (4-6)
Speier (3-8)
65-91
157
September 29
@ Orioles
4 – 0
Bauer (2-1)
Chacín (1-1)
20,600
65-92
158
September 30
@ Orioles
9 – 3
Riley (3-4)
Towers (9-8)
18,793
65-93
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
159
October 1
Yankees
7 – 0
Bush (5-4)
Hernández (8-2)
48,914
66-93
160
October 2
Yankees
4 – 2
Halladay (8-8)
Brown (10-6)
Batista (5)
50,498
67-93
161
October 3
Yankees
3 – 2
Proctor (2-1)
Towers (9-9)
Sturtze (1)
49,948
67-94
† At Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico .
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Batting [ ]
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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G
AB
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
Other batters [ ]
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H
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HR
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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